Unstoppable sea level rise

A rise of at least two metres in the world’s sea levels is now almost unstoppable, experts told a climate conference at Oxford University on Tuesday.

“The crux of the sea level issue is that it starts very slowly but once it gets going it is practically unstoppable,’’ said Stefan Rahmstorf, a scientist at Germany’s Potsdam Institute and a widely recognised sea level expert. Full Story »

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by Walter Cox - Oct. 6, 2009

This story omits key facts. In particular, the story omits data from Earth's more recent history--not 3,000,000 years ago or 122,000 years ago, but a mere 700 to 1,200 years ago. We know that much of the planet was warmer then, during our "Medieval Warming Period" and before the beginning of our "Little Ice Age." The average temperature, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, was approximately 1 degree Celsius warmer than it is today. Advocates of the theory that global warming ... More »

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 5, 2009

The article presents the views of sea level experts that ocean levels will rise significantly, and there is no known way we are going to stop it. Clearly communicated.

‘’Even if you reduce all the emissions in the world once this has started it may be unstoppable. I conclude that beyond 2 degrees global average temperature rise the ... More »

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by Raymond Kennedy - Oct. 6, 2009
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by Scott Baker - Oct. 6, 2009

Too many unknowns to make such a definitive statement.

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