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From: "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: American War a dystopic novel
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 07:46:44 -0500
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On 31/08/2024 16.17, Robert Carnegie wrote:
> On 31/08/2024 07:18, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>> In article <vaubfv$srme$2@dont-email.me>,
>> Bobbie Sellers  <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>>> On 8/30/24 18:49, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote: >> And is pretty hard science that there is no way to defend the land
>>> from the rising water. Exactly how fast it will happen is the main
>>> dispute. I live in California where we have earthquakes and
>>
>> The Dutch might dispute that..
> 
> Let's table that point.  On the other hand: Venice.
> 
>> Not sure this one would be for me, sounds a bit too bleak.
>>
>> Trying to think of other SF examples of sea rise, but all that's coming
>> to mind (other than the sinking of Atlantis) right now is the XKCD "Time"
>> sequence.
> 
> John Wyndham, _The Kraken Wakes_ (sea people are angry)
>
> Stephen Baxter, _Flood_, _Ark_ (similar)

I seem to recall that the Gulf of Mexico went way up the Mississippi in WJW's
_The Rift_. But, that might have been due to an earthquake rather than melt.

-- 
Michael F. Stemper
There's no "me" in "team". There's no "us" in "team", either.