re: #11 Mich-again

China already has a bad problem with that. And I’m guessing parts of Australia too. But if global warming continues unabated, won’t there be an overall rise in sea levels? I’m not sure exactly what the prognosis is for the areas on the globe that will undergo desertification in light of the rising sea levels. I’m guessing desertification will seem like a minor problem when the alternative is being underwater.

Only low lying areas would flood, including unfortunately many heavily populated areas. Other inland areas that are now fertile could become arid with the loss of glacial melts and other such changes. The resulting desertification would be very destabilising if it occurred in “bread basket” farming regions.