Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Disappearing Islands

The Solomon Islands are going under.  :(  This kind of thing has been predicted for some time, and poses a serious threat to island nations.

Meanwhile over in Terramagne, climate change is not as bad as here because people have done more to ameliorate it, but it's still a threat.  Hence the Republic of the Maldives seeking people with superpowers to help keep it above the waves.

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  • 7 comments
siliconshaman

siliconshaman

May 8 2016, 20:59:50 UTC 5 years ago

and there are still people who deny it's happening... Meantime, the Philippines [on behalf of the pacific nations] are bringing a class action suit against Exxon, BP, Shell and other oil companies, claiming that climate change violates their civil rights and they are culpably negligent having known about it for 45 years.

Interesting times we live in...
technoshaman

technoshaman

May 8 2016, 21:56:24 UTC 5 years ago

I hope they rip Big Oil to shreds and put the C-level people's heads on pikes, as a reminder to the next ten generations that some power is not worth the price (pun intentional).
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

May 8 2016, 22:27:02 UTC 5 years ago

I have heard of several similar lawsuits. I think they have a low chance of success, as money tends to buy freedom from consequences, but I wish them well.

siliconshaman

Re: Yes...

siliconshaman

May 8 2016, 22:32:03 UTC 5 years ago

Money buys insulation from the reality of consequences. But even the best insulation eventually burns through...
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

May 8 2016, 22:43:24 UTC 5 years ago

Money can protect people from legal and social consequences, and sadly, that is all that many of them care about. Without these prompt consequences, rich people and corporations tend to continue doing what pleases them.

Physical consquences are different. No matter how much you ignore the facts, they do not stop being true. Burning fossil fuels generates a lot of heat; heat melts ice; meltwater raises ocean levels; islands are going under and coastlines are eroding. That's the pesky thing about facts.

I should perhaps have gone into more detail earlier.
siliconshaman

Re: Yes...

siliconshaman

May 9 2016, 11:40:47 UTC 5 years ago

Yeah, I know... what I meant was, their money can only protect them so far. Once the physical consequences become painfully obvious and affect a very large number of people, then there will be more of a public will to bring to account those responsible, and once that demand is strident enough, no amount of money will protect them.

Although, the fact that the rich tend to buy tropical islands, or put their money in banks there, which are then going to be badly affected by rising sea levels is just a nice touch of irony.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

May 9 2016, 18:00:08 UTC 5 years ago

>>Once the physical consequences become painfully obvious and affect a very large number of people, then there will be more of a public will to bring to account those responsible, and once that demand is strident enough, no amount of money will protect them.<<

I've seen one account of an executive firing people en masse. They turned into a mob and attacked him. Security barely got him out alive. It's an early sign. Later versions get ... messier.

>> Although, the fact that the rich tend to buy tropical islands, or put their money in banks there, which are then going to be badly affected by rising sea levels is just a nice touch of irony. <<

LOL yes. Especially when they also put their boltholes there.