Is it true? Let's ponder about.
As a science graduate I think that worldwide, separately or together, companies and political parties are downplaying the possible and or probable reality of it and I think that climate change is upon us like it or not.
Elected (?) and self-installed [hur hur] leaders cannot care to give a damn about GW, to me anyway.
Reports via TV and newspapers, published studies, ongoing research all appear to get ignored. Or just flamed.
Do you think companies getting tax breaks on mining activities are a good idea? There's plenty of spin on why it is, don't you worry about it. Just pay up. Meanwhile.
If local events playing out like early blooms in say vineyards worldwide, or the 'retreating' glaciers [glaciers are not retreating as per war parties- but just melting away in front of you like ice blocks in summer on a tabletop and flowing over the edge to fill your floor], then obviously, plainly, to me, there is something going on.
Ha. Retreating is the idea of countries trying to keep the lid on pollution- that's what it is after all.
The first public published tracking (?) of atmospheric change in internet-based web pages was on the carbon dioxide numbers, logged in remoter parts of the world away from polluted populated areas was, I think, before the year 2000.
I saw a piece about it a long time ago now, before it broke the 400ppm benchmark. Say, 390ppm?
Places like Hawaiian mountain tops and a NW Tasmanian cape.
I say published, public- I am probably way off.
Hot house earth theories were about long before that, like in the nineteenth century. It was in the curriculum of my geology courses nearly fifty years ago.
My point here is- let's all try to minimize our footprints of carbon ash as of now.
Another point I'd like to make, the effect of water level rise of the ocean includes all coasts- bays, the coves, of estuaries.
Countries- companies and governments, are planning or actively creating new infrastructure around the world close to sea level. I would dearly love to know why, but there are exceptions- see below.
Get out you google maps or google earth apps and check out elevations in your local areas or coastal cities.
Melbourne Australia has plans for increasing population density.
Around the old wharf areas of the Yarra River.
There's already been flooding in the surrounding suburbs up a nearby river, I have a dim memory of nearly recent reports the new high-rises having close calls about possible(?) ingress at entrance lobbies.
The suburban area to the immediate south over the river is mostly only a few meters above sea-level, let alone the suburban areas southeast and southwest along Port Philip Bay.
Adelaide's coastal suburbs are not much better off. Other Australia capital city suburbs are more than likely in the same boat.
The Indonesians maybe on a different route as far as looking after a place to govern from- moving the political center of things to higher ground, East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo- Nusantara. 48m above sea level. (reminder- if all the ice melts- sea level rises about sixty meters or more. (ooh. Mara Lago compound only 2 to 3 meters ASL, hmm.)
According to studies. That are available at the moment. But be quick. Trumpisms may sweep it all under the rug. Probably the biggest and best the world will have to wait and see, but it will be the best!
As a person long interested in geomorphology and now even a grandfather, I don't want this awful future but at the same time I cannot wait to see the future either way- saved or ruined.
Covid was pretty bad but sea level rise in the near future will be a game changer for our super civilisation, don't you think?
