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Norbert

(7,765 posts)
Wed Aug 14, 2024, 03:59 AM Aug 2024

trump: Rising sea levels will create "more oceanfront property".

There has to be a point where people stop believing the stupid things that come out of his mouth, but so far I haven't seen much of that.




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trump: Rising sea levels will create "more oceanfront property". (Original Post) Norbert Aug 2024 OP
I think Lex Luthor tried this in Superman? SomedayKindaLove Aug 2024 #1
otisville !? speak easy Aug 2024 #6
The Musk/Trump interview. Aussie105 Aug 2024 #2
Rising sea level is already causing problems on the lower east coast of markodochartaigh Aug 2024 #3
Geez ... BlueWavePsych Aug 2024 #4
I don't believe Hackensack, NJ wants to have beachfront property. no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 #5
republicans live in a Universe of Bullshit BoRaGard Aug 2024 #7
Actually, it will destroy more oceanfront property than it will create. eppur_se_muova Aug 2024 #8

Aussie105

(7,920 posts)
2. The Musk/Trump interview.
Wed Aug 14, 2024, 04:59 AM
Aug 2024

The deluded talking to the insane.

Your job to work out which is which.

markodochartaigh

(5,545 posts)
3. Rising sea level is already causing problems on the lower east coast of
Wed Aug 14, 2024, 05:06 AM
Aug 2024

Florida, in Bangladesh, in Lagos, and, coupled with subsidence, in Shanghai. But only about 3% of anthropogenic energy released goes into melting ice. And, due to the latent heat of fusion of water, ice is an incredible heat sink. By the time enough energy has been released to raise sea level even a couple of meters, so much energy will have heated the atmosphere and oceans that serial cereal harvest failures will have killed billions. Scientists are working on heat tolerant RuBisCo activate, it should be receiving the intergovernmental support that would be given to an approaching meteor.

eppur_se_muova

(41,942 posts)
8. Actually, it will destroy more oceanfront property than it will create.
Wed Aug 14, 2024, 07:28 AM
Aug 2024

Just take it to the ultimate limit -- raise the oceans high enough, and ALL land disappears.

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