00:00Sound the alarms!
00:04Sea level rise is the problem I am here to address today on Mind Astray.
00:09If you are unaware, you are not shrouded by accusations of
00:12coastal cities will be completely underwater by next year,
00:17or we'll all be living in floating cities by next decade.
00:21As repulsive as this sounds, it is not entirely false.
00:25While rising sea levels is a problem that humanity is currently facing,
00:29the implications and timelines are completely imaginary.
00:33We will get to the proposed misinformation down the line,
00:36but first let's establish cold, hard truths.
00:39The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC,
00:42claims the average sea level will rise around 1.4,
00:462.8 feet globally by the year 2100.
00:49You heard that right?
00:51The parallels are the average water levels are rising due to climate change
00:55and is a matter of concern.
00:56Mark my words, one meter of water rise will wreak havoc across every coastal city
01:01and saltwater intrusion.
01:03Incremental inflow of saltwater into freshwater systems.
01:07Floods would only mark the onset of a tortoisesque series of devastation.
01:12Still, that is the reality.
01:13My point of contention here is that the process will be a gradual one over decades and centuries,
01:20unlike the imagined roads of the apocalypse that were time would be the crux.
01:25You could also come across something like,
01:27in a few years, no more dry land will be visible.
01:31This is nothing more than a what-if scenario, though.
01:34Even if we imagine the what-if video being correct in its assumptions,
01:39the sea would go up approximately 70 meters, 230 feet, if all the ice will melt.
01:45It is true that this would be enough to cover a lot of coastal cities,
01:49but it would still be less than the area currently taken up by the countries with the highest peaks.
01:54The video's sole purpose was to present a theoretical extreme case of what might happen in the future
02:01so that the audience would be engaged with the message, not to make a near-term prognosis.
02:07The real threat starts from the long-term and the rising number and strength of the so-called
02:11coastal flooding events.
02:13We have to make the switch from inaccurate information to practical information.
02:17The example solutions that are at our disposal and that have still not been put into practice
02:22are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and finding ways to adapt to new conditions.
02:28In this way, the very next time you happen to see an outrageous headline or video
02:32speaking about the immediate total drowning of the world,
02:35stop and find the science-based facts.
02:38The facts about the rising of the water level being not so sudden but very dangerous
02:42are the ones to be understood in order to be addressed efficiently.
02:46Well, anyway.
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03:03If you notice videos that are overstating the short-term consequences of sea-level rise,
03:07you can provide a voice of reason in a comment and guide the viewers to your video in an unobtrusive way
03:13so they can learn more about the issue.
03:16For example, you may want to say,
03:18Interesting video.
03:19I want to point out that while the problem of sea-level rise is serious,
03:24the current predictions suggest that its most critical impacts will come further in the future.
03:29Check out my latest video on Mind Astray for a clear understanding of the real science
03:35and also to get an understanding of the timelines in the years to come if you are interested.
03:40Rather than using one of the heavy-handed methods,
03:43you are correcting gently and directing viewers to your channel for trusted info.
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