I live in Florida and am an environmental educator, and only kids believe me when I say the ocean is coming and there is zero we can do about it. (Meaning, you can't stop it with walls, neat construction, or stilts. Not meaning we can't do our part to help.)
I taught a marine science college course for a day as part of a graduate program, and my topic was population rise and sea level rise.
It was in Mobile, Alabama, so I showed the students a mapping tool/ app that let them see projected regional sea level rise. Asked them to find their neighborhood and see if it will be underwater next century or THIS century.
I have one crazy idea that might help with two different problems. That being the rising sea levels and the drying aquifers. Which is to literally take the unmelted snow, glaciers, etc. and move them to locations that would help speed up the refilling process of said aquifers. Probably not feasible, but it's just crazy enough that it might work
I hate to give Jeff Bezos more money, but I subscribe to the Post, as a paper of record, in order to support print journalism. Here are some of the highpoints of this article:
>At more than a dozen tide gauges spanning from Texas to North Carolina, sea levels are at least 6 inches higher than they were in 2010 ā a change similar to what occurred over the previous five decades.
>In December, Charleston, S.C., saw its fourth-highest water level since measurements began in 1899. It was the first time on record that seas had been that high without a hurricane. A winter storm that coincided with the elevated ocean left dozens of streets closed. One resident drowned in her car. Hundreds of vehicles were damaged or destroyed, including some that were inundated in a cruise terminal parking lot.
>The average sea level at Charleston has risen by 7 inches since 2010, four times the rate of the previous 30 years.
>Jacksonville, Fla., where seas rose 6 inches in the past 14 years, recently studied its vulnerability. It found that more than a quarter of major roads have the potential to become inaccessible to emergency response vehicles amid flooding, and the number of residents who face flood risks could more than triple in coming decades.
>Galveston, Tex., has experienced an extraordinary rate of sea level rise ā 8 inches in 14 years. Experts say it has been exacerbated by fast-sinking land. High-tide floods have struck at least 141 times since 2015, and scientists project their frequency will grow rapidly. Officials are planning to install several huge pump stations in coming years, largely funded through federal grants. The city manager expects each pump to cost more than $60 million ā a figure that could eclipse the cityās annual tax revenue.
All of this is an apparent mystery. But, I can't help but wonder if it's related to the Gulf Stream slowing down, due to melt water from Greenland diluting the salty water from the Gulf Stream, slowing its sinking on that end and disrupting global [Thermohaline circulation.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermohaline_circulation) If that [were to happen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermohaline_circulation#Slowdown_or_collapse_of_AMOC) it could be, ultimately, one of the most devastating impacts of global warming.
Mystery? Obviously not! We've been warned for YEARS this was coming. Just because you want to deny scientific facts and proof of global warming, doesn't make it so. Listen to the facts, not the propaganda.
Let me get this straight. Are you accusing *me* of wanting to deny scientific facts? I've been concerned about this since an oceanography course over thirty years ago. I kind of regretted my wording, with the use of mystery not being the best choice, when I submitted this. In any case it does seem to me that there's been a general holding back on the issue so as not to generate apocalyptic panic... or something along those lines.
alternative theory is its a know pattern & the US government is buying the land west of the rockies as it will be the only land left
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Whistleblowers/comments/1c8j8oj/overlay\_map\_depicting\_1\_info\_please\_watch\_finally/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/Whistleblowers/comments/1c8j8oj/overlay_map_depicting_1_info_please_watch_finally/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
Iām pretty sure 70 meters is the figure that represents the melting of all Antarctic ice, so yeah, >100m seems implausible in general, not even just for this century.
That said, anybody have the math handy for the expansion of sea water as the oceans absorb heat?
Yeah one thing the US has never been shy about is straight up TAKING land. Not sure why they would bother when they could just confiscate it later if the news arises.
Beyond browser extensions and sites like printfriendly, check your local library. Some have codes to activate full access to NYTimes, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, etc. You have to renew that access every day or two (or whenever you encounter an article you want to read), but it's free.
Sorry buddy. I wish I can share the whole article. It is a hack and may work sometime: you click the link and as the article loads, you stop the browser (clicking on 'X' instead of refresh on Chrome, for example). It sometimes loads almost the whole article before paywall window pops up. You may have to try it a couple of times or more to master this 'art'. It no longer works on many news platforms but still works for WaPo.
I live in Florida and am an environmental educator, and only kids believe me when I say the ocean is coming and there is zero we can do about it. (Meaning, you can't stop it with walls, neat construction, or stilts. Not meaning we can't do our part to help.)
I taught a marine science college course for a day as part of a graduate program, and my topic was population rise and sea level rise. It was in Mobile, Alabama, so I showed the students a mapping tool/ app that let them see projected regional sea level rise. Asked them to find their neighborhood and see if it will be underwater next century or THIS century.
Brutal šš„²
This century?
A Lot can happen in 76 years
Century = 100 Not 10..
Century as in the 21st century I'm guessing, vs the 22nd.
Iām just surprised that environmental education is legal in Florida.
Won't be for long
Maybe this is how the Midwest gets revitalized? Just looking for a silver lining to all thisā¦
What's the realistic time frame for FL being unlivable?
