Ocean level rise or the big freeze on half the planet?

[Greynomad]

From today’s ABC News Online:

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[T1 Terry]

From today’s ABC News Online:
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This is the link that NP posted as well Ray. Combining Bruce's interactive map https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-n ... C137.71311 with this prediction within the ABC's piece on the Antarctic researches catastrophic sea level rise

"The East Antarctic ice sheet alone holds enough water to raise global sea levels by approximately 50 metres if completely melted.

Cooktown would be a diving site and a trip to the top would be an island hopping exercise. Basically, the Australian mainland wouldn't be an island nation, it would a nation of islands.
Forget about other countries buying up Australian property for food security, all the mines we have dug out as a nation would be full of water and agriculture would need to be established along the Nullabour. To get from the remains of the eastern seaboard to the remains of the WA, you'd need to go via Mt Isa if you didn't want to take a ferry across where Lake Eyre linked to Port Augusta .... basically, things wouldn't be real flash for a lot of people

T1 Terry

[Greynomad]

T1,
That was AGES ago!
I have trouble remembering what I did before lunch today…

At least, after reading the researchers’ findings, I can take comfort from the fact that Rutherglen is 157m above (current) sea level.
The Son-&-Heir, on the other hand, is living FOUR metres above sea level. He may have to retire to the Dandenong Hills… which will probably be a “desirable waterfront destination” by then!

ps. It seems that Albo is hedging his bets. His new $4.1m weekender is on top of a high cliff…

[T1 Terry]

Had another close up look at Bruce's map, Mannum Lookout itself would be 1 mtr under water, the workshop yard would be water front property

T1 Terry

[BruceS]

Well ..... if it wasn't the ABC, the various Gov's & the CSIRO I'd be listening.
Tell you what ..... all of you better sell out quick & head for the hills but can I have first offer?
Since it's going to be metres (or fathoms) under water real soon I'll be interested in anything around $10 a block.

[supersparky]

Do you think it will be a slowly progressive type of thing that we will see coming, or will it be a big tsunami type event?
If an ice shelf eventually snaps off, that the boffins have concerns about, will it be days, weeks, months or years before we see a result ? Or will it be overnight and we'll just wake up one morning to find that we all drowned in our sleep?

[jon_d]

Or will it be overnight and we'll just wake up one morning to find that we all drowned in our sleep?

Bruce, can I come an stay at your place?... actually, Bruce, you do look a little like The Mariner.... be careful of those compost heaps.

[native pepper]

Do you think it will be a slowly progressive type of thing that we will see coming, or will it be a big tsunami type event?
If an ice shelf eventually snaps off, that the boffins have concerns about, will it be days, weeks, months or years before we see a result ? Or will it be overnight and we'll just wake up one morning to find that we all drowned in our sleep?

Don't think they know, they originally predicted it would happen next century, may not happen for years or decades and more than likely over a period of years. That's a lot of ice slipping into the sea and if it did happen suddenly it would probably make a big noise and a big wave. More than likely if it happened and reasonable speed we would see it each tide, just like we see the big spring tides down here where each tide gets higher and higher until it reaches its peak. But in this case the tides wouldn't recede, just get higher.

If it does happen soon, we may also see faster melting of other glaciers around the world melting as fast. Who knows, all we can do is guess until it actually happens and most of us probably won't be around to see the outcome. Wonder of they have reality TV in hell, then could watch it with all my friends.

[T1 Terry]

Do you think it will be a slowly progressive type of thing that we will see coming, or will it be a big tsunami type event?
If an ice shelf eventually snaps off, that the boffins have concerns about, will it be days, weeks, months or years before we see a result ? Or will it be overnight and we'll just wake up one morning to find that we all drowned in our sleep?

Don't think they know, they originally predicted it would happen next century, may not happen for years or decades and more than likely over a period of years. That's a lot of ice slipping into the sea and if it did happen suddenly it would probably make a big noise and a big wave. More than likely if it happened and reasonable speed we would see it each tide, just like we see the big spring tides down here where each tide gets higher and higher until it reaches its peak. But in this case the tides wouldn't recede, just get higher.

If it does happen soon, we may also see faster melting of other glaciers around the world melting as fast. Who knows, all we can do is guess until it actually happens and most of us probably won't be around to see the outcome. Wonder if they have reality TV in hell, then could watch it with all my friends.

...... on a giant screen that wrapped around .... or even those mask things they wear that projects it straight into your eyes ...... you are paralysed and can't rip it off or move to something you could use to dislodge it ..... and it ran 24/7 on never ending repeats ...... yeah, that would be hell alright .... if you wish that on your friends NP, I hope I never get on your bad side

T1 Terry

[T1 Terry]

Or will it be overnight and we'll just wake up one morning to find that we all drowned in our sleep?

Bruce, can I come an stay at your place?... actually, Bruce, you do look a little like The Mariner.... be careful of those compost heaps.

Bruce might be able to bring the houseboat to your place in Taggerty Jon. All that extra water will make steaming up to Albury fairly easy, call in past Ray's place, then catch the rapids as they flow down off the end of the world .... or Melbourne as the locals like to call it

T1 Terry