A gigantic piece of ice broke off of Antarctica in late February, making international news. The new iceberg, designated “A-74” and larger than the city of Los Angeles, is now adrift and will melt as it encounters warmer water. There’s considerable confusion about whether events ...
March 9th, 2021 Category: Sea Level Rise
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Comments on my blog posts and social media bring up some very good questions, but also expose many “theories” and misinformation that defy basic scientific fact. On LinkedIN there were a lot of positive comments to my last blog post, but also a few that ...
February 24th, 2021 Category: Sea Level Rise
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Texas is in the midst of a true and devastating weather disaster. There are daily reports of massive power outages, deadly cold temperatures, statewide snowfall, and residents being forced to boil water. What is obvious is that the immediate trigger was record-breaking cold temperatures. Residents ...
February 18th, 2021 Category: Sea Level Rise
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Why does Greenland command the world’s attention? Because it’s the key to gauging future global sea level rise. It’s where the fastest melting ice is… Like Willie Sutton supposedly said when asked why he robbed banks: “That’s where the money is.” Even with the minor ...
February 9th, 2021 Category: Sea Level Rise
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My blog post last week pointed out a grossly misleading headline, “Global Warming Could Stop Quickly After Emissions Go To Zero.” As I explained, we do not even have a plan for how to get close to zero emissions. The vague plans being discussed aim ...
January 26th, 2021 Category: Sea Level Rise
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A January 3, 2021 article in INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS suggests that global warming could stop QUICKLY after the planet reaches zero emissions. But it misses the BIG PROBLEM… we are not making ANY significant progress toward Zero Emissions…
January 15th, 2021 Category: Sea Level Rise
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“Twenty-twenty” used to communicate having good vision, referring to visual acuity on an eye chart. For decades to come, the phrase will more likely recall the year just ending: 2020, with the globe-changing impact of Covid-19, disease and death. At present, the related economic problems ...
December 28th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
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How high could sea level rise in the coming decades? In coastal cities worldwide, that question is being asked quite seriously, due to peak water levels at high tide that keep breaking records. About three feet or approximately one meter is the most commonly cited ...
December 22nd, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
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Retreating from the coastline as sea level rises is one of the most sensitive topics. Homeowners, business leaders, bankers, and elected officials all want to put off the day of reckoning as long as possible. However the ocean cares not about our preferences. As ...
December 14th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
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