Posted on 04/30/2017 8:40:18 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A slow-moving emergency is lapping at Californias shores climate-driven sea-level rise that experts now predict could elevate the water in coastal areas up to 10 feet in just 70 years, gobbling up beach front and overwhelming low-lying cities.
The speed with which polar ice is melting and glacier shelves are cracking off indicates to some scientists that once-unthinkable outer-range projections of sea rise may turn out to be too conservative. A knee-buckling new state-commissioned report warns that if nothing changes, Californias coastal waters will rise at a rate 30 to 40 times faster than in the last century.
The potential result: crippled economies, compromised public safety, submerged infrastructure, and a forced retreat from our iconic Pacific coast.
No state has done more than California to curb greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change and sea-level rise. But experts say that even if carbon reductions continue, residual warming of the ocean will continue unchecked, breeding surges that will impact the states coast and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
A consensus of scientific research makes catastrophic projections that, in the worst case, will be reality by the end of this century
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I have been going to the same beach just west of lax for well over 50 years the walk from the parking lot to the water has stayed the same nothing has changed idiots
And...? Do you have anything truthful to tell us?
Since water seeks its own level, wouldn't the entire west coast of north and south America see the same rise?
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These LIB/lefty anti-science stooges are so tiresome in their lunacy. So the oceans will rise...and only in cali? Bwaaaaaahaha. Such idiocy.
Too late. It already did.
I don’t live in California and I don’t plan to be there 70 years from now.
Reason number 316 why I’m glad I don’t live in California. Glub, glub.
When the coast is toast and the rally cry is “Surfs up in
Lathrop!” you will just have to fall on your sword and
serve as a new coastal liberal. It is just the coastal
thing to do!
ok, wow, that’s hugh and series...
At that rate, we can then expect to see and increase of over well over a foot within the next 20 years right? Or several inches over the next 10 years right?
What I find amazing is that anyone still listens to these predictions, they’re laughable.
The Sun could rise in the west next week then return to the East the week after. It could. Really.
A thumbnail guesstimate would be easy but still beyond the comprehension of green weenie true believers. Fractals, chaos, and a Cray computer might get close.
Archimedes Principle be damned!!
Stop using science!!!
I have a family member that is convinced sea levels are rising in FLORIDA!! ...but yes, JUST FLORIDA!!! ...so concerned as to reach out to friends in the area to help.
Grab the feelings of a liberal and you can convince them of ANYTHING.
I once told them, “it’s surprising but *most* people are of lower-than *average* intelligence”. They all nodded. lol.
Critical thinking skills are in short supply.
Well this scare could be due to Rep. Hank Johnson’s early concern about 8000 additional US Marines tipping over the island of Okinawa.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c7m6aewquco
San Jose Murkier just extrapolated a tsunami hitting Cal. from that old item.
;>)
Yes, but Florida does have a problem with land subsidence due to taking too much ground water out. This could also be part of the problem in CA.
“Just california?”
Yes, just California, Florida east coast and Gulf of Mexico sea levels will remain the same<;-)
You mean it could be more complicated????? That plate tectonics, erosion, and other factors may cause a perception of sea level changes in a specific area????
;p
Uh, Yeah, maybe that’s it.
Where can you go,
When there’s no San Francisco!
Better get ready,
To tie up the boat,in Idaho!
Drive through Pendleton.
Look East AND UP
See the old beaches about 200 (?) feet ABOVE you.
What is wrong here?
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