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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 02:25 PM

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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