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To: Old_Sparky who wrote (6719)	3/20/2024 2:48:26 PM
From: LoneClone	of 7195

Notice that I never use the term 'global warming'. which I consider inaccurate. But on a forum about extreme weather and its economic implications, it is impossible these days to ignore the effects of climate change as they get reported every day. The reason I mention Miami so much in terms of ocean level rise is that is the example that resonates with those of us in the US and Canada, plus the effects on Miami have already been felt for some years now. It's easy to find coverage. And of course, what makes Miami, and Miami Beach in particular, so vulnerable to the ocean is the hurricanes, which also are increasing in intensity due to the ongoing rise in SSTs. Experience tells us that once salt water makes an incursion, it is likely game over. You'll never get rid of it. Yes, the Dutch reclaimed much of Holland from the ocean but that would be much more difficult today due to the rise in ocean levels and the increasing intensity of post-tropical storms that are starting to make to Holland. There are of course other places that are at even worse risk from ocean level rise, such as coastal India and Bangladesh and parts of Southeast Asia, which are also areas where cyclones have been increasing in number and intensity. Here in Vancouver we are not so much at risk for two reasons: 1) no tropical storms; 2) the land generally rises steeply from the ocean. But there are areas where we are already dealing with the effects of ocean level rise, like the famed seawall around Stanley Park, which is going to have to be moved before long, and there are some low lying suburbs like Richmond that are also having to bulk up their defences against the oceanic incursions. I'll be seeing my favourite farmer on the weekend so I can find out how badly his grapevines were affected by the unprecedented freeze in January that wiped out almost all of this year's crop of wine grapes in BC. I sure hope his table grape vines are more robust than the wine grapes vines proved to be. I just heard a news report covering BC government kicking in with financial help to support the planting on varieties of wine grapes that are most resistant to the cold snaps that are coming along with the current warming trend in the climate. LC

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