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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday July 09 2019, @09:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the beachfront-property-in-Nevada dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

THE CALIFORNIA COAST GREW AND PROSPERED during a remarkable moment in history when the sea was at its tamest. But the mighty Pacific, unbeknownst to all, was nearing its final years of a calm but unusual cycle that had lulled dreaming settlers into a false sense of endless summer.

Elsewhere, Miami has been drowning, Louisiana shrinking, North Carolina's beaches disappearing like a time lapse with no ending. While other regions grappled with destructive waves and rising seas, the West Coast for decades was spared by a rare confluence of favorable winds and cooler water. This "sea level rise suppression," as scientists call it, went largely undetected. Blinded from the consequences of a warming planet, Californians kept building right to the water's edge.

But lines in the sand are meant to shift. In the last 100 years, the sea rose less than 9 inches in California. By the end of this century, the surge could be greater than 9 feet.

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  • (Score: 2) by Fluffeh on Tuesday July 09 2019, @10:09PM

    by Fluffeh (954) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday July 09 2019, @10:09PM (#865184) Journal

    where's the heresy mod?

    Right next to the "The Emperor Protects!" button?

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