re: #624 Salamantis

Oh, c’mon; if all of the ice on the planet melted, the global sea level would only rise several feet. 7/8 of sea ice displaces water anyway.

There are significant portions of the world that are within a few feet of sea level.

Like the 160,000,000 people living in bangladesh

Yes, they could displace to Siberia or whatever, but massive population displacements usually end with a lot of chaos and people dying. Not to add that even once it warms, it can take around 500 years for soil to ‘mature’ properly, meaning that Siberia will remain a barren wasteland- it will merely be a slightly warmer wasteland.