NYC Is Sinking 1-2mm every year (an inch every 12-24 years)

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42 minutes ago, Better Day said:

The species that will exist in 1000 years simply will not be homosapiens who would probably eat us in our current state. 

Now I know why we need warning labels.

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4 hours ago, Illuminati said:

A disaster, where will the rats go

to Chicago?

 

anyway, they will have tall Skyscrapers that will stretch out of the water and use boats instead of taxis like Venice

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7 hours ago, nkta said:

So, how soon will it disappear under water at current pace?

I mean if it got submerged it would be cuz of rising sea levels not the sinking itself. As someone pointed out centuries for the sinking itself but sea level is rising much faster than the sinking so submersion wouldn't take 1000 years, probably more like a few decades

 

But even this is hard to give a time frame as it's not clear cut. It's not like all of NYC is the exact same elevation therefore there isn't going to be a specific year where all of it is suddenly under the ocean from one year to the next. It would be gradual with some areas submerged and others not

 

Secondly given NYC importance, it's likely to be have protection built just like New Orleans so that the city remains if sea level goes above it

 

And hopefully they build better levers and walls than in new Orleans 

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10 hours ago, Better Day said:

Well, I won’t have children and not even from the US. 

There's other ppl u know

[Mother of Puppies 36,615]

The earth is like a rotten apple on a kitchen counter.

 

Or let's say... the earth will take back what is theirs - but humanity will be extinct some day just like the dinosaurs.

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6 hours ago, ControversiaGa said:

Probably more than another 1000 years 

not soon enough 🥲 (I’m from New York!)

[Better Day 5,766]

25 minutes ago, Economy said:

There's other ppl u know

Well, the descendants of these people will share absolutely no DNA with the people of that day. Nobody should worry about 1000 years time. 

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The Super Mario Brothers can save it.

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2 hours ago, nkta said:

not soon enough 🥲 (I’m from New York!)

I live here now ! Hahaha

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With the obligatory seawall incoming NYC is slowly turning into a real life Gotham City and I love that for her. Such a vibe

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wish it were florida instead lmao

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i wanna see desantis underwater

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or texas 

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i hope NYC does something to combat this

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this is joes fault