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Ok, so I've got this one sorted out:
A rise in global temperature means melting ice caps and rising sea levels.
But, rising sea levels means less mercury in fish, and more area for aquaculture. This is all meaningful for 2 reasons; while I don't actually like fish. Using the roughly three quarters of the earths surface as a means of farming to support our ever growing populations is near necessary. While the increase in temperature will also make some terrestrial areas unfarmable.
Additionally, perhaps it will increase the possibilities of water transportation, which is plausibly lower energy than land transportation. At very least the panama canal will be bigger, and the north west passage will open up.
Short version: No Need to Worry.
A rise in global temperature means melting ice caps and rising sea levels.
But, rising sea levels means less mercury in fish, and more area for aquaculture. This is all meaningful for 2 reasons; while I don't actually like fish. Using the roughly three quarters of the earths surface as a means of farming to support our ever growing populations is near necessary. While the increase in temperature will also make some terrestrial areas unfarmable.
Additionally, perhaps it will increase the possibilities of water transportation, which is plausibly lower energy than land transportation. At very least the panama canal will be bigger, and the north west passage will open up.
Short version: No Need to Worry.