Sea Level Rise Can't Be Stopped

Well, for one, in the US alone, more than half the population [noaa.gov] lives in a coastal area.

Even if just 10 percent are directly affected, that's still a large number of people.

In the US, can you imagine all the lawsuits and politics about how to move people, does the government have the right to do it, does the government have the obligation to do it, and who is going to pay for it?

For countries like Indonesia that are mostly islands, or in countries or areas that are largely below sea level, this could result in a major loss of housing and usable land.

Anything that changes ocean patterns could affect shipping and fishing, both of which would be major blows to the global and regional economies. If we lose major fish populations, that will increase food prices, and if shipping becomes riskier, that will affect the price of virtually everything.

It's a lot more than avoiding getting wet.

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/ZH5U37ADqsw/sea-level-rise-cant-be-stopped

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