Los Angeles Times: Archives – Extent of Sea Level’s Rise Sparks Debate
There has been almost no rise in sea level at LA since that prediction was made thirty years ago. The graph below shows the actual trajectory in red, and the EPA forecast trajectory in green.
Data and Station Information for LOS ANGELES
One could easily come to the conclusion that many government climate experts have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.
One inch down, 71 to go.
Here’s NOAA’s graph:
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station.shtml?stnid=9410660
Here’re NOAA’s updated trend calculations:
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_update.shtml?stnid=9410660
Calculated from the 1923-2006 data, linear regression puts the rate at 0.83 mm/yr.
With six additional years of data (1923-2012) the rate is 0.82 mm/yr (a statistically insignificant deceleration).
0.82 mm/yr x 30 years = 24.6 mm = 0.97 inch
Oh, no! We’re all gonna drown!
we live in a bubble for crissakes. Where is the water going to come from………outer space??!!
Retrospectively, they predicted that.
That’s a pretty good prediction for climate science. The ones where the trend goes in the opposite direction are only considered average.
Experts (cough cough) from Columbia University say that Sea Level will rise by “five feet plus or minus one foot” by 2100. And New York will get a Superstorm Sandy every TWO years!! The City will have to spend $20 Billion erecting Superstorm flood barriers. (mm hmm…. I wonder who would own the contracting company building those? It wouldn’t be the mayor, would it??)
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/new-york-to-face-superstorms-every-two-years-20130515-2jlco.html
Hold the phone!! Now Sea Level will rise only 69 centimeters. We can all breathe again!
SMH runs conflicting stories on the same day and doesn’t see any problem with it. Weird.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/sea-level-rises-to-exceed-ipcc-estimates-study-20130515-2jlax.html
Handy tip: divide any ‘low ball’ estimate cited by a newspaper by 5 to get something approximating reality.