Alastair McDonald wrote:
>
> James, can you see a net advantage from rising sea levels?
>
I think it's hard to see a direct benefit from that, apart from the few who
find that their land becomes prime waterfront real estate. (No, I don't really
suggest that as a sensible answer.) The generic extropian response (that
challenges drive development) still stands, though. Before you (all) dismiss
that too rapidly, bear in mind that this is one of the arguments that people
use in support of mitigation - that some serious R&D in the area of
low(no)-carbon energy and energy efficiency would bring great economic and
technological advances, meaning the overall costs of such a strategy may be
much lower than we think.
If sea level rise is a problem, would sea level fall be good? More land, less
need for coastal defence...or you going to claim that we are we optimally
adapted to this year's sea level, even in areas which were settled and
developed many years ago when sea levels were different?
James
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