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Scientists tend to be pretty conservative folks, that is, irrespective of politics, they're not exactly prone to making wild, outlandish statements without ample evidence to back up that of which they speak- and even then they tend to be overly cautious. A lotta people think that scientists put out the most extreme versions of climate change imaginable, and truth is, they are pretty tame in the general assessments of the future that they make public.

Personally, and I'm not the only one- I think this downplaying of what may possibly (ie- most probably?) happen does no one any good. It lulls us into complacency- uhhh... it may get bad, then again... it may not. Couple that with the absolute naysayer deniers, and it's small wonder why what should be The Number One Issue the world over is currently such small potatoes.

Raising sea levels mean more currently inhabited land will be underwater, hence more competition (ie- conflict... WARS- GODDAMNIT!) for remaining lands and resources- not to mention desertification of other vast swaths of arable land, etc, etc... I don't have kids, the wife and I will be outta here soon enough- but damn, I just don't get these Conservatives (the ultimate irony of ironies when it comes to nomenclature) who don't give a flying about the future- if only for their kids...