ANTH 266 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sea Level Rise, M People, Thermal Expansion
5 Mar 2019
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Rapid onset events associated with storm surge. People concentrate along coasts (food sources, aesthetics, etc. ) 15% population live in coastal zone in us. Identity: social configurations that impede ability to adapt well (economic, ethnic, gender, age, cultural, etc. ) 28 countries at extreme risk of slr (un figures) 11 countries have > 10% land at 5m or less. 5 countries threatened by just 1 m rise. 10 m people have moved in the past 20 years. 150 m need to move in the next 50 years. Sids (small island developing states-island nations) and slr. Rising seas contaminating groundwater and drinking water. They have nowhere to go to avoid the flooding. 50% of population is under 25 years. Elders do not want to leave, it is their home. Half of population are under the age of 18. Island is most likely to be gone very soon. Unbiased, usually are very upfront with responses. Adults can skew answers towards their own personal gain.
