Dredge writes:
If "global warming" were causing alarming rises in sea levels, two countries especially would be screaming blue bloody murder - the Netherlands and Bangladesh. But what do we hear from them? Sweet bugger-all.
You're not thinking straight.
1. The Netherlands have been dealing with sea levels for centuries. They're waaaaaay ahead of us in the game. Instead of waiting for them to whine about it you should be looking to them for solutions.
2. Bangladesh is a poor country. It can't afford to do anything about rising sea levels. All you're likely to hear from them is about more deaths.
3. I live more than a thousand miles from the ocean at an altitude of about 1800 feet. We grow a lot of wheat and canola around here and we have a small population so we export most of it. If the oceans rise by just a couple of feet, the port facilities in Vancouver will require a lot of rebuilding, which will cost billions. That will take a big bite out of our wheat and canola revenues.
Everybody ie affected, if not directly, then indirectly.
"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"
-- Lucky Ned Pepper