the economics of climate change will hit us sooner or later. the deal done with Tuvalu is just the start of dealing with sea level rise. See too Saibai Island in the Torres Strait where ocean currents are funnelled into a narrow gap between PNG and Cape York. this is where rising sea levels are most pronounced and visible.
"Greenland's ice melt is of particular concern, as the ancient ice sheet holds enough water to raise sea levels by at least 6 metres if it were to melt away entirely.
"A study of a thousand glaciers in the area showed the rate of melting has entered a new phase over the last two decades, Anders Anker Bjørk, assistant professor at the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at the University of Copenhagen, told Reuters.
the glacial melt is really just getting underway. Greenland and Antarctic glaciers hold most of the water that will raise the sea level to begin inundation of continental coastal locations.
this will damage places like Brisbane, Darwin, Sydney more than western or southern locations. the cost of the damage will be difficult but will be enormous.
