Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, science educator, Director of the planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, and star of the TV show "Cosmos," discussed climate change with Chris Hayes a few nights ago on MSNBC's "All in With Chris Hayes."
Saying that the wealthy will begin to notice very quickly when it affects their wealth -- and, Tyson says, it most definitely will, because many of the coastal cities and centers of wealth will be affected. Then came this stark image:
"Here in New York, if we lose the ice caps ... [the water] would come up
to the Statue of Liberty's elbow, the one that's holding the
Declaration of Independence. That's where the water line
will be."
Think about that. Water all the way up to her elbow. Manhattan is pretty flat, so this must mean that all of Manhattan island would be under water.
That's frightening. But will they believe it yet? Probably not.
Ralph
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