In an October 1983 report, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that the sea level could rise as much as 11 feet by the end of the next century
IDEAS & TRENDS (CONTINUED) – A DIRE LONG-RANGE FORECAST – NYTimes.com
Since they made that 1983 forecast, California sea level has dropped more than six inches
But don’t ask Gina McCarthy why her agency made such a prediction. She won’t know why! But of course she will be sure it’s correct!
Sea level rise, like heat, is hiding at the bottom of the oceans. That’s why we can’t see it.
Spit my coffee out on that one–thanks! 🙂
Well, the water at the bottom of the ocean is highly compressed, after all.
Comes to over 28 mm/yr over 117 years. So far that hasn’t begun to happen. If it does, it’s now going to have to average almost 40 mm/yr.
Do these people ever to the arithmetic?
Tectonics matter.
When the Dutch get worried about sea level rise and take action, then it is time to pay attention. Otherwise, I’d bet against the predicktions. 🙂