Daily Archives: April 22, 2011

Scientist predicts disastrous sea level rise Australian Broadcasting Corporation Dr James Hansen, a prominent and controversial NASA scientist, has written a paper predicting catastrophic sea level rises from the disintegration of polar ice sheets if the globe heats up by … Continue reading →

Manhattan doomed! That 10,000% speedup in sea level rise rates will hit any day now. I find it almost inconceivable that “business as usual” climate change will not result in a rise in sea level measured in metres within a … Continue reading →

If we are to retain any hope of keeping sea levels relatively steady, he argues, those power plants will need to be bulldozed over the next few decades. http://www.climatechangecorp.com

Climate change: On the edge Greenland ice cap breaking up at twice the rate it was five years ago, says scientist Bush tried to gag Sounds like what Clinton did to Lewinsky. By Jim Hansen Friday, 17 February 2006 A … Continue reading →

James Hansen urges scientists to speak out on sea-level rise In an article published in Environmental Research Letters on May 24, 2007, James Hansen, NASA scientist, discusses the non-linearity of shelf ice melting and the reticence of scientists to announce … Continue reading →

Archive for Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Scientists predict water shortage here Projected rise in temperatures could reduce flow of Colorado River by 20 percent, straining water supply for 38 million people http://www.paysonroundup.com/ It is going to dry up right after it floods. … Continue reading →

How far can it go? The last time the world was three degrees warmer than today – which is what we expect later this century – sea levels were 25m higher. So that is what we can look forward to … Continue reading →