https://www.wsj.com/articles/al-gores-climate-sequel-misses-...
^1: AR6 report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/
AR4 report (2018) has more info about sea level rise specifically: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ar4-wg2-chap...
This is an important bit: https://i.imgur.com/inEZ1Lp.png
This is a climate change denial talking point that holds no weight in terms of actual scientific literature, climate modelling, and historical climate record proxies. Very few natural events can reverse the temperature trajectory of the next hundred years, other than large volcanic eruptions.
We know very well, that the Sun goes through cycles, that it changes its level of radiation; and that even the most cursory glance at the stats of different planets, which are at different distances from the Sun, show the effects of solar radiation.
> The results make it clear that isolation will be a significant problem for the US. Even under the lowest sea level rise scenario (0.5 meters by 2100),
Pretty sure we can deal with 1.5 feet of water, it seems somehow surmountable, like maybe add 2 feet of gravel and pave it again?
This is an extremely simplistic view of sea level rise. Even a small amount of sea level rise can cause a ton of coastline erosion, because the water is now frequently flooding into areas not already weathered. It's not compatible with our infrastructure, unless we spent a lot to renovate it.
It can't cause a lot of coastline erosion because it's only 1.5 feet, and we have 100 years to prepare for the gargantuan task of adding some sandbags around a few low lying roads.
