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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on November 16, 2010, 03:41

Title: Sea level rise: The New York Times got the story
Post by: sam on November 16, 2010, 03:41
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Yesterday, the New York Times ran an excellent cover story on sea level rise, together with two full pages inside the paper, fancy graphs and great photographs (online version here). The author, Justin Gillis, researched the piece for months, visited Greenland and talked to most of the leading scientists in the field – many of which he cites in the article. The science presented is correct and up-to-date and the story is a gripping read. That’s how science journalism should be!

http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2010/11/sea-level-rise-the-new-york-times-got-the-story/
Title: Re: Sea level rise: The New York Times got the story
Post by: GillE on November 16, 2010, 08:27
Very interesting, well presented and not a little scary.
Title: Re: Sea level rise: The New York Times got the story
Post by: Clive on November 16, 2010, 10:15
I should never have taken out a 999 year freehold on my seaside apartment!   :bawl:
Title: Re: Sea level rise: The New York Times got the story
Post by: Simon on November 16, 2010, 10:44
Well, you won't have to worry about renewing it for a while.  ;)
Title: Re: Sea level rise: The New York Times got the story
Post by: GillE on November 16, 2010, 11:07
The water that's not allowed to ingress shorelines naturally because of valuable property will have to be diverted somewhere.  Logically, this must exacerbate coastal erosion elsewhere, mostly farming land which is needed to feed the people who live in those valuable properties.

Thankfully, grockles won't be sunning themselves on the Costa del Bromsgrove in my lifetime  8-) .
Title: Re: Sea level rise: The New York Times got the story
Post by: Rik on November 16, 2010, 11:20
We can send all the excess water to third world countries as part of our aid package.  ':|
Title: Re: Sea level rise: The New York Times got the story
Post by: sam on November 16, 2010, 13:24
lol