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[deleted] t1_j5nhqq1 wrote

Reply to comment by Ordie100 in Long Wharf Submerged 1/23/23 by TuggieBoi420

10 feet is the worst case prediction, assuming continued CO2 pollution at 2020 levels. In that case, Boston is a goner.

All it will take is the end of the Thwaites glacier, which is collapsing at a rate about 15x faster than expected.

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guisar t1_j5nncxt wrote

It's like the Midwest, instead of recognizing our existential threats, we ignore them until our irrelevance leaves us feeling like we're not missing anything anyway.

People are just waiting until (and after, look at FL) insurance isn't available to cover them. Then there will be a HUGE and subsidized movement to higher ground. We are, overall, neither that smart nor comfortable with change, no matter how inevitable.

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[deleted] t1_j5nnfdx wrote

Yep. It’s easier to downvote in 2023 and say “don’t say ‘I told you so’” in 2033 than to recognize reality.

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moj85 t1_j5om441 wrote

im excited for when my property 20 miles inland becomes waterfront property!!

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[deleted] t1_j5oy4ox wrote

100 year old Cape, 800 square feet, great shape, near Natick Beach. Only $940K!

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