NOAA Administrator On Dramatic Sea Level Rise: “Failing To Plan Is Planning To Fail”

A new NOAA report found that sea levels will rise, on average, by another foot of water by the year 2050, with the potential for a far greater rise by 2100. Richard Spinrad, NOAA Administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere tells Ali Velshi that this dramatic sea level rise calls for dramatic action. “Now is the time to start making changes to code.”

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[elainedaprano]

Dutch experts were going to help Miami developers come up with a plan 8 years ago, but Rick Scott refused to even meet with them.

[rgwak]

"Yeah but, it's still cold in the winter so global warming isn't a thing." - republicans

[aCleverFishingPun]

Coastal home owners should be on their own. We’ve been warning them for the past 40 years. They didn’t want to listen so they can deal with their own losses

[xpjzdhy]

The numbers aren't all that shocking, Ari. We've been warned about climate change by the most intelligent scientists for decades. We chose to allow polluters to reap and share their short term profits. Who needs a house or an electrical grid when you have a high performing 401k?

Retirement should be interesting!

[rayturp]

How much land will be unfarmable because of saltwater pushing into the water table?

[donnewton]

Republicans in 2022: "Fake News!"
Republicans in 2030: "What's with all this water under my Mercedes?"
Republicans in 2050: "Do you see what those Democrats did ignoring climate change?"

[poigmhahon]

Putting developments in floodplains is idiocy & always has been. Leave the wetlands as wetlands.

[evelynmurphy]

Everyone knew this was going to happen.!! The only ones that didn’t are the ones in charge of doing something about it.!!!SHAMEFUL.!!!

[earthrider]

Stop permits in low lying areas.
Start mass relocation areas.
Agricultural areas in higher ground.
Solar on all structures.
Pipe water to the west coast from flood zones.
Hundreds of ways to adjust.
Good luck to us all.

[mountainfisher]

Greedy Republican Corporate Denial Will Doom Us All.

[lindahoganson]

When levels rise over San Francisco coastal areas, the inland levels of sea water rise will destroy multiple life forms.

[Me]

I feel that always making these predictions for 25-30 years out…is why humans don’t take this seriously enough. Somehow the urgency gets lost. Too many things to worry about between now and then for most people.

[plentyofpaper]

1600BC: Noah: Hey guys... a huge flood is coming. We need to get to work and prepare.
2022: NOAA: Hey guys... remember last time?

[carlosspeicywiener]

I have a solid plan. I live on top of the Rockies and the sea would have to rise approximately 5, 353 feet just to get here. I think I'm gonna be fine.

[lauralafauve]

Good information, well presented. Thank you.

[Georgia-Vic]

Now is the time to move from your doomed coastal home and to your new, safe mountain home like I did! 😒😕

[danboyd]

Do you have real-estate on the Coast?
Not for long.

We'll start to see Cities like Miami, New York, and Boston flood to the point of being uninhabitable. Salt Water intrusion will destroy concrete and brick construction.

[Hjfvvdst]

Florida's west coast was 60 miles out into the gulf in the 1500s. It was 60 miles of forest. It's been on the rise for a while.

[ronkirk]

All the obscenely rich with their waterfront property will expect they rest of us to pay for a seawall to protect their property instead of spending money where it should be spent on the rapid shift to green energy. They're doing it right now by blocking passage of the Build Back Better bill. Completely bass ackward approach.

[lw]

It's easy to get distracted by politics and potential wars, but this is a crisis.