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The original was posted on /r/collapse by /u/poop-machines on 2024-09-11 23:12:31+00:00.

Whe we talk about sea level rise, there seems to be this misconception that the sea will slowly move inland, eating the earth as it goes. This assumption also comes with the idea that we could just build walls to prevent this from happening, but it’s sadly not the case.

As the ocean warms, it will evaporate much more. This will cause much more rain. Areas that were previously not flood plains will become flood plains. Other areas inland will face drought. It will cause extremes. Our weather has been perfectly in balance for the past few centuries, and we are finally beginning to realise that this is not necessarily the norm.

This is where inland water will come from as water levels rise. We will see massive rainstorms that flood land. Massive floods will increase in number rapidly as the water gets hotter, especially as there is less mixing as a result of currents bringing cool water up to the surface.

We are already seeing bizzare floods the size of countries, like in Pakistan. We are at the stage where the floods can evaporate away. Soon enough, the floods will be here to stay. And even then people won’t recognise the predicament we are in, assuming it’s temporary.