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Related: About this forumU.S. Cities WILL Sink Below Rising Seas....no matter what we do to curb global warming.
http://news.yahoo.com/sea-level-rise-swallow-miami-orleans-study-202752078.htmlMiami (AFP) - Say goodbye to Miami and New Orleans. No matter what we do to curb global warming, these and other beloved US cities will sink below rising seas, according to a study.
But making extreme carbon cuts and moving to renewable energy could save millions of people living in iconic coastal areas of the United States, said the findings in the October 12 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal.
Scientists have already established that if we do nothing to reduce our burning of fossil fuel up to the year 2100, the planet will face sea level rise of 14-32 feet (4.39.9 meters), said lead author Ben Strauss, vice president for sea level and climate impacts at Climate Central.
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U.S. Cities WILL Sink Below Rising Seas....no matter what we do to curb global warming. (Original Post)
Lodestar
Oct 2015
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LakeVermilion
(1,044 posts)1. Wealthy win again
So coastal residents will lose everything so coal and oil stockholders can continue to make millions. The consolation is that the refineries in Louisiana will be submerged.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)2. coastal residents are the wealthy
Bigmack
(8,020 posts)3. And look on the bright side...
Soon waterfront houses will be VERY affordable. So they're a touch on the dampish side....the views are still great.
Ms Bigmack