• HubertManne@piefed.social
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    21 hours ago

    wow. an inch every four years about and the rate is still rising. So a foot in 48 years which might sound long but its no longer oh that is beyond my lifetime type of thing.

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      18 hours ago

      One main point is also: this is not a linear function. So ober 48 years you won’t get 48 x 0.23". The rise accelerates as climate change accelerates.

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        18 hours ago

        yeah and we are about half a foot as it stands so within 20 years should be there if not sooner. We already see so many effects were we are at now.

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      20 hours ago

      That’s the rise, but imagine the increased rate of erosion. It will get above the rocks and start carving away at beaches and lakefront properties. Rich people’s real estate investments are about to be devalued.

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        Rich people’s real estate investments are about to be devalued.

        Good. We can finally eat them then.

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          Personally I’d rather feed them to our cats…I’m veggie and they probably don’t taste nice.