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Re:What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can ... by ggreer on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:07PM (#20912206)
The most pessimistic IPCC projections estimate a 1 meter rise in sea level over the next century. For comparison sea level rose by 20cm in the past century.
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Re:What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can ... by ummonk on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:16PM (#20912275)
Tides, hurricanes etc. tend to result in flooding somewhat above sea level already. 20 feet is probably still overly pessimistic but I'm just erring on the conservative side.
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Re:What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can ... by adrianN on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:11PM (#20912243)
The IPCC might underestimate: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-scientists-evidence-high-level...
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Re:What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can ... by ggreer on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:19PM (#20912294)
Nowhere in that article are timelines mentioned. Yes sea levels will continue to rise, but it will take over a thousand years to melt the ice caps.
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