Art of the Deluge

"...those were extraordinary times... ...the water had been rising higher each day for months now...  ...inevitably, things reached the point where there was no land at all at high tide...  ...open ocean beckoned but, for some, it was the call of creativity that they would answer... ...certain artists and poets may have discovered themselves that day as we sailed for any friendly or far off, singing the song of the sea..."

-offroad artist

The Tide is High

The deluge scenario predicts that the sea levels would rise 7 meters if the Greenland ice sheet melted and 61 meters if the Antarctic ice cap melted. Presently, it is considered unlikely that either of these two events will happen before millennia have passed. Among other reasons, the high altitude of the central ice caps ensures a deep freeze effect that is not going to warm up any time soon.

The more present danger would be a sea level increase caused by melting glaciers and loos of ice around the edges of Greenland and Antarctica. It is estimated that a half-meter sea level rise would be plausible in this scenario. What do we know for sure about the effect of a half meter sea level rise on weather, extreme weather, the tides, accelerated global warming, etc? Not much, if the accuracy of every day weather reporting is any indication.

Yes, the world is doing quite well without that extra 1/2 meter of ocean, thank-you very much! I hope you like my painting, The Tide is High!

Total Deluge

  
"...the water had been rising higher each day for months now... ...the kids could see it, anyone could see it... ...inevitably, things reached the point where there was no land at all at high tide... ...we were
 ready for it... ...the shock was when the water turned a shade of dark grey... ...and we were sailing for any friendly or far off shore..."
-offroad artist