UVM study: Washington DC Sinking Into Sea

University of Vermont ^ | July 28, 2015 20:42 GMT | Joshua E. Brown

[stars & stripes forever]

GOD ALMIGHTY set the boundaries of the oceans. Washington D.C. isn’t going to float away.

Psalm 74:17
It was You who set all the boundaries of the earth.

[JohnBrowdie]

what a perfect metaphor for the sinking, steaming morass that the central government has become.

[Jane Long]

What can we do to speed up the process?

Call in this guy...

[TurboZamboni]

what are they sinking about?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmOTpIVxji8

[funfan]

Best news I have heard all day.

[SFConservative]

... clear that the land sinking around Washington is not primarily driven by human influence, such as groundwater withdrawals, but instead is a long-term geological process that will continue unabated for tens of thousands of years, independent from human land use or climate change

Did these Vermont researchers misplace the rule book or something? These types of things must ALWAYS be blamed on humans with or without evidence. I recommend a couple years of immersion at Bennington to straighten them out.

[G Larry]

Not fast enough...

[GingisK]

Well, OK, I was hoping for a nice meteor, but this is OK. Too slow, but better than nothing.

[Eagles6]

"This falling land will exacerbate the flooding that the nation’s capital faces from rising ocean waters due to a warming climate and melting ice sheets—accelerating the threat to the region’s monuments, roads, wildlife refuges, and military installations."

Gotta give 'em credit. In the face of overwhelming facts they stick to their story.

Sorta' like "hands up, don't shoot".

[Domangart]

Drill baby drill. The more ground water you pump the faster the sink.

[onedoug]

barky will see to it.

[Huskerfan44]

They will now have make a major taxpayer expenditure to build a dike around it. Whoops, it may already be full of dikes.

[buffaloguy]

I am really trying to be concerned but every time try the word “woohoo!” comes out of my mouth.

[Up Yours Marxists]

This truly has been a great week news-wise. The fact that this rotting cesspool is sinking into the swamp is just a shot of cognac on top of the cherry on top of the icing.

[Pelham]

Crabs and oysters.

[ComputerGuy]

Parts of DC were built on swampy ground. Parts of DC were built on man-made ground. What would you expect? As for ...adding to the problems of sea-level rise...there is no such thing as sea level rise. Anywhere.

[TBP]

Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Climate change!!!!

[faithhopecharity]

Halleleujah!

[bluejean]

Jeez what a buzz kill!! I saw the whole thing, blowhards, politicians and all, sliding into the ocean maybe tomorrow. And then it says six frickin inches over decades?? Only one way to speed this up - send Chris Christie to DC.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

It’s built on swampland.