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Hawaii’s famed Waikiki Beach could disappear by the end of the century. It's not the only one.
SF Gate ^
| January 13, 2022
| by Christine Hitt
Posted on 01/13/2022 7:37:20 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Waikiki Beach is often where visitors first fall in love with Hawaii. Its soft sand, calm and inviting waters and view of Leahi (aka Diamond Head) are known worldwide. Once home to Hawaiian royalty, Waikiki is now a popular tourist destination, generating 41% of the state’s tourism revenue in 2015.
But climate change threatens the iconic beach. With global sea levels conservatively estimated to rise at least 3 feet by 2100, Waikiki Beach may not be around at the turn of the century. Some scientists think Waikiki Beach could disappear even sooner.
On the island of Maui, two opposing groups are squaring off over bringing in sand or moving buildings back to address the issue of erosion at Kaanapali Beach, another popular tourist destination. Of all the islands, Maui has the highest rate of erosion, with 85% of its beaches degraded and 4 miles totally lost.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; hoax; propaganda; socialism
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:37:46 AM PST
by
brownsfan
(It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:38:54 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Meanwhile to Lear-Jet Leftists are buying huge chunks of Hawaii on which to live in walled splendor.
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:39:25 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The article sounds like it is conflating garden variety erosion with rising sea levels due to global warming.
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:39:59 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("There are only men and women."-- George Gilder, Sexual Suicide, 1973)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
You think any one of us is going to worry about 2100?? I’m 78....
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:40:13 AM PST
by
Sacajaweau
( )
To: BenLurkin
Does this mean global warming is real?
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:40:50 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
(Let's make crime illegal again!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:40:57 AM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Don’t we only have 9 years left. Why concerns over the end of the century?
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:41:45 AM PST
by
jacknhoo
( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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01/13/2022 7:42:02 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
EVERYBODY PANIC! More global warming hysteria!!!
To: DIRTYSECRET
If it wasn’t for global warming Chicago would still be under a mile of ice.
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:42:34 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:42:36 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: Oldeconomybuyer
“Conservatively estimated to rise three feet”? That’s a lot of water. Where would that be coming from?
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01/13/2022 7:43:24 AM PST
by
robel
To: Oldeconomybuyer
ive lost count, are we not down to 5 or 6 years until the end of the world during to man made global warming?
LOL
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:43:55 AM PST
by
Skul
To: Oldeconomybuyer
So, just how long has the sky been falling now?
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:44:15 AM PST
by
RKRider
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Yes, but the SF liberals also think global warming is acceptable collateral damage if the alternative is a nuclear waste repository.
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:44:55 AM PST
by
sphinx
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Could...perhaps...maybe...kinda...sorta...
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posted on
01/13/2022 7:45:11 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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