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Rhiannon12866

(205,320 posts) Sat Feb 19, 2022, 09:30 PM Feb 2022

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What we can do to curb rising sea levels in the U.S. - CBS News

A new government report sheds light on an alarming estimate about the rise of sea levels over the next 30 years. Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator and under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, joined CBS News' Tanya Rivero to discuss. Aired on 02/19/2022.

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What we can do to curb rising sea levels in the U.S. - CBS News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 OP

So NOW they're worried. dhol82 Feb 2022 #1

It will probably rise even faster and higher than PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #2

The only thing climate scientists have been wrong on mountain grammy Feb 2022 #3

Yep. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #4

Kicking for visability SheltieLover Feb 2022 #5

Thanks! This is as scary as it gets... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #6

Up next: what we can do to stop a runaway train with nothing but our bodies on the tracks NickB79 Feb 2022 #7

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

1. So NOW they're worried.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 09:33 PM

Feb 2022

Where the hell were they over the last fifty years?

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,855 posts)

2. It will probably rise even faster and higher than

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 09:57 PM

Feb 2022

this report says.

mountain grammy

(26,620 posts)

3. The only thing climate scientists have been wrong on

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 10:12 PM

Feb 2022

is the timing. It's happened much sooner than they predicted. Don't look up.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,855 posts)

4. Yep.

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 10:19 PM

Feb 2022

Why I'm glad I live a very long way from an ocean. Or even a large lake.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

5. Kicking for visability

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 10:24 PM

Feb 2022

Rhiannon12866

(205,320 posts)

6. Thanks! This is as scary as it gets...

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 10:27 PM

Feb 2022

NickB79

(19,236 posts)

7. Up next: what we can do to stop a runaway train with nothing but our bodies on the tracks

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 10:53 PM

Feb 2022

Get out of the way or get flattened

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