Rapid sea level rise blamed on global warming threatens to put East Coast underwater
WASHINGTON (AP) — From Cape Hatteras, N.C., to just north of Boston, sea levels are rising much faster than they are around the globe, putting one of the world’s most expensive coasts in danger of flooding, government researchers report.
U.S. Geological Survey scientists call the 600-mile swath a “hot spot” for climbing sea levels caused by global warming. Along the region, the Atlantic Ocean is rising at an annual rate three to four times faster than the global average since 1990, according to the study published Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change.
It’s not just a faster rate, but at a faster pace, like a car on a highway “jamming on the accelerator,” said the study’s lead author, Asbury Sallenger Jr., an oceanographer at the agency. He looked at sea levels starting in 1950, and noticed a change beginning in 1990
Rapid sea level rise blamed on global warming threatens to put East Coast underwater | cleveland.com
Only a complete imbecile would believe that a 4X difference in a local sea level rise rate could be caused by “global warming” If the rise was due to glaciers melting, it would be approximately the same everywhere. If it was due to local heating, then it is not a global effect.
But the stupidity is worse than it seems. Satellites show sea level rise in that region far below the global average.
The reason that these geniuses see a relatively steep slope in the tide gauges, is because the land is sinking and has been since the end of the last ice age. The graph below plots tide gauge measurements in lower Manhattan since before the Civil War. The rate hasn’t changed and it has nothing to do with global warming and very little to do with sea level.
It’s stupid beyond words…