Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First
This article is kind of infuriating. Just bring the facts up and talk about them, instead of describing people. I think this is one of the more critical parts (along with the stuff about water supply getting contaminated):<p>&gt; Barring a stupendous reversal in greenhouse gas emissions, the rising Atlantic will cover much of Miami by the end of this century. The economic effects will be devastating: Zillow Inc. estimates that six feet of sea-level rise would put a quarter of Miami’s homes underwater.<p>However, nowhere in the article does it say a six feet rise will happen at the end of the century. So is that actually going to happen? How many models project this and how many don&#x27;t? What is the &quot;stupendous reversal&quot; required in real terms? What are the options to combat this? Would a giant sea wall work?<p>If you come at this from the angle of &quot;climate change is a myth&quot; the entire article reads as fluff. This makes it basically impossible to convince people that this is a real issue that needs to be dealt with. The sensationalist title distances people from the issue even further (it is sensational because the article doesn&#x27;t present any evidence that Miami will be underwater soon).