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tblue37

(68,474 posts) Wed Dec 29, 2021, 04:20 PM Dec 2021

Doomsday update just dropped: [View all]

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@politicalplayer
Doomsday update just dropped:

"If Thwaites Glacier collapses, it opens the door for the rest of the West Antarctic ice sheet to slide into the sea. ... It’s not only goodbye Miami, but goodbye to virtually every low-lying coastal city in the world."

Holy shit.

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“New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years. “We are de

aling with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist. “We have no analog for this.” Omg. twitter.com/ghostpanther/s…

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Doomsday update just dropped: [View all] tblue37 Dec 2021 OP

"Don't Look Up..." markie Dec 2021 #1

POTUSA - LOOK OUT! JanMichael Dec 2021 #11

+1000 nt Binkie The Clown Dec 2021 #17

My first thought. And it will play out exactly as it did in the movie. Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #26

Just now finished Traildogbob Dec 2021 #40

the movie was a hoot markie Dec 2021 #44

Wow!!! Traildogbob Dec 2021 #59

Methinks it may take something of this magnitude cilla4progress Dec 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Jim__ Dec 2021 #6

And republicans will be against it. Count on that. brush Dec 2021 #10

In fact, they will weaponize it for profit and power. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #21

The wealthy refused to do anything about a global pandemic. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #19

And it will only happen after the fact,once Miami is gone. Kablooie Dec 2021 #72

Maybe I'll move from southern Kansas to northern Kansas, just to play it safe...nt wcmagumba Dec 2021 #3

Kansas may have beachfront property. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #23

That wouldn't be the case even if every bit of ice on earth were to melt. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #29

At least Kansas is safe. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #31

At least from sea levels! nt Gore1FL Dec 2021 #58

Right what the sea doesn't get, the GOP will. :( Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #65

More like what the drought will (get). myccrider Dec 2021 #75

All the flip side of the same coin. Drought, floods. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #77

Ayup! Agree 100% n/t myccrider Dec 2021 #78

"1. There's nothing we can do to stop this now. 2. Even if we could stop it, we wouldn't." tblue37 Dec 2021 #4

Don't Look Up !!! uponit7771 Dec 2021 #5

The Villages will become beach front property doc03 Dec 2021 #7

Well... I have done my own research.... LakeArenal Dec 2021 #8

Earth to Humans: Can you hear me now? OneBro Dec 2021 #9

"Nothingburger. This is just another lib conspiracy. Snorf." - Republicans, Inc. Achilleaze Dec 2021 #12

Whenever Someone Tells Me They're thinking of Moving to FL, I Tell Them Beetwasher. Dec 2021 #13

Definitely do not buy property in FL. roamer65 Dec 2021 #38

I wonder if the Mississippi River will back up and we'll have an ocean view? Frustratedlady Dec 2021 #14

DeSantis will blame it on Obama and Biden. Chainfire Dec 2021 #35

Venice, Amsterdam, Lower Manhattan, Ocean City NJ, NOLA ... bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #15

Will NYC and Long Island suffer the same fate as Florida? Grasswire2 Dec 2021 #16

It's really hard to find sites that describe this. I found this one: Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #27

How low are they? Retrograde Dec 2021 #30

Some of the water's edge around the Bronx... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #51

I'm thinking about my beloved Plum Island NY light house off the tip of L.I. Grasswire2 Dec 2021 #61

That's pretty cool, a touch of History... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #74

Meh. milestogo Dec 2021 #18

But you live quite near the Great Lakes. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #25

The Great Lakes aren't tidal Retrograde Dec 2021 #33

St L seaway connects to the Atlantic Ocean. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #36

Not likely. There are locks on the Saint Lawrence River that will stop upflow. roamer65 Dec 2021 #37

I think a full melt DetroitLegalBeagle Dec 2021 #54

If it gets warm enough to melt all the ice in the world, I feel we have alot more fwvinson Dec 2021 #69

Me too newdayneeded Dec 2021 #64

And with Republicans like ours, we're used to catastrophe. milestogo Dec 2021 #66

"I have a certain...affinity...for beachfront property" roamer65 Dec 2021 #20

Start dumping your ocean beachfront properties. roamer65 Dec 2021 #22

I'm sure Donald can save us! RKP5637 Dec 2021 #24

He'll be at Mar-a-Lago, underwater! SharonAnn Dec 2021 #28

God willing. Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #32

That, would be wonderful! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2021 #42

... markie Dec 2021 #46

no, he'll be re evaluating his properties onethatcares Dec 2021 #55

It is not all bad.... Chainfire Dec 2021 #34

I think it's important to read the article teach1st Dec 2021 #39

The people who call the shots are interested in short term profits Chainfire Dec 2021 #43

I have to admit teach1st Dec 2021 #47

tricky RussBLib Dec 2021 #41

Miami floods in a heavy rain, I have lived it; there is just no place for the water to go. Chainfire Dec 2021 #49

The Ministry for the Future (Kim Stanley Robinson) had the solution for this very problem. ancianita Dec 2021 #45

To put this into perspective - here is the worst case scenario Metaphorical Dec 2021 #48

Yikes! nt LAS14 Dec 2021 #76

... markie Dec 2021 #50

Also in the article: "But predicting the breakup of ice sheets and the Native Dec 2021 #52

Dr. Jason Box said we have 69 feet baked in Maggiemayhem Dec 2021 #53

Now this is a BFD! -- the most important issue of our time right now! ananda Dec 2021 #56

I have been hearing for years that roughly 50% of the world's population lives niyad Dec 2021 #57

This (ice shelf) is part of the worst case scenario of a 8 feet rise. That would be catastrophic. JanMichael Dec 2021 #60

But it's the first thing that could be prevented. It requires that all fossil drilling move down to ancianita Dec 2021 #68

It's way more than just a few waves rising in coastal areas FakeNoose Dec 2021 #62

day after tomrrow. AllaN01Bear Dec 2021 #63

Earth Emergency on PBS tonight. Check your tv schedule alfredo Dec 2021 #67

So long, it's been good to know ya' pecosbob Dec 2021 #70

Don't look up Meowmee Dec 2021 #71

A 65 cm rise in sea level possible Klaralven Dec 2021 #73