Rising waters will prompt “catastrophic” mass migration, says study

[rangerrebew]

Rising waters will prompt “catastrophic” mass migration, says study
 
Even if global heating stays at today's level, the world could be headed for unstoppable sea level rise and mass migration, scientists have warned in a stark new report in the journal Communications Earth and Environment.

Ice loss especially from Greenland and Antarctica has rocketed since the 1990s, now making up the lion’s share of sea level rise. This upward trend, driven by climate change, is speeding up faster than countries can adapt, notes theGuardian.
 
The 1.5C global warming limit – once seen as a critical line and the basis of the Paris Agreement – will not be enough to prevent dramatic shifts in coastlines. Even if emissions are slashed overnight, oceans could still rise 1cm a year by 2100, outpacing efforts to build defences, said the scientists.

And the world isn’t on track for 1.5C. Projections point to a much hotter future – around 2.5C to 2.9C – raising the risk of crossing irreversible tipping points, including the collapse of major ice sheets, said the Guardian.

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[rangerrebew]

Here I thought the ice was thickening at both poles.

[mountaineer]

Here I thought the ice was thickening at both poles.

Yep. In just the last few days I've read about the  ice increasing. Funny how the climate "experts" manage to ignore observable facts.

[rangerrebew]

Yep. In just the last few days I've read about the  ice increasing. Funny how the climate "experts" manage to ignore observable facts.

Have you noticed how anyone supporting a liberal position is automatically an "expert?"

[Cyber Liberty]

[DefiantMassRINO]

New day, same bad Global Climate Change hysteria.

Yeah, rising waters usually do lead to mass migration.  Whether its catastrophic or not depends on how its deal with.  That's why the ability to adapt has been crucial for species survival with Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

Ocean levels could rise; Ocean levels could fall - they have before.  12,000 years ago, where I am sitting was covered by the Laurentide Ice Sheet.  Now it's just another sucky overcast New England Spring day (damned East/Northeast wind).

It's not a matter of IF things will change, it's a matter of WHEN and HOW.  Change is the only constant in life.  Keep that Doomsday shelter well stocked so you can sleep at night.