The Sydney Morning Herald says sea level is going to rise to catastrophic levels, due to melting of “sea ice glaciers.”
Hotter oceans, wilder weather, less ice: the IPCC upgrades projections to catastrophic
There is no such thing as a “sea ice glacier” – and if there was it wouldn’t add to sea level, as Archimedes determined thousands of years ago. There has been almost no sea level rise outside the offices of SMH over the past 120 years. They should probably look outside the window.
No long-term tide gauge shows any indication of an acceleration. If there was, it would be visible as an upwards curvature in every tide gauge.
Sea Level Trends – NOAA Tides & Currents
The graph below plots the IPCC projections on top of reality. Any snake oil salesman can make a projection. Actual scientists cross-check to see if it makes any sense.
Thirty years ago, the Canberra Times predicted the Maldives would be underwater by now.
26 Sep 1988 – Threat to islands
This is what the Maldives look like today.
No matter how many times climate alarmists fail, they come back with more of the same idiocy.
However, two hundred years ago – some of the Maldives Islands actually were disappearing.
17 Feb 1837 – ACCOUNT OF THE MALDIVES. – Trove
Barack Obama fear-mongered about sea level rise his entire presidency, and just purchased a $15 million dollar home at sea level in Massachusetts. Apparently climate fear mongering pays well.
