Did the sea level change at the GGB or perhaps one or two major quakes over the last century moved the LAND?
Acres burned increased - what changes took place in fire-fighting approach (e.g. let it burn vs aggressive tactics), what logging changes and forest management changes that resulted in more fuel per acre occurred?
There are plenty of factors to be analyzed for each claim of doom.
Someone posted a very good video explaining what a crock the “sea is rising” claim is:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3050991/posts
“Acres burned increased - what changes took place in fire-fighting approach (e.g. let it burn vs aggressive tactics), what logging changes and forest management changes that resulted in more fuel per acre occurred?”
The reason these questions are not asked is, on one hand, directly related to your tagline “When there is no penalty for failure, failures proliferate.” George F. Will).
On the other hand, the reason your tagline remains operative is directly related to mine “How humanitarian can leaders truly be when they never direct a harsh word at Malthusian, Utilitarian, and Green nutcases?” In fact they grant them tax exempt status and award them government grants.
I forgot to add — and place the very worst loons deep into our bureaucracies where, in keeping with both Gresham’s Law and the Peter Principle, until there can be found no really good bureaucrats.