From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sat Jul 27 2002 - 14:14:26 MDT
Harvey Newstrom wrote:
>
>
> Did you mean that you don't think global warming will cause oceans to
> rise enough to cause inland flooding by 2025, but that it will by 3025?
> Usually proponents of global warming flooding theory push for
> shorter-term deadlines, while detractors usually deny global flooding
> will ever occur. It is interesting to see an alternate viewpoint,
> unless you meant something else entirely. (Sometimes these sound-bites
> are too short for me to parse out the meaning.)
>
The current numbers I've seen project from around 5% to 28% rise
in temperature over this century. If true, this is quite
serious. Flooding will be only one of a host of problems,
especially at the upper end of this scale. Also, it should be
noted that temperature fluctuations in different areas will not
be steadily rising. The actual effects will be far more jagged
and chaotic in particular regions. Regardless of where any of
us sit on the validity of the phenomenon or its causes at this
time, it certainly deserves serious study and consideration. I
see nothing in the literature that suggests we don't need to
worry about it until 3025. I believe that would be extremely
foolish.
- samantha
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