Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries – New York Times
The worsening of tidal flooding in American coastal communities is largely a consequence of greenhouse gases from human activity, and the problem will grow far worse in coming decades, scientists reported Monday.
Those emissions, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, are causing the ocean to rise at the fastest rate since at least the founding of ancient Rome, the scientists said. They added that in the absence of human emissions, the ocean surface would be rising less rapidly and might even be falling.
From: Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries – New York TImes
I think we should be skeptical until scientists fully prove the existence of the ocean.Report
Free people should truly choose drowning over government action and socialist control. (Sarcasm).Report
This is merely a market correction, freeing up accumulated capital in the coastal cities, allowing for the creation of new coastal cities. Between that and lower capital gains taxes, I foresee 8% GDP growth per year as long as the destruction continues!Report
“Live Free or Drown!”Report
If NYC were to drown, would it be in our best interest to recreate it or make 3-4 new cities somewhere else?Report
In the TeeVee show The Expanse, NYC is surrounded by a 300 foot high Wall holding back those deceitful liberal waters. Water-tight, attractive… Piece a cake. Which makes me think the political path to solving this problem is staring us right in the face.Report
So, you’re saying the answer to this problem too is, “Build a wall?”
Huh.Report
I report, you decide.Report
Course, The Donald might not be the man for the job:
“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” 11/6/2012Report
And I for one admire their entrepreneurial spirit in taking up such a bold initiative.
But, what you’re really saying then is that stopping Climate Change requires tough negotiations with China?
Huh.Report
Hey, I’m just reporting. If you’re deciding on Trump, well…Report
And we’ll make the fish pay for it.Report
Or New Jersey… let’s be honest with whom we are keeping out.Report
Legalized marijuana.
Gay marriage.
Massive seawall.
Can’t you see that this is all a liberal plot to turn us into another Netherlands?Report
The revenge of New Amsterdam?Report
Why they changed it I can’t say…Report
More like “Live Free and Drown.”Report
I suggest we have a sing-song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJh6EQ5gv7gReport
Thank god it’s finally happening. That near waterfront property will soon be waterfront!
Bonus: DC will be submerged. Can we assure that all levels of fed gov will stay at their posts and go down with the ship? One can only hope.Report
No such luck. The Patent Office opened a new facility in Denver in 2014.Report
How big a facility we talkin’ here? I think Damon and I could haul water if that’s the last holdout.Report
The web is spread farther around the Denver area. Off the top of my head… national labs (NIST, NREL, NOAO); the Denver Federal Center has lots of agencies; BLM for most of the Rocky Mountain region is here; the SS location that handled my app is here; IIRC, the CIA is considering a Denver branch in order to spread the risk.Report
Denver was Heinlein’s usual choice for capital of the US after DC gets nuked.Report
Too many liberals there now. 🙂Report
Without their masters in DC what will they do? How will they get paid?Report
Out of the office of national debt, which is in WVReport
I think they would move everything to Pueblo…Report
Sigh… I suppose one of these years we’ll have to move the “mile high” survey marker in the Capitol steps up one step. What a hassle…Report