From the article …
Thwaites, which already contributes 4% to global sea level rise, holds enough ice to raise sea levels by more than 2 feet. But because it also acts as a natural dam to the surrounding ice in West Antarctica, scientists have estimated its complete collapse could ultimately lead to around 10 feet of sea level rise — a catastrophe for the world’s coastal communities.
That’s a lot of beachfront and riverside properties that would end up going underwater.
People in FL complaining about not being able to get insurance, this is why. The whole state’s gonna be underwater.
On one hand, this will fucking suck…however, no one will be able to argue that global warming isn’t real as this will be the very real consequences to ignoring climate change.
no one will be able to argue that global warming isn’t real
There is no amount of catastrophic weather or other directly observable evidence that will ever make this statement true. There certainly should be, but the fact remains that many will deny climate change even as it destroys their lives or kills them. I don’t like it but that’s the world we live in.
From what I’ve read, there are a few things that change people’s beliefs. Fact is not one of them. What your in-group believes is a big factor. So if we could murder fox news, we’d probably do the world a lot of good.
But the other thing that apparently can push people into reevaluating their beliefs? Horrific, personal, trauma. Someone who’s whole town was destroyed by climate change might be shaken up enough to rethink their world view. Maybe.
You could also maybe trigger the effect by beating the living shit out of a climate change denier, because being dragged out of their coal-rolling truck and being beaten so badly they’ll never walk again would be traumatic.
George Strait called it in 1986
George Strait called it in 1986
Any particular song you are referring to?
Ocean Front Property
Ocean Front Property
Thank you! Didn’t know the artist’s work.
What’s with the signature thing in your comments?
Really clutters up a comment thread. Imagine if everyone did that
What’s with the signature thing in your comments?
Its done manually, a copy and paste of the following text …
[~Anti~ ~Commercial-AI~ ~license~ ~(CC~ ~BY-NC-SA~ ~4.0)~](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode.en)Yeah fuckin stop it eh?
Can you imagine the fucking mess comment threads would be like that? 😂
If we were planning to do anything about it, this would be relevant information, but as it is, it’s more or less like those air crash investigation videos where the plane starts saying “TERRAIN. PULL. UP.” and the pilots keep going with the turn they were doing, and you can watch the video and think, Jesus Christ what the fuck were they even thinking.
Link to Extinction Rebellion if anyone wants to get involved in trying to at least mitigate the damage
Quick, somebody get Florida some pool floaties!
Or don’t…
Holy fuck this is very literally one of the major plot devices in Ministry for the Future that they have to figure out a way to stop.
Pretty sure we’re not gonna stop it though.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
