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Do you notice significant persistent change in climate?
On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 11:33:28AM +1000, James A. Donald wrote:
>> Yes, the glaciers in Iceland are retreating - to reveal the ruins of
>> farmhouses.
>And while they melt they raise global sea levels, projected to raise
>a minimum of ~3ft bt 2100. And sea levels won't magically stop raising
>at 2100. This spells fucking catastrophe for major coastal cities
-> e.g. New York, Miami, Bangkok, New Orleans, etc etc.
I've recently read that sea level is rising about 2.6-2.9 millimeters per year. Â in 84 years, that would be 0.231 meters, or a bit less than one half foot. Â Where do you get the "a minimum of 3 feet"? Â Â Sea level rise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaÂ
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Another thing: Â While I haven't done the numbers, perhaps the practice of pumping water from wells, almost always ending up in the oceans, will have some effect. Â If that turns out to be significant, what is needed is a practice of restoring fresh water to water tables where it started. Â (Or at least where it relatively recently happened to be.)
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