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breckenridgeback t1_j6oomo9 wrote

Reply to comment by Viv3210 in Eli5: when will oceans actually start rising? by Just_a_happy_artist

> The follow-up question is: why don’t “we” see that yet?

We do see it. It has consequences along the coasts everywhere in the world.

The reason it's not, like, submerging entire continents is that most land is more than 9 inches above sea level.

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OculusArcana t1_j6p4qe6 wrote

This is BULLSHIT! I want my beachfront property in Nevada YESTERDAY!! Somebody get me Lex Luthor on the phone!!!

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breckenridgeback t1_j6p4uvk wrote

I regret to inform you that the Nevada desert is at an elevation of about 4000 feet.

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elkarion t1_j6pgra8 wrote

We're hoping for water to hydralicly split the fault line off so Cali leaves sooner. We need to start filling that sucker now.

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Spadeninja t1_j6p5hit wrote

I’ve got a beach house I can sell you in Idaho

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