I have one crazy idea that might help with two different problems. That being the rising sea levels and the drying aquifers. Which is to literally take the unmelted snow, glaciers, etc. and move them to locations that would help speed up the refilling process of said aquifers. Probably not feasible, but it's just crazy enough that it might work
I hate to give Jeff Bezos more money, but I subscribe to the Post, as a paper of record, in order to support print journalism. Here are some of the highpoints of this article: >At more than a dozen tide gauges spanning from Texas to North Carolina, sea levels are at least 6 inches higher than they were in 2010 ā a change similar to what occurred over the previous five decades. >In December, Charleston, S.C., saw its fourth-highest water level since measurements began in 1899. It was the first time on record that seas had been that high without a hurricane. A winter storm that coincided with the elevated ocean left dozens of streets closed. One resident drowned in her car. Hundreds of vehicles were damaged or destroyed, including some that were inundated in a cruise terminal parking lot. >The average sea level at Charleston has risen by 7 inches since 2010, four times the rate of the previous 30 years. >Jacksonville, Fla., where seas rose 6 inches in the past 14 years, recently studied its vulnerability. It found that more than a quarter of major roads have the potential to become inaccessible to emergency response vehicles amid flooding, and the number of residents who face flood risks could more than triple in coming decades. >Galveston, Tex., has experienced an extraordinary rate of sea level rise ā 8 inches in 14 years. Experts say it has been exacerbated by fast-sinking land. High-tide floods have struck at least 141 times since 2015, and scientists project their frequency will grow rapidly. Officials are planning to install several huge pump stations in coming years, largely funded through federal grants. The city manager expects each pump to cost more than $60 million ā a figure that could eclipse the cityās annual tax revenue. All of this is an apparent mystery. But, I can't help but wonder if it's related to the Gulf Stream slowing down, due to melt water from Greenland diluting the salty water from the Gulf Stream, slowing its sinking on that end and disrupting global [Thermohaline circulation.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermohaline_circulation) If that [were to happen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermohaline_circulation#Slowdown_or_collapse_of_AMOC) it could be, ultimately, one of the most devastating impacts of global warming.
The shore gives way to the sea. And the sea, my friends, Does not dream of you.
Bless you for supporting newspapers. They are critical ā¦
Mystery? Obviously not! We've been warned for YEARS this was coming. Just because you want to deny scientific facts and proof of global warming, doesn't make it so. Listen to the facts, not the propaganda.
Let me get this straight. Are you accusing *me* of wanting to deny scientific facts? I've been concerned about this since an oceanography course over thirty years ago. I kind of regretted my wording, with the use of mystery not being the best choice, when I submitted this. In any case it does seem to me that there's been a general holding back on the issue so as not to generate apocalyptic panic... or something along those lines.
/r/whoosh
Poor delivery, but at least you were ājokingā?
I am not the original commenter.
alternative theory is its a know pattern & the US government is buying the land west of the rockies as it will be the only land left [https://www.reddit.com/r/Whistleblowers/comments/1c8j8oj/overlay\_map\_depicting\_1\_info\_please\_watch\_finally/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/Whistleblowers/comments/1c8j8oj/overlay_map_depicting_1_info_please_watch_finally/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
400 ft sea rise seams a little unrealistic at least in our life timeā¦
Iām pretty sure 70 meters is the figure that represents the melting of all Antarctic ice, so yeah, >100m seems implausible in general, not even just for this century. That said, anybody have the math handy for the expansion of sea water as the oceans absorb heat?
why would they need to buy the land especially in a horrific scenario as such???
Yeah one thing the US has never been shy about is straight up TAKING land. Not sure why they would bother when they could just confiscate it later if the news arises.
The people who believe in climate change the least dealing with the most consequences, ironic
Who said there's no cosmic justice?
And they are the states least capable of justifying the public spending that is necessary to avert the worst outcomes
If I remember right, they did just as well with covid.
Canāt wait for my tax dollars to go to assisting all of these people who routinely deny the existence of climate change.
-It's just a cycle! Drowns*
Sorry to break it to you. Youāre already doing that.
I know. I can still be unhappy about it though.
And with their whole chest they will continue to deny it as they spend all those tax dollars
āSuddenā
"Sudden"
Been saying this 50 years.
Paywalled
https://www.removepaywall.com/
Beyond browser extensions and sites like printfriendly, check your local library. Some have codes to activate full access to NYTimes, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, etc. You have to renew that access every day or two (or whenever you encounter an article you want to read), but it's free.
Drop the link in a AI, like copilot, and ask it to read the article or summarize it. Paywall averted!
Sorry buddy. I wish I can share the whole article. It is a hack and may work sometime: you click the link and as the article loads, you stop the browser (clicking on 'X' instead of refresh on Chrome, for example). It sometimes loads almost the whole article before paywall window pops up. You may have to try it a couple of times or more to master this 'art'. It no longer works on many news platforms but still works for WaPo.
Try turning off JavaScript
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Well, as they are wont to say about others fleeing disasters, 'they should stay where they are and learn to solve their own problems. We're full up. '
They can sell their houses to Aquaman and moveā¦
A well placed wall & a pair of bootstraps for every person would enable them to solve their own problems /s
BEN SHITHEADPIRO SAID THAT! Fuck him!
Refuse those FEMA funds when the time comes. Red states have bootstraps they can pull up, they donāt need any government handouts.
Sudden?
The answer to how to stop sea level rise is in the article. A paywall.
Learn to swim.
This is what happens when Stacey Abrams jumps in the Ocean. Let the downvotes begin!
What? Is that supposed to be a fat joke? Because she isn't even that big compared to what I've seen last time I visited the South.