They can’t help themselves
(Green Biz) [Editor’s Note: Today is World Water Day. In addition to this article by Robert Kropp of SocialFunds, also see the post by GreenOrder’s Simon Lim on how energy companies manage their water footprints.]
Since 1880, average sea levels have increased by more than eight inches, most if not all of which can be attributed to the impacts of climate change. According to Climate Central, in a report entitled Surging Seas, unchecked climate change is likely to make things much worse, and soon.
Eight inches since 1880 is pretty much…..below average sea rise. The average sea rise per century since the massive sea rise brought on by the end of the last glacial period, around 7,000 years ago, is 6 inches per century. Now we have 8 inches in 130 years? During a warm period? Remember, the average comes from a period that includes oscillation between warm and cool periods. But, hey, it “could” get worse
The study projects that sea levels could rise as much as an additional eight inches by 2030. Furthermore, “The rate of rise is accelerating,” Climate Central reports. “Scientists expect 20 to 80 more inches this century.”
One effect of rising sea levels is likely to be massive migration by populations in low-lying areas. The Center for International Earth Science Information Network has estimated that there could be as many as 700 million climate refugees by 2050. And CIESIN states, “Sea-level rise appears to be the impact most certain to result in displacement and resettlement.”
And by 2030 and 2050, these dire predictions will have been forgotten. But, give them public money to study this, and just accept massive fascistic restrictions on your life, OK?
ummmm… how does one CHECK climate? How does one control climate and tell it to stop changing?
So? Why are words from a liberal blog given world-wide weight than that of a recognized atmospheric scientists who study actual data and use that same data to make actual reports?
You must hate Gaia for daring to question the consensus.
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