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Bill Gates: Miami's beaches will be all gone because of climate change

Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:08 pm
Posted by tiggerthetooth
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Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:08 pm
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“There will be places near the ocean [that] the sea-level rise will completely wipe out,” Gates told me. “You know, like Miami won’t look anything like it does today. Those beaches will be all gone.”



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Well, it’s fairly gradual, it gets worse every year. You know already in Miami you have periods where the water is coming up when you get the right weather conditions. And so, every year, the ocean will just get higher and higher. And by the end of the century, that’s very, very dramatic,” he told me.



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“I love the beaches in Miami, you know, biking, walking, it’s so beautiful, and all the energy of people there,” he added. “And I think, wow, that won’t be there. You know, it’s kind of a sad thing. It’s not the highest on the list of bad things from climate change, but it makes it something that we can relate to.”



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There will be increasingly stronger hurricanes, floods, wildfires and extreme droughts, mass migrations, economic crises and deaths from natural disasters. By 2050, climate change is likely to be just as deadly as COVID-19, and by 2100 it could be five times as deadly, he says.



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Unless we dramatically increase efforts to reduce climate change — beyond the ambitious gas-emission reduction goals of the 190-country Paris Climate Change Accord — the world faces a “climate disaster,” Gates says.


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Expanding current sources of green energy, such as wind and solar, will not suffice, he says. That’s because these energy sources are intermittent. The wind doesn’t always blow. The sun doesn’t always shine. And we have not yet invented affordable batteries that can store enough clean energies.



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In addition, the Paris Accord’s goals are too modest to solve the problem, Gates says, adding that the only sensible goal is to reduce emissions to near zero by 2050.

He compares existing global agreements to reduce the effects of climate change to a bathtub that is slowly filling up with water: Even if you slow the flow to a trickle, the tub eventually will overflow.






Posted by Higgysmalls
Ft Lauderdale
Member since Jun 2016
6524 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:10 pm to
Ole bill is just throwing shite against the wall these days, he has something to say about everything
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
29738 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:10 pm to
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I love the beaches in Miami, you know, biking, walking, it’s so beautiful, and all the energy of people there,”


Imagine this sweater wearing goober checking out the vibe and the ladies in South Beach .

He needs to go away.
Posted by Yellerhammer5
Member since Oct 2012
10854 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:11 pm to
The beaches aren't going anywhere, they'll just be in Hialeah.
Posted by Sponge
Member since Nov 2018
3838 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:12 pm to
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Well, it’s fairly gradual, it gets worse every year.

Does it now?
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
32684 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:12 pm to
They said in the 90s that it would all be gone by now.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:13 pm to
Posted by James11111
Walnut Creek
Member since Jul 2020
4732 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:15 pm to
Where is the proof of work?
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:15 pm to
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By 2050, climate change is likely to be just as deadly as COVID-19


So there's a 99.998% chance we'll survive.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
30537 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:15 pm to
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By 2050, climate change is likely to be just as deadly as COVID-19


Whew, for a minute there I thought we might be in danger.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
55499 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:16 pm to
Yeah. I've heard this one before, Bill.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:16 pm to
Oh well, in 2 billion years they will be gone anyways.
Posted by GardenDistrictTiger
Fort Worth
Member since Sep 2020
2480 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:20 pm to
Yes, Miami beaches will look different in several decades, just like every other place in the world. The environment is changing and has been forever.

Gates is wrong here.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
22539 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:22 pm to
Can someone smack the shite out of Bill and get him to stfu. The man has enough money and not enough smarts to really frick some shite up. Just retire and enjoy your money, leave people and the world alone.
Posted by gizmothepug
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2015
6784 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:23 pm to
It seems like my 40 year old self has heard this before.
Posted by ItNeverRains
37069
Member since Oct 2007
25941 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:23 pm to
Dude is trying to convince himself he has to release a deadly virus to save the world.
Posted by BurlesonCountyAg
Member since Jan 2014
3023 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:25 pm to
We should do as he says. He is smart and wears glasses.
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
69381 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:26 pm to
How much of this pollution comes from mass producing machines with his operating system on it?

frick these people and the jets they flew in on.
Posted by BamaCoaster
God's Gulf
Member since Apr 2016
5346 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:27 pm to
I have an insurance agency along the gulf coast and insure properties from Key West to Galveston. I consider myself up to date on all things insurance. I read several articles a week about the future of insurance, operations of carriers, etc. I am yet to come across a single article detailing the perils of coastal property insurance. Not one.
Posted by NYCAuburn
TD Platinum Membership/SECr Sheriff
Member since Feb 2011
57002 posts
Posted on 2/20/21 at 8:29 pm to
Between all of his yachts, cars, infrastructure for businesses, etc.. gates carbon footprint is probably equal to at least a million or more in this country...
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