And, surely, it is all Mankinds fault
“The way the world responds to climate change will become increasingly reliant on a sophisticated integrated atmosphere, ocean and ice observing network generating data on future climates and from which global and regional sea-level rise can be projected.
“The key question is where and how sea-level rise and associated extreme events will have their impact,†Dr Church says.
The 420-page book: Understanding Sea-level Rise and Variability, is the work of more than 90 scientists from 13 nations, led by Dr Church, Dr Philip Woodworth from the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory UK, Dr Thorkild Aarup from the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), and Dr Stan Wilson from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Except, the sea is rising pretty much the same way it has been for pretty much the last 7,000 years, ever since the massive sea rise in the thousands of years following the glacial maximum (20k years ago) slowed down. Not too mention, following the same consistent pattern since the end of the Little Ice Age. Even during the cooler years from the 40’s to the mid 70’s, there was still sea rise. Welcome to life on Earth.
But, don’t let any facts get in your way, alarmists. Things like Antarctica cooling down except for a small area, accounting for 2% of its volume. Oh, and that it is rather hard to melt when temperatures are below freezing all year long there. Did you know that Antarctica accounts for 90% of the Earth’s ice? A few glaciers here and there are not going to raise the oceans and wipe out our coastal areas.
Just step back from the brink of your climate religion, put down the kool aid, and do some real science.
