Alaska's Beaches wash away

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:50 am

Interesting read, with good photos.

http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/Essa ... acier.html

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:09 pm

Hi Barb,

Seems like they have a motive. I see climate change as positive not negative. Sea levels will likely rise another 10 feet or more so we better get use to it. Just think how bad it could have been if humans populated this earth when sea levels were 300 feet lower than current levels......now that's a problem.....we got lucky that sea levels will only rise 10 more feet or so.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:19 pm

when sea levels were 300 feet lower than current levels

could've driven to the island holidays...

Saw on TV not long ago that the Atlantic ocean is expected to rise more than the Pacific.
With the population along the eastern seaboard, that could be a huge problem if true.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:33 am

A good site to follow sea level rise is this one:

http://sealevel.colorado.edu/

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:50 am

It's this page I don't understand:
http://sealevel.colorado.edu/content/re ... ime-series

Where's the legend? 'coz the colors certainly don't correspond to oceans.

Or maybe I need another coffee.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:03 pm

Hi Barb,

it looks like the legend only shows the small water bodies and does not include the large oceans like the pacific, atlantic, ect....

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:25 pm

Don't think so Tim.

Think they need to add something like this:
"dotted red" "x" number of feet rise in ocean
"solid red" "x" number of feet rise in ocean
and so on.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:27 pm

Hi Barb,

are we looking at the same map? If you click on the various oceans you'll get a table showing sea level rise.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:51 pm

Yeah, we are.
Except the tables were too scary

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:53 am

Historic sea levels......we are SO lucky!

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/sealevel/sl_hist_intro.html

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:45 am

Oh no,look at that

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:37 am

Interesting link Tim.

Recently saw a show where governments are mapping "new lands" previously covered in year-round ice, now (and soon to be) exposed for mineral development potential and, naturally, "defensive positions".

While other governments are formulating plans (some of them already built) to protect cities via hydraulic dams; some even considering moving cities inland.

The flop Water World comes to mind.
Good luck with that, boys.