Thursday, December 04, 2008

If the oceans rise a foot over the next hundred years, will humanity survive?

Allegedly "Drowning countries clutch at monetary straws" | Sindh Today
Poznan (Poland), Dec 4 (IANS) Climate change is already drowning homes of people in coastal areas, especially in the developing world. The money available to them from the international community to adapt to a new life is less than a percent of what the UN says will be needed.
Current sea level rise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The sea level has been rising at a rate of around 1.8 mm per year [maybe 7 inches per century] for the past century...
Quarter (United States coin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thickness: 1.75 mm
June '08: Text of Obama's speech Tuesday
...this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal...

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