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Re:Stop Calling Each New Disaster “The New Normal” by swader999 on Friday June 16, 2023 @08:56AM (#36355774)
1-3mm a year is totally fine. Triple it even, it's not going to wipe out humanity or be the root cause of anything really bad. If it really gets warm, you'll see a lot more snow deposited in the higher latitudes, less rise. Obama's, Clinton's, Al Gore all have fabulous ocean front mansions.

Here's some sauces: https://www.clo.nl/en/indicators/en022909-sea-level-dutch-co...

https://research.csiro.au/slrwavescoast/sea-level/sea-level-...

https://www.stats.govt.nz/indicators/coastal-sea-level-rise/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_sea_level

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Re:Stop Calling Each New Disaster “The New Normal” by ceejayoz on Friday June 16, 2023 @09:38AM (#36356404)
> Obama's, Clinton's, Al Gore all have fabulous ocean front mansions.

I see people make this argument sometimes, but all it probably indicates is "mega-rich people can absorb a monetary loss", not "they don't believe it exists".

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Re:Stop Calling Each New Disaster “The New Normal” by no_wizard on Friday June 16, 2023 @10:29AM (#36357098)
It also speaks to the fact that "rational agents" don't fully exist in making economic decisions. These are purchases that are largely driven by emotion not logical, I imagine
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