Originally posted by @wildgrass
I'm guessing the information comes from hyperbolic nonsense published by tabloid websites looking for clicks. They write provocative headlines like "London will be underwater in DECADES", but then when you read the article any critical thinker would instantly notice that none of their references say this. The actual science is nuanced.
So let's nuance it a little further.
If the dire predictions aren't as dire as suggested, why would the topic even be considered?
The U.S. Naval Academy, JFK Airport, the Jefferson Memorial and President Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate all could be underwater by the year 2100.
That's the doomsday prediction of a worst-case scenario of sea levels rising out of control by the end of the century, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Climate Central, a non-profit environmental research group
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/04/27/water-water-everywhere-your-neighborhood-underwater-2100/100987622/
That's from a year ago, so maybe they've backed off of it since then.
USA Today gleaned their information from this report:
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/publications/techrpt83_Global_and_Regional_SLR_Scenarios_for_the_US_final.pdf
I'm not aware of NOAA's credibility or competence in the scheme of things, but it's abundantly clear that that panel of people want others to think catastrophe is on its way... well, that it's actually already here, even if all the actual bad stuff hasn't really hit just yet.
Maybe the banks are just hoping for the best, you think?