Another article how the Antarctic ice shelves are melting

[pixy0stix]

And at a faster pace than previously expected. www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarcticas-collapse-could-begin-even-sooner-than-anticipated/

Subtitled - sell your coastal property cause it's toast. There's no way cities can build climate change mitigations fast enough to face this.

[underwaterrhymes]

Thank you for always sharing these. They make my heart race and I hate how helpless I feel, but I appreciate you sharing them.

[pixy0stix]

Oct 20, 2022 18:37:45 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Thank you for always sharing these. They make my heart race and I hate how helpless I feel, but I appreciate you sharing them.

I feel helpless as well. People buying property within the zones aren't going to see those houses last the length of their 30 year mortgage. Or hell, even a 15 year mortgage.

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 20, 2022 19:39:16 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Oct 20, 2022 18:37:45 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Thank you for always sharing these. They make my heart race and I hate how helpless I feel, but I appreciate you sharing them.

I feel helpless as well. People buying property within the zones aren't going to see those houses last the length of their 30 year mortgage. Or hell, even a 15 year mortgage.

It’s really upsetting. We had the knowledge and ability to do something about this and instead we chose corporate and government greed over humanity.

[sonrisa]

Thank you. This article was fascinating and led me down such a rabbit hole.

[sonrisa]

Oct 20, 2022 19:39:16 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Oct 20, 2022 18:37:45 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Thank you for always sharing these. They make my heart race and I hate how helpless I feel, but I appreciate you sharing them.

I feel helpless as well. People buying property within the zones aren't going to see those houses last the length of their 30 year mortgage. Or hell, even a 15 year mortgage.

This is an issue in a neighboring town.

A chunk of it was built on landfill and is sea level with little boat docks. The rest of the town is elevated on what was an island. (the fill connects the island to the mainland). There is a ballot measure up to create infrastructure to protect the lower lying houses, and also the access road onto the island. Some of very next-door vocal island dwellers just want enough work to protect their road and utilities infrastructure and have the flat landers cover the rest. (None of this is ocean front - it's all on a calm portion of the SF bay so weather alone doesn't threaten homes. No waves, just tide).

Sure, if you bought in 1960, you didn't anticipate this. But if you bought this century, WTF did you think was going to happen? And I am baffled that people still keep buying the ridiculously expensive houses. (there are currently 7 houses for sale in the flats ranging from $7-20 Million.)