guardian.co.uk — "Rising sea levels pose a far bigger eco threat than previously thought. This week's climate change conference in Copenhagen will sound an alarm over new floodings - enough to swamp Bangladesh, Florida, the Norfolk Broads and the Thames estuary."
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ikorkyiMar 8, 2009
this wouldn't be the first example of selective language
graehMar 9, 2009
Inconvenient as in "it's sure inconvenient to read a climatology related science journal when I could just read some blogs by written by people who aren't pesky climate scientists, instead they make claims that I find comforting and reinforce my worldview, they KNOW SOMETHING that the scientists aren't admitting!"That sort of inconvenient.Seriously - the path is right in front of you - one foot in front of the other - but you put it in your mouth instead.
noahhowardMar 10, 2009
If you want to believe humans have cause it, why is CO2 emitted after the industrial revolution the only thing you look at?Why not consider the heat islands we've built that constantly emit heat into the atmosphere?
noahhowardMar 10, 2009
Yes an there are civilizations at the bottom of the English channel, the Mediterranean and others. In the case of the English Channel the water was held back by walls of ice until the warming took them out. I'm not sure but I think they determined similar happened to the Med when ice or a natural walll on the Black Sea end gave way.In those two cases the flooding was sudden and catestrophic (likely leading to the mythology). Flooding from sea level rise will be slight and gradual. Yes there will be some disruption as New York converts to a Venice style transport system, but other than that. Nothing to be alarmed about.
noahhowardMar 10, 2009
Pesky logic.
epublicusMar 10, 2009
@noahhowardNo, this chart hasn't the resolution to draw too many conclusions: what it does show, relatively well, is the amazing natural variations in our "Global Climate" over a very long time frame. Presented here only for perspective.
fruit45Mar 10, 2009
Strangewill, money goes towards companies that have products or services that will SELL to consumer demand, not necessarily to what's efficient. That's why in capitalism, the earth's destruction can be coupled with profitable, yet damaging products that people desire. In a free market, you can't stop people from wanting to satisfy their egos with unsustainable products. Therefore, market regulation is the best bet in steering the US, and the world for that matter towards green economies.
noahhowardMar 11, 2009
"If what you have written was in any way true there would be a scientific explanation for what is causing your 'natural warming'. There is no such explanation."Did you seriously just try and say what I think you just said? There was no Ice Age because you have no explanation for natural warming? IS that REALLY, what you're trying to suggest?"you know how to tell when someone is lying? they use words such as always and never"Did I use always or never?