[skrebbel]

Pretty much yes

[WarOnPrivacy]

Vanuatu might disagree.

In Vanuatu, sea level rise is a very real concept with a number of communities already being inundated during high tides

(2016) ref: https://www.spatialsource.com.au/sea-level-rise-mapping-reac...

[skrebbel]

Yeah but we went from “oh no we’re all going to die and we have to prepare our kids for that eventuality” to “oh no Vanuatu is sinking” in just a few HN comments.

In that light I’d like to underline that in the “this is fine” meme, things are actually on fire. It’s an apt comparison.

[WarOnPrivacy]

> Vanuatu is sinking

This implies that Vanuatu's absolute elevation is decreasing. I can find no reference for this. If this decrease is true, please supply your sources.

[skrebbel]

Pfff come on, it’s a figure of speech.

[WarOnPrivacy]

Upvoted. You're right. It was clearly written but I misread the tone+content anyway.