Yeah, your consens article reminds me when in philosophy people will talk about an historic person that advocated critical thinking and then say they 100% agree with that person and have nothing to add or subtract from their views.

On the topic tho: asking a climate scientist, whose very job might be threatened if climate change is no imminent threat, about climate change is the same as asking a pedicurist if you need a pedicure.

The new land theory might be a factor, I mean Dubai and China made new land by dumping sand into water. Maybe the US plans a more sophisticated way ;D.

But for now I stick to my coast land owners are rather high up in the social hierarchy and lobbying. :3