I feel like I’m watching a movie where progressively more ominous news keeps popping up in the background and the characters are just clueless and keep going about their lives, while we the audience know this foreshadowing is going to become very bad and very important for the characters soon enough.
All of their money is tied up in ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, etc. Any change would hurt their portfolio. These are tomorrow problems and they will be dead, long before it will impact them. Fuck you, ima get mine is the motto.
Except it's pretty easy to divest, which is what is going to happen once that glacier pops. It's not about inability to act, just greed to wait until the last possible second.
It's going to happen at some point so I personally am hoping for some massive chain of events to kick off soon and raise sea levels a couple feet, flooding coastal cities and costing so much damage we won't be able to even afford to fix most of it. Humans have proven that they don't act when something changes slowly.
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch, you can see the sea
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona
If you'll buy that, I'll throw the Golden Gate in free
The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and the second-largest by total volume; they contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water by volume.
If they drain any time in the next million years, I will personally eat my own ass from the grave.
Pittsburgh may become a fashionable Oceanside resort sooner than I thought.
There is a [small] upside to all this, Mar-a-lago will disappear beneath the waves.
10 feet of searise.....Florida inland real estate is already owned by investment companies based on future sea level lines. They know where the ultimate beach will be in 50 years. And they'll own every inch.
You're one of the folks that thinks if they dont know where money is spent that it must somehow magically end up in the bank accounts of legislators. That's kid stuff
Sigh. You think our problems with fascism are bad now.
Just wait for the political impact of hundreds of millions of displaced people as they try to migrate to higher (and cooler) locations.
Currently there is no problem there. But we may start to see migrants at our southern border down the road when things get really bad. And there are soooo many more people in the US than Canada, we don’t even have the infrastructure to handle many more people (or even the people we already have in some cases).
the one time it wasn’t was because a barge was left improperly moored that breached the flood wall. since then all of our levee systems and flood mitigation have been vastly improved. New Orleans today has the most robust levee system in the world.
and as someone who was here during and immediately after Katrina…Fuck You.
Normally I would say “don’t insult Poseidon that way” but the myth goes that Poseidon was so angry when Athena won the competition to become the patron deity of Athens (thus the name), Poseidon flooded the city repeatedly in a tantrum over losing until the city agreed to punish all the women of Athens by stripping their independence and right to vote so that Poseidon could stick it to Athena.
Which is some fragile ego shit Desantis would do too if he could, so fuck them both lol.
It’s no big deal, 7 ft of water could easily be contained in the swimming pools on Florida. Someone will have to check my math but I think it’s like a lot of pools
Oh how awful! Hopefully it doesn't submerge the entirety of Florida! One could imagine how tragic that would be! I'll be praying for God to show the same restraint, that he's been historically known to show! 🔂
/s
It's moving with the tides... I mean, think of metal being fatigued by tidal forces and this is ice resting on a pivot.
10 years seems absurdly optimistic, but what do I know
It's hardly an apocalyptic event if that one glacier pulls itself loose in a one-time event, but a 50 cm sea-level increase sea level raise would cause a lot of problems for quite a lot of coastal areas around the globe.
Well, it would definitely be semi-apocalyptic. Millions would emigrate inland from coastal waters over a short time, causing mass disruption to infrastructure, food and water supply, and contribute to additional political instability.
For reals, everything written these days is to insight fear or some other emotional response from people who can’t handle what they read. The world is not ending, go about your day and worry about other things and not some slab of ice on the other side of the world.
Where would the world be without you correcting spelling mistakes on the internet. Must be one of those who can’t handle the emotional response to what they read.
No, they didn't.
The 1990 prediction from IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) was 2.0-7.3mm/yr of average sea level rise over the next 40 years. They predicted 60-100cm total by the year 2100.
Observations on sea level rise since 1990 has trended at 3.4mm/yr, which is well inside the predicted range.
The scientists got it right...
I feel like I’m watching a movie where progressively more ominous news keeps popping up in the background and the characters are just clueless and keep going about their lives, while we the audience know this foreshadowing is going to become very bad and very important for the characters soon enough.
