• FundMECFS@lemmy.cafe
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    1 month ago

    I did a deep dive into this. The worst is gonna be in a couple hundred years. Even if we magically stop emitting CO2. large ice masses take a long time to adapt to new temperatures

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      29 days ago

      Actually, recent studies show the west antarctic ice sheet has already crossed tipping points and could add 1-2 meters within this century, not just in “a couple hundred years” as the thermal intertia you mentioned is being overcome by ocean currents undercutting the glacers.

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        29 days ago

        No that will happen in a century. What Imm saying is it will be even worse in a couple hundred years.