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minus-squareHubertManne ( HubertManne@piefed.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agowow. an inch every four years about and the rate is still rising. So a foot in 48 years which might sound long but its no longer oh that is beyond my lifetime type of thing.
minus-squarephil_dissonance ( phil_dissonance@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoOne main point is also: this is not a linear function. So ober 48 years you won’t get 48 x 0.23". The rise accelerates as climate change accelerates.
minus-squareHubertManne ( HubertManne@piefed.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoyeah and we are about half a foot as it stands so within 20 years should be there if not sooner. We already see so many effects were we are at now.
wow. an inch every four years about and the rate is still rising. So a foot in 48 years which might sound long but its no longer oh that is beyond my lifetime type of thing.
One main point is also: this is not a linear function. So ober 48 years you won’t get 48 x 0.23". The rise accelerates as climate change accelerates.
yeah and we are about half a foot as it stands so within 20 years should be there if not sooner. We already see so many effects were we are at now.