Restoring the Everglades to ensure South Florida's freshwater supply

Re:Restoring the Everglades to ensure South Florida's freshw... by mistrial9 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @07:54PM (#38213540)

> Even for Miami, which is very elevation

I was going to make a refined criticism but this typo makes it clear - neither you nor anyone else knows what is happening with sea level rise. Why question "NOA" - named NOAA ? because of recent activity in the western antarctic ice shelf.

sorry to dismiss this comforting thought, but no, nobody knows what the sea levels will be in the year 2100 -- this is a serious situation and it is getting worse now.

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Re:Restoring the Everglades to ensure South Florida's freshw... by pstuart on Thursday November 09, 2023 @10:00PM (#38214578)

I'm guessing the models are extra conservative and there's going to be some oopsies in how it plays out. I'm not a climate scientist but it's already clear that things are happening faster than earlier predictions.

What's doubly distressing is that it's been so highly politicized. I'm not $ure why that i$...

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