Antarctica loses three trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years
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#2this type of news unfortunately won't change the consumerist nature of most people
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#3When I read stories like this I'm instantly reminded how small my day to day problems really are.
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#4I expect to see #FloridaMan stories about sea level rise before we do something constructive like greatly increase the gas tax.
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#5Rather than focusing on the big sounding absolute number in the headline, the more important number is the 3-fold increase since 2012. This means that the losses are accelerating, which is very concerning.
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#6How many feet above current sea level will I have to reside to be safe in 10 years, 20 years?
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#7How much does Antarctica weigh?
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#8How many feet above current sea level will I have to reside to be safe in 10 years, 20 years?
I don't think they're expecting much in the next decade or two, maybe a few inches?
> the worst-case scenario — of seas rising nearly 4 feet due to Antarctic ice loss alone by 2100 — assumes that very high emissions continue for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20...
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#9How many feet above current sea level will I have to reside to be safe in 10 years, 20 years?
If you’re more than like 150 feet above sea level it will never be an issue.
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#10How many feet above current sea level will I have to reside to be safe in 10 years, 20 years?
50cm by 2100. That's just under 20 inches for Imperialists.
This assumes a linear rise of 6mm/year.
So in the next 10 years sea level would rise by 6 cm (just over two inches; I understand there are twelve of those in a foot, so we're not talking "feet" until 102 years from now).