Showing posts with label Sea Level Rise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sea Level Rise. Show all posts

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Scientist: ‘Miami, As We Know It Today, Is Doomed. It’s Not A Question Of If. It’s A Question Of When.’

Scientist: ‘Miami, As We Know It Today, Is Doomed. It’s Not A Question Of If. It’s A Question Of When.’: pJeff Goodell has a must-read piece in Rolling Stone, “Goodbye, Miami: By century’s end, rising sea levels will turn the nation’s urban fantasyland into an American Atlantis. But long before the city is completely underwater, chaos will begin.” Goodell has talked to many of the leading experts on Miami including Harold Wanless, chair of University [...]/p

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Has The Rate Of Sea Level Rise Tripled Since 2011?

Has The Rate Of Sea Level Rise Tripled Since 2011?: You may recall a couple years ago the climate disinformers trumpeted the (very) short-term slowdown in sea level rise. We can hardly wait for their posts on the recent speed up — JR. Figure 1: Mean sea level (in centimetres) since 1993 obtained by satellite altimetry observations. Annual and semi-annual signals have been removed to [...]/p

Friday, February 1, 2013

Manmade Carbon Pollution Has Already Put Us On Track For 69 Feet Of Sea Level Rise

Manmade Carbon Pollution Has Already Put Us On Track For 69 Feet Of Sea Level Rise: The bad news is that we’re all but certain to end up with a coastline at least this flooded (20 meters or 69 feet): The “good” news is that this might take 1000 to 2000 years (or longer), and the choices we make now can affect the rate of rise and whether we blow past [...]/p