[MCN] The world we've handed to the young: Sea level rise 15-20 feet within lifetime of today's kids: “misery on a global scale.”

[Lance Olsen]

A draft of a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says rising sea levels and warming waters <https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/10/the-worlds-oceans-are-poised-to-unleash-misery-on-a-global-scale/> are about to unleash “misery on a global scale.”  The final report is scheduled to be published on September 25. It warns that ocean levels could rise by several feet before the end of this century.

But Richard Alley, a noted climate scientist with a specialty in glaciers and ice sheets, warns the IPCC prediction may be greatly understated. He foresees the possibility that sea levels will rise 15 to 20 feet within the lifetime of our children and grandchildren. Here’s a video of a Skype call he did with two other climate scientists last year.

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/13/15-to-20-foot-sea-level-rise-possible-sooner-rather-than-later/ <https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/13/15-to-20-foot-sea-level-rise-possible-sooner-rather-than-later/>

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On August 21, 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported that “…many scientists say deep emissions cuts are necessary … to prevent … dangerous consequences of global warming,” and concluded that,  "Getting from here to there would require a massive economic shift.”

There’s likely been no better summary of the Green New Deal’s basic rationale. In just these few words, the Journal succinctly stated a dangerous trend of rising emissions, identified how to turn it around, and did that 10 years before the Sunrise Movement caught the attention of newly elected US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

https://mountainjournal.org/green-new-deal-faces-uphill-fight-in-wyoming-and-montana-coal-country

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