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if_i_was_a_folkstar t1_j8rrklx wrote

Reply to comment by Harmonic_Flatulence in Warm water melts weak spots on Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier', say scientists by cynicalaa22

40% of people live on or near a coastline

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Harmonic_Flatulence t1_j8s4dql wrote

But how many live within 3m of sea-level? I live on the coast, the shipping ports are 300m from my home, but we are 30m above sea-level.

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if_i_was_a_folkstar t1_j8wjmpt wrote

We are talking about over a billion climate refugees by 2050, what % of those people will be from the coastline idk but we are talking about an 1/8th of the worlds population being displaced. Being 30m above sea level is not gonna be enough to escape the environmental and social consequences, even if your property is fine. I don’t think sea level rise will be the end of civilization, climate change however very possible.

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Harmonic_Flatulence t1_j8wt09g wrote

>I don’t think sea level rise will be the end of civilization, climate change however very possible.

On this point, we agree. Climate change (as a whole) could bring about dramatic changes to the human landscape. And we should be doing everything we can to convince people we need to change our fossil fuel focus.

And I feel calling this glacier "the Doomsday Glacier" is unnecessary hyperbole.

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if_i_was_a_folkstar t1_j8wtv5k wrote

Given the stakes I don’t really think it’s hyperbole but we can agree to disagree, at this point climate alarmism can’t hurt. I personally feel like scientists often fail to communicate the severity of climate change to the public. “Doomsday glacier” is snappy and has a better chance at remaining in the public consciousness and having people understand the stakes

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