We may be headed for an ice apocalypse which could result in the flooding of coastal cities before the end of this century. Glaciers in Antarctica may break and release ice, exposing taller cliffs, resulting in faster melting.
[...] A wholesale collapse of Pine Island and Thwaites would set off a catastrophe. Giant icebergs would stream away from Antarctica like a parade of frozen soldiers. All over the world, high tides would creep higher, slowly burying every shoreline on the planet, flooding coastal cities and creating hundreds of millions of climate refugees.
(Score: 2) by Virindi on Monday November 27 2017, @02:59PM
That neglects the historical and cultural value of existing neighborhoods.
But of course it would make sense for properties that need protection to pay the lion's share of the costs of that protection.