Mar-A-Douchebag And Its Exquisite Vulnerability To Rising Seas

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In South Florida, scientists are warning public officials to plan for nearly 7 feet or more of sea level rise by the end of the century, a nightmare prospect that would effectively drown most of Palm Beach and make Mar-a-Lago a kind of Atlantis. For the Buffs, who settled here after visiting regularly for three decades, the dangers of rising seas are far from hypothetical. “It’s very real — we’re witnessing it,” said George Buff, 54, who revamped his home’s drainage system after the couple bought the property four years ago. “I’m concerned about the future of the island. I live it every day.”

The Buffs and other neighbors hope Trump recognizes the potential peril as well, especially to his crescent-shaped, Mediterranean-style villa a block away. Called Mar-a-Lago because it extends from the ocean to the lake, the landmark is especially vulnerable to the climate change the president-elect derides.

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The climate treaty signed in Paris in 2015 by the United States, China, and more than 190 other nations was meant to curb emissions and slow the rise in temperatures, which scientists say is responsible for producing 15 of the 16 warmest years on record since 2001. But Trump has said he’ll pull out of the agreement, even though the United States has been the world’s largest source of greenhouse gases for much of the past century. He has also vowed to rescind the Clean Power Plan, President Obama’s policy to reduce coal and oil emissions.

Trump has backed those pledges by selecting Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a close ally of the fossil-fuel industry and leading opponent of the Clean Power Plan, as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Rex Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, as secretary of state. In South Florida, climate scientists have urged Trump to heed their findings, explaining that they live in “ground zero for climate change impacts.” “We are gravely concerned about the impact of sea level rise on our state,” 10 of the scientists wrote in a letter to Trump last month. “The future of Florida is at stake.” They asked him for a meeting, but he has yet to respond.



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http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/01/13/rising-seas-threaten-jewel-trump-real-estate-empire/bsleB73TesDoLcVxJBK9LP/story.html?s_campaign=bdc:article:stub

[OregonBlue]

1. I guess there may be one plus for global warming.

[Ilsa]

2. I can't wait to see what ethnic group he blames for Mira Lago's flooding. nt

[Control-Z]

3. After any dorm that hairball y to come along and

[silverweb]

4. Twitler doesn't care.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Mar-a-Lago is his current hangout and he'll be long dead by the time it goes under the sea.

This fits his egomaniacal narcissism precisely. He gets to enjoy his property now, and what happens after he's gone or to others is of zero interest to him.

Everything is about him - whether it's power, profits, or revenge - and he cares about nothing and no one else.

[democratisphere]

5. Congress could build a WALL around it.

[TBA]

7. I know you are trying to be funny

but there is a real reason walls/seawalls etc. will not stem the tide. Florida sits on a swiss cheese of limestone. Walls will do nothing as the water will just come in and up through the limestone.

[Turbineguy]

6. He's 71.