All of their money is tied up in ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, etc. Any change would hurt their portfolio. These are tomorrow problems and they will be dead, long before it will impact them. Fuck you, ima get mine is the motto.
Except it's pretty easy to divest, which is what is going to happen once that glacier pops. It's not about inability to act, just greed to wait until the last possible second. It's going to happen at some point so I personally am hoping for some massive chain of events to kick off soon and raise sea levels a couple feet, flooding coastal cities and costing so much damage we won't be able to even afford to fix most of it. Humans have proven that they don't act when something changes slowly.
So, like the OPEC/ Oil subplot that kept popping up in the news in the 1976 film Network?
And we always called such movies unrealistic.
I said this to my partner about 15 min ago lol.
If this is a movie, where's the protagonist to save the day and get the babe?
the earth will be fine, we are fucked though.
I'd argue the ecosystem of Earth will be better off if in fact the ultimate invasive species that is humans are fucked.
George Carlin said “ shake us off like a bad case of fleas” almost 40 years ago. He was right.
Well? I don’t know about you, but I for one am fully on board with the jobs the comet will provide.
The Day after tomorrow movie. Lol
I live in the mountains! Maybe I get to have ocean front soonish. Or my kids will
Come to Arizona, the beaches will be fantastic.
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona From my front porch, you can see the sea I've got some ocean front property in Arizona If you'll buy that, I'll throw the Golden Gate in free
Okay. I’m interested. How much are you looking for?
I'll see you down in Arizona bay
Live on the Great Lakes. Basically ocean front except I don’t have to worry about sea level rise. I’m about 700’ above sea level.
No but you need to worry about the lakes being drained for fresh water
The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and the second-largest by total volume; they contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water by volume. If they drain any time in the next million years, I will personally eat my own ass from the grave.
I had a tough day. This made me laugh. Thank you internet person, I needed that.
Makes sense why republicans really want the Midwest. They knew they were killing the world.
No just the valleys between the mountains will flood where most people live.
Perhaps they will take your great great grandkids deep diving to explore the lost city of Atlanta.
Pittsburgh may become a fashionable Oceanside resort sooner than I thought. There is a [small] upside to all this, Mar-a-lago will disappear beneath the waves.
10 feet of searise.....Florida inland real estate is already owned by investment companies based on future sea level lines. They know where the ultimate beach will be in 50 years. And they'll own every inch.
The joke is thinking it'll stop there.
Solid ground fee incoming
Quick! Send all your money to rich politicians! They will change the weather! Surely they won’t buy more super yacht's this time.
You’re right, they’ll buy beachfront property with super basements.
I mean they can change the weather fairly easily. Climate on the other hand will get ignored
You're one of the folks that thinks if they dont know where money is spent that it must somehow magically end up in the bank accounts of legislators. That's kid stuff
'Bye Florida!
Sigh. You think our problems with fascism are bad now. Just wait for the political impact of hundreds of millions of displaced people as they try to migrate to higher (and cooler) locations.
“Cooler” Like more awesome?
Fewer Mad Max extras most likely...
Colorado is full already
>hundreds of millions > try to migrate to higher (and cooler) locations As a Canadian this seems worrisome.
Robin Williams once likened the Canada-USA relationship as a: "nice apartment on top of a meth lab". Sorry about that.
Currently there is no problem there. But we may start to see migrants at our southern border down the road when things get really bad. And there are soooo many more people in the US than Canada, we don’t even have the infrastructure to handle many more people (or even the people we already have in some cases).
The water can't rise fast enough!
Maybe DeSantis can pass a law against the glacier to keep it from melting. Obligatory /s
Typical liberal glacier choosing to melt.
Quiet quitting icebergs
So is Doomsday trapped in the glacier or
Just kill us all, so sick of the waiting.
Just watch "Leave the World Behind" on Netflix. Very uplifting, cheerful, positive. /s
Don't worry. A pal who is a retired network engineer assures me climate change is not real.
New orleans, goodbye 👋
Miami is going first. at least we have a levee system.
