More fear-mongering
Really?: "UN estimates that the oceans will rise at least four feet in the next eight decades" https://t.co/qoSi89avLt
— Tom Nelson (@TomANelson) July 7, 2017
Well, I guess all those Caribbean countries/properties should stop allowing fossil fueled flights to their nations for tourism. And fossil fueled boats for tourism and fishing expeditions. And fossil fueled vehicles to move tourists around. And fossil fueled deliveries from outside their countries for food, clothing, goods, etc.
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten—Franklin, middle-aged inhabitant of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, cocked his head when I asked him about climate change. “There is already a lot of flooding because of storm surges in hurricane season,†he said, his ebony brow creased. “If the sea level rises four feet, then Philipsburg is gone.†Philipsburg is the capital of the Dutch side of the island, Sint Maarten, a major receiver of cruise ships, with its Front Street a collage of high-end shopping and outlets for island specialties like guavaberry liqueur. The UN estimates that the oceans will rise at least four feet in the next eight decades.
There doesn’t seem to be much in the way of measurements for Sint Maarten (that is the proper spelling), a property of the Netherlands to the east of the Virgin Islands, but, let’s look nearby.
- San Juan, Puerto Rico shows a 2.08mm per year rise, equivalent to .68 feet over 100 years
- The short data for Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands, is 2.07mm, so, same as San Juan
- Magueyes Island, Puerto Rico, is 1.75mm, so .57 feet over 100 years
So, not “at least four feet.” Not even close.
Flooding from storm surge during hurricane season? How is that in any way unusual? Especially since it is on the northeastern edge of the Caribbean?
The rest is the typical apocalyptic apoplectic scare mongering based on junk science. Should we be using those quotes like the media likes to use, “science”?
