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Re:Advocates want to name heatwaves like hurricanes to raise... by KineticLensman on Monday September 14, 2020 @10:54AM (#24470864)
> For every city abandoned by floods, inland cities will swell in population and prestige

That will be poor consolation for the inhabitants of the flooded cities. Also, a lot of infrastructure (think docks and roads) is located on the coasts, often associated with the cities. This will be very expensive to replace in a carbon neutral way, especially as the sea levels continue to rise.

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Re:Advocates want to name heatwaves like hurricanes to raise... by thehappypm on Monday September 14, 2020 @10:55AM (#24470875)
I understand it is not ideal, but that’s a huge jump to “world war”.
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Re:Advocates want to name heatwaves like hurricanes to raise... by rhino369 on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:08PM (#24472525)
It's not going to all happen overnight. You won't see an internal refugee crisis inside rich nations.

The cost will be slowly added to insurance premiums and devaluation in price of real-estate that will be underwater in 30 years.

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