That’s always something that’s been reliable
the one time it wasn’t was because a barge was left improperly moored that breached the flood wall. since then all of our levee systems and flood mitigation have been vastly improved. New Orleans today has the most robust levee system in the world. and as someone who was here during and immediately after Katrina…Fuck You.
What will be will be
Stay away from the cruise ships.
Florida, get ready. We should probably change the name to “Atlantis” and change Desantis’s name to “Poseidon.”
Normally I would say “don’t insult Poseidon that way” but the myth goes that Poseidon was so angry when Athena won the competition to become the patron deity of Athens (thus the name), Poseidon flooded the city repeatedly in a tantrum over losing until the city agreed to punish all the women of Athens by stripping their independence and right to vote so that Poseidon could stick it to Athena. Which is some fragile ego shit Desantis would do too if he could, so fuck them both lol.
Psssht. Too regal for that goblin. More like Flounder.
Waiting for someone to comment that this is misrepresented and it is no big deal.
It’s no big deal, 7 ft of water could easily be contained in the swimming pools on Florida. Someone will have to check my math but I think it’s like a lot of pools
Feels like I’m watching a movie where the characters don’t realize the obvious until it’s too late.
So long, Florida
Cool, I don't care
Al Gore was right. The former VP who gave the public the Internet in the early 90's by jumpstarting the boom with the Gore Bill.
Read up on Jame Lovelock, early 1970's. No one listened.
maybe water pouring in will get denialists to get there head out of the sand.
I saw a documentary/report where this happened to a small coastal town, and for the most part, unfortunately, it didn’t.
That's a problem for future generations and I'm not having kids so I dont have a care about it.
"Fuck you I got mine" is the r/childfree motto
Oh how awful! Hopefully it doesn't submerge the entirety of Florida! One could imagine how tragic that would be! I'll be praying for God to show the same restraint, that he's been historically known to show! 🔂 /s
This is totally going to happen this year or next.
That isn't a certainty, but it is a reasonable timeframe.
It's moving with the tides... I mean, think of metal being fatigued by tidal forces and this is ice resting on a pivot. 10 years seems absurdly optimistic, but what do I know
I think you're getting downvoted above because people think your post is sarcastic.
The secret is not caring about votes Eta - but it is real scary that there's no clear line between sarcasm and likely outcomes anymore
The real secret is clearly communicating your ideas
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It's hardly an apocalyptic event if that one glacier pulls itself loose in a one-time event, but a 50 cm sea-level increase sea level raise would cause a lot of problems for quite a lot of coastal areas around the globe.
Well, it would definitely be semi-apocalyptic. Millions would emigrate inland from coastal waters over a short time, causing mass disruption to infrastructure, food and water supply, and contribute to additional political instability.
If you want to stick your head in the sand, by means.
That's literally the worst thing to when the tide is rising!
Who exactly intents to murder us and why?
For reals, everything written these days is to insight fear or some other emotional response from people who can’t handle what they read. The world is not ending, go about your day and worry about other things and not some slab of ice on the other side of the world.
The word is "incite," dtfyoursister.
Where would the world be without you correcting spelling mistakes on the internet. Must be one of those who can’t handle the emotional response to what they read.
You shouldn't try to make assertions about things you understand so poorly that you mix them up with unrelated words.
Your comment perfectly describes your own comment.
If only you had the insight to see the irony of that particular misspelling of incite. Lol
Describe your academic background for us.
Sounds like your children's problem..
I bet you its not going to be that bad
Sea water rise season again... Cmon give something fresh
Enough with all this doom and gloom already.
Seriously, why can't we just keep ignoring the problem and let our children deal with it in the future!
I should have put at /s but I had more faith in the sub I know, my son is 4 years old and I’m scared to think of what world he will have as an adult.
Didn't they say in the early 90s that the Statue of Liberty would have wet toes by now?
No, they didn't. The 1990 prediction from IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) was 2.0-7.3mm/yr of average sea level rise over the next 40 years. They predicted 60-100cm total by the year 2100. Observations on sea level rise since 1990 has trended at 3.4mm/yr, which is well inside the predicted range. The scientists got it right...
No they did not.
No, they said the dollar would have collapsed twice now due to the deficit though.