any questions?

Corporations are seriously aware, but profit over earth and her inhabitants means nothing to them.

they caused, which made the rich in the first place.

It's a curious thing, because air temperature and sea rise phenomenon are occurring exponentially. Feed-back loops (some enormous) have been observed to support that aspect. What you say has, for me, a challenging logic, 18" rise in 16 years and only 6" rise in the following 20 years. That infers that the underlying phenomenon is slowing, stopped or reversing. Do the calculations require human extinction in order to hold up?

But one possible source for the 2040 statement:

https://www.chron.com/gulf-coast/article/galveston-rising-sea-levels-venice-19441565.php

Two feet of sea rise by 2060, compared to present-day levels, would be a shock to the system for Miami, where the average elevation is three feet. That's why local governments—and the state—are spending billions to keep streets dry.

However, pinning down exactly how much sea rise South Florida could experience is a tough task.

Researchers know the two main factors in sea level rise are the temperature of the ocean and how much the ice sheets melt. As burned fossil fuels trap more heat in the atmosphere, that heat is largely being absorbed by the ocean. Hotter water physically takes up more space than cold water, so a hotter ocean means higher sea

Summers are getting hotter and coming sooner and hurricane predictions scare the bejeesus out of me

Two feet of sea rise by 2060, compared to present-day levels, would be a shock to the system for Miami, where the average elevation is three feet. That's why local governments—and the state—are spending billions to keep streets dry.

However, pinning down exactly how much sea rise South Florida could experience is a tough task.

Researchers know the two main factors in sea level rise are the temperature of the ocean and how much the ice sheets melt. As burned fossil fuels trap more heat in the atmosphere, that heat is largely being absorbed by the ocean. Hotter water physically takes up more space than cold water, so a hotter ocean means higher sea https://phys.org/news/2024-05-sea-faster-south-florida.html