The estimates for sea level rise for the rest of this century vary widely, with an average prediction of +3 ft by 2100 for NYC, to a possible high of +6 ft, to even higher in extreme scenarios like large Antarctic glacial collapses. So if you want to see how this will affect your favorite US city, click Where is my Ark? And note that the scroll bar is preset to +25 ft, so just bring it back to zero and then adjust as you like. Me? I am refurbishing my SCUBA gear.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
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GREENLAND - Will probably be the focus of near term sea level rise
Greenland is almost all covered by a very thick glacial ice cap. If all of Greenland's ice either melted or slid into the oceans, sea le...
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You may recall that Phil Jones, former director of Britain's Climatic Research Unit, said there has been NO statistically significant gl...
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This is a book I have just begun to read, and so far I am very impressed. Jeff Goodall not only presents the science of geoengineering, but ...