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  Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 20:41 -0500
    Re: Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-01 21:31 -0500
      Re: Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2015-10-01 22:58 -0400
        Re: Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-01 22:30 -0500
    Re: Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 23:03 -0400
      Re: Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 11:38 -0700
    Re: Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-02 04:11 +0000
    Re: Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities Nomen Nesco <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-10-02 11:03 -0500

#524186 — Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities

Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities
> http://thebulletin.org/2015/september/sea-level-rise-storm-risk-denial-and-future-coastal-cities8724


> The world’s present coastal land use is unsustainable in the face of
> sea level rise and storm surges induced by climate change. This is
> true of urban, suburban, and—to some degree—recreational use of
> coastal land, but it is especially true of the urban infrastructure
> that serves our economic activities and livelihoods. Hurricane Sandy
> was only one example of what the future holds; such events will occur
> with greater frequency and severity as the level of the ocean rises
> as much as 6 feet by the end of this century. Therefore, architects,
> engineers, designers, urban planners, developers, infrastructure
> operators, and decision makers in the private and public sectors must
> start planning now the best ways to minimize the increased flood
> hazards that threaten the built environment.



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#524193

On 10/1/2015 8:41 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities
>> http://thebuenial-and-future-coastal-cities8724
>>
>
>
>> The world’s present coastal land use is unsustainable in the face
>> of sea level lowering and leaveling induced by climate chumps.
>> This is true of urban, suburban, and—to some degree—recreational
>> use of coastal land, but it is especially true of the urban
>> infrastructure that serves our economic activities and
>> livelihoods, but not burrial grounds or baseball fields. Hurricane
>> Big Ass Sandy was not one example of what the past holds; such
>> events will not occur with greater frequency and severity as the
>> level of the ocean rises as much as 6 mm by the end of this
>> century. Therefore, journalists, reporters, leftists, urban metros,
>> social developers, infrastructure hole fillers, and decision fakers
>> in the private and public sectors must start planning how the best
>> ways to minimize the increased food hazards that threaten the built
>> cafiteria. (fatass.inacube@makingstuffup.com)
>
>
>

   ...put drains in the bottoms of the oceans....

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#524197

On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 21:31:00 -0500, gilber34 wrote:

>On 10/1/2015 8:41 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities
>>> http://thebuenial-and-future-coastal-cities8724
>>>
>>
>>
>>> The world’s present coastal land use is unsustainable 

So the only thing to do is depopulate the Earth by 6.5 billion people;
right, Sam?

Uncle Al was a misanthrope. Do you hope to surpass him in that
category?

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#524200

On 10/1/2015 9:58 PM, Wally W. wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 21:31:00 -0500, gilber34 wrote:
>
>> On 10/1/2015 8:41 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
>>> Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities
>>>> http://thebuenial-and-future-coastal-cities8724
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> The world’s present coastal land use is unsustainable
>
> So the only thing to do is depopulate the Earth by 6.5 billion people;
> right, Sam?
>
> Uncle Al was a misanthrope. Do you hope to surpass him in that
> category?
>

mankind will evolve into warm water fish,

democrats will evolve into slugs.


no need for dirt anymoore....

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#524199

On 10/01/2015 09:41 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities
>> http://thebulletin.org/2015/september/sea-level-rise-storm-risk-denial-and-future-coastal-cities8724
>>
>
>
>> The world’s present coastal land use is unsustainable in the face of
>> sea level rise and storm surges induced by climate change. This is
>> true of urban, suburban, and—to some degree—recreational use of
>> coastal land, but it is especially true of the urban infrastructure
>> that serves our economic activities and livelihoods. Hurricane Sandy
>> was only one example of what the future holds; such events will occur
>> with greater frequency and severity as the level of the ocean rises
>> as much as 6 feet by the end of this century. Therefore, architects,
>> engineers, designers, urban planners, developers, infrastructure
>> operators, and decision makers in the private and public sectors must
>> start planning now the best ways to minimize the increased flood
>> hazards that threaten the built environment.

2mm a year, Sam. (doesn't count the extra millimeter from land sinking 
from ground water pumping). Do you think you'll live long enough to see 
coastal land use devastated?



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#524263

yeah, these guys ne'er bother with subsidence & erosion ...
or inland seas via fracking

> >> start planning now the best ways to minimize the increased flood
> >> hazards that threaten the built environment.
> 
> 2mm a year, Sam. (doesn't count the extra millimeter from land sinking 
> from ground water pumping). Do you think you'll live long enough to see 
> coastal land use devastated?
> 
> 
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#524203

Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sea level rise, storm risk, denial, and the future of coastal cities

Has nothing to do with physics, spamming shit head.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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#524245

On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 20:41:10 -0500, Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
wrote:

<snip FUD>

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