Nipsmagee t1_iwx8f8c wrote on November 19, 2022 at 1:10 AM

Reply to comment by DreamMaster8 in Tuvalu starts to digitise their nation as rising seas threaten existence | Tuvalu said on Thursday that it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific nation by imrussellcrowe

There are engineering solutions for holding back the water. Seawalls, levees, etc. It could be done if someone had the money and the will. You're right it would have a large climate footprint... but I think we generate carbon for much more mundane reasons every day without thought. It's just sad and I wish it bothered people more.

DreamMaster8 t1_iwxc5q2 wrote on November 19, 2022 at 1:42 AM

It's not that simple. You need to google the island and what it look like. I've never seen such work be done for such a tiny plot of land and it would be very much building an artificiel island on top of the current one.