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The heating ocean and melting ice, a hallmark of the evolving climate crisis, are causing seas to rise. (Global average sea level has risen 21–24 centimeters since 1880. In 2021, global sea level set a new record high—97 mm (3.8 inches) above 1993 levels.)

There are many places where retreat is the becoming the only option, one of these places is Khun Samut Chin, just outside of Bangkok.

Here 1.1km to 2km of land has already been swallowed by the sea.

More here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/01/just-four-pupils-left-how-the-sea-rose-up-on-a-thai-village

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Magda 2y ago

Thank you for sharing this data!

Jac 2y ago

This is concerning, I’m also concerned about the acidification of the oceans caused by increases of atmospheric CO2 concentrations. If the food web collapses the microbes will inherit this planet.

Peter du Toit 2y ago

With your re acidification — and here is where we stand on that front:

“Prior to the Industrial Revolution, average ocean pH was about 8.2. Today, average ocean pH is about 8.1. This might not seem like much of a difference, but the relationship between pH and acidity is not direct. Each decrease of one pH unit is a ten-fold increase in acidity. This means that the acidity of the ocean today, on average, is about 25% greater than it was during preindustrial times.” (https://www.epa.gov/ocean-acidification/understanding-science-ocean-and-coastal-acidification#:~:text=Solutions%20with%20low%20pH%20are,ocean%20pH%20is%20about%208.1.)

Jac 2y ago

Yep. At least hydrogen sulfide gas poisoning is a stinky but relatively pleasant way to die.