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Fossil discovery in Greenland ice stuns and worries scientists: "Don't buy a beach house" (www.earth.com)

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“We now have direct evidence that not only was the ice gone, but that plants and insects were living there,”...Near‑complete melting of Greenland’s ice over the next centuries to a few millennia would lead to some 23 feet of sea‑level rise.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for phrasing that well

I gave a friend who said something like this and I didn’t find the words to respond. Anyway, he moved to Florida near the shore so asked if he was worried about insurance, flooding, or even being able to sell the house if sea levels rise too much. He replied that he looked at the flood and storm projections for his expected remaining life and decided he was ok. Since he has no descendants, he doesn’t care if the house loses value or it becomes uninsurable