'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level

Re:'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start n... by taejavu on Monday May 04, 2026 @08:18PM (#48016593)

Weren't the Maldives supposed to be underwater like 15 years ago? Seems like the sea is rising much slower than models predicted?

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Re:'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start n... by brookst on Monday May 04, 2026 @08:23PM (#48016621)

No models predicted that.

Plenty of info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_the_Maldives

Of note, most of the country no longer has fresh groundwater, and 50% of the national budget goes to climate mitigation.

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Re:'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start n... by outside1234 on Monday May 04, 2026 @08:20PM (#48016608)

Seas are rising faster than climate models predicted:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10196-1

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Re:'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start n... by benchwright on Monday May 04, 2026 @08:24PM (#48016628)

almost like NOAA, had it not been savaged by this current anti-science admin, would be able to lend further credibility here. As it stands, several researchers that I know of, formerly of NOAA, were banging this drum loudly for decades.

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