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Even if the planet doesn't get any warmer than it is now, melting ice in Greenland could add at least 1.5 metres to the global average sea level

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Tags: climate change, denmark.greenland, global warming, temperatures, ice melt, sea level rise, ice cores, interglacial period, arctic, studies, university of vermont, author.michael le page, source.newscientist, paywall
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2383500-much-of-greenlands-ice-could-melt-even-if-world-doesnt-get-warmer/

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Much of Greenland's ice could melt even if world doesn't get warmer
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    Grimalkin
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    It's so sad how many different issues we're facing in regards to climate change right now. It's not one issue, it's many. It's not one feedback loop, it's multiples. If we 'solve' one issue there...

    It's so sad how many different issues we're facing in regards to climate change right now. It's not one issue, it's many. It's not one feedback loop, it's multiples. If we 'solve' one issue there are so many others waiting in the wings.

    Speaking as a human being in 2023, it's a weird time to be alive and recognizing what is to come in our not-very-far-away future...but still having to go to work, pay bills, uphold the status quo, pretend everything is ok, etc, etc. It's maddening, simply maddening.

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    1. blackstar2012
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      I think for me the worst is seeing all the record high profits almost none of which go towards solving this. I don’t really know what to do about it anymore other than try to accept that we are...

      I think for me the worst is seeing all the record high profits almost none of which go towards solving this. I don’t really know what to do about it anymore other than try to accept that we are where we are at. I certainly am not planning on bringing kids into the world in no small part due to this.

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  2. MIGsalund
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    I searched for a tool to visualize what 1.5m sea rise would look like and I came across this tool from the United States' NOAA. It's imperfect in that it seems to only simulate the contiguous 48...

    I searched for a tool to visualize what 1.5m sea rise would look like and I came across this tool from the United States' NOAA. It's imperfect in that it seems to only simulate the contiguous 48 states, despite having the entire map projected here, but it still gives a general idea. I presume much the same to happen all around the globe, with island nations being hardest hit. 1.5 meters is no small amount of water. The future is bleak.

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