NASA Scientists Paint Stark Picture of Accelerating Sea Level Rise

A NASA panel yesterday announced widely reported finding that global sea levels have risen about three inches since 1992, and that these levels are expected to keep rising as much as several more feet over the next century -- on the upper end of model-based predictions that have been made so far. From the Sydney Morning Herald piece linked above: NASA says Greenland has lost an average of 303 gigatons [of ice] yearly for the past decade. Since it takes 360 gigatons to raise sea level by a millimetre, that would suggest Greenland has done this about eight times over just in the last 10 years or so. "People need to be prepared for sea level rise," said Joshua Willis, an oceanographer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge. "It's not going to stop."

Comments

It's not happening

[cyber-vandal]

La la la can't hear you. It's all a leftie plot to rob hard working Republicans of their God given right to get 10 miles to the gallon.

Re:"...need to be prepared..."

[Notorious G]

Yeah, in about 100 years I *might* have to move my chair and beer cooler another foot up the beach.

Republican response:

[Anonymous Coward]

*takes out a cup filled with ice* See! The ice melting doesn't raise the water. So obviously global warming is fake. May God smite those heathen nerds!

Re:That would be penny wise and pound foolish

[chipschap]

Hoboken is worth keeping? Now that's something :)

I'm not radicalized in either direction on climate change, but there are very talented people at NASA. Maybe we should listen.

Re:Greenland is land

[Daetrin]

"None of the ice lost from Greenland is sea ice."

But if the sea level rises enough then Greenland will be underwater. Then the ice will have been going to be in the water, so it will be have been sea ice. So the sea level will be not have been going to rise!

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There's only one thing to do

[Tough Love]

There's only one thing to do: buy real estate in Greenland.