• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    1 month ago

    I see, the meme makes a lot more sense now. I was like this isn’t a meme it’s just a map of the future of Florida lol.

    That said this seems very extreme and exaggerated for 2075. Sea level rise is one of the slowest aspects of climate change. Generally the worst case is thought to be about 2 meters by 2100 which is significant but not enough to affect non-coastal areas.

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      1 month ago

      For fun I did a quick check and based on GEBCO elevation data this looks like about 20m sea rise (I’m guessing exactly – I assume whoever made the image picked a round number).

      Hacked-together graphic showing Florida with sea level rise causing approximately the same coastline as the OP.

      I could have posted what 2m looks like but at this scale it just looks like current Florida.

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        20m is if I remember correctly about what the melting of the greenland glacier will cause, which is pretty much locked in already. It will not be 2075 for sure, but probably this millenium.

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        Oh to be clear 2 meters will absolutely devastate some areas. But it won’t look like entire counties inundated as we see in this map.