tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144103746452920529.post2267832046224908208..comments2024-01-10T11:04:09.177-08:00Comments on Carbon-Based: 'Managed retreat' to sandbag city?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144103746452920529.post-28587794476834545712012-09-12T22:10:15.868-07:002012-09-12T22:10:15.868-07:00There are 2 separate but connected issues in Hartc...There are 2 separate but connected issues in Hartchers comments, one is sea level rise the other is coastal erosion. In NSW the data shows no increase in the rate of sea level rise for 100+ years, that is not to say that we may see a problem in future decades. The other issue is coastal erosion which is an immediate problem in some small areas, the Labor NSWgovernment introduced legislation that all but prevented people protecting their own homes, Hartcher has corrected this inequity. Regarding dangerouse sea level rise, if it should occur, I live in the Brisbane Waters estuary NSW where council identified 9000 properties at risk by 2100 ( assuming we see 90cm rise?) the value of those properties is around $5 Billion and council identified a solution in the form of a lock to maintain current sea level within the estuary at a cost of $150Million. Surely this should be regarded as a very economical fix to a problem that may manifest in 40 to 90 years?.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com