Posted on 02/15/2011 7:09:19 PM PST by mdittmar
Researchers say rising sea levels will affect major U.S. coastal cities by 2100, with the Gulf and southern Atlantic coasts particularly hard hit.
Research led by University of Arizona scientists suggests rising levels could threaten an average of 9 percent of the land within 180 U.S. coastal cities by the end of the century.
The study is the first analysis of vulnerability to sea-level rise that includes every U.S. coastal city in the lower 48 states with a population of 50,000 or more, a UA release said Tuesday.
Scientific projections of global warming indicate that by 2100, the sea level will rise one meter -- about 3 feet.
"According to the most recent sea-level-rise science, that's where we're heading," said lead researcher Jeremy L. Weiss of UA's department of geosciences. "Impacts from sea-level rise could be erosion, temporary flooding and permanent inundation."
The coastal cities the team identified had a total of 40.5 million people living in them by 2000 U.S. Census figures, and 20 of them have more than 300,000 inhabitants.
"Our work should help people plan with more certainty and to make decisions about what level of sea-level rise, and by implication, what level of global warming, is acceptable to their communities and neighbors," said co-author Jonathan T. Overpeck, a UA professor of geosciences and of atmospheric sciences.
Invest in Dutch Civil Engineering companies. They’ll have work for decades.
Mensa reject alert!
And where, pray tell, will the water come from to create the biblical deluge of snow?
Mars?
I thought the Colorado river dumps into the sea of cortez it is navigability by inner tube I think
What if these Warmer scientists are really, really wrong? All this time, money, & effort spent to prevent & prepare for higher temps., & just the opposite happens - we have an ice age.
Mankind could be ill prepared for the reality vs. the myth.
Great link, thanks!
These “scientists” could never come back with a report that says “no problem”. They would lose their grant, the bureaucratic auditor would lose a project, a politician would lose a scare tactic and the “saviors of the planet” would have return to their meaningless existence.
And all those people could cause islands to tip too!
Hedge your bets much? Come back when you know something for certain and are willing to hang what's left of your professional reputation on it.
The study is the first analysis of vulnerability to sea-level rise that includes every U.S. coastal city in the lower 48 states with a population of 50,000 or more, a UA release said Tuesday.
Coastal cities are vulnerable to sea-level changes? Whoa, who would've thought! Like, tides, storm surge, etc.? Next thing you know, they'll discover northern cities are vulnerable to snowstorms, blizzards, and ice storms. Or that midwest cities are vulnerable to violent weather such as tornadoes. Egads, I'll bet cities in flood plains are, gulp, vulnerable to flooding! Cities on fault lines are probably vulnerable to earthquakes, but we better blow a few hundred million in porkus money just to be sure.
Sooner or later they’re going to guess right on something.
There is a Arizona realtor on the line and he wants to sell you some ocean front property...
OUR MOTHER-EFFING DEBT WILL DESTROY THE COUNTRY BEFORE GLOBAL WARMING BS EVER WILL.
Indeed. Also note that apparently the year 2100 is the best time to decide if their prediction is true or false. I’d be surprised if they also have related and similarly-supported predictions like “half a meter rise in 45 years”, as it’s better for business to prevent exposure of the scam for as long as possible.
Humor is a rare commodity here. Let me add to it. I was told the EPA will not let snow be dumped in lakes or streams in Ohio. When it melts it goes into streams and lakes. Its ok cause it’s natural Q.e.d. Sarcasm
Surfs up!
So the sea level is going to rise three feet
in 89 years...how much has it risen in the last
89 Years?
I thought so.
Don’t worry, all those mercury filled light bulbs will save us all! Just hand over your wallets and all will be well ;)
I know the sea is not rising; Venice is sinking because it is built on a swamp (like former Giants Stadium up here in our Meadowlands, sinking a few inches each year).
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