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March 24, 2006
Global Warming...It's Real!!
London 'under water by 2100' as Antarctica crumbles into the seaDOZENS of the world’s cities, including London and New York, could be flooded by the end of the century, according to research which suggests that global warming will increase sea levels more rapidly than was previously thought.
The first study to combine computer models of rising temperatures with records of the ancient climate has indicated that sea levels could rise by up to 20ft (6m) by 2100, placing millions of people at risk.
The threat comes from melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, which scientists behind the research now believe are on track to release vast volumes of water significantly more quickly than older models have predicted. Their analysis of events between 129,000 and 116,000 years ago, when the Arctic last warmed to temperatures forecast for 2100, shows that there could be large rises in sea level.
While the Greenland ice sheet is expected to start melting as summer temperatures in the Arctic rise by 3C degrees to 5C (5.4F-9F), most models suggest that the ice sheets of Antarctica will remain more stable.
The historical data, however, show that the last time that Greenland became this warm, the sea level rise generated by meltwater destabilised the Antarctic ice, leading to a much higher increase than can be explained by Arctic ice alone.
That means that the models of sea-level rise used to predict an increase of up to 3ft by 2100 may have significantly underestimated its ultimate extent, which could be as great as 20ft.
Such a rise would threaten cities such as London, New York, Bombay and Tokyo. Large parts of the Netherlands, Bangladesh and Florida would be inundated, and even smaller rises would flood extreme low-lying areas, such as several Pacific islands and New Orleans.
I'm becoming increasingly more irritated with stupid people who think there is no global warming. The warming signs are there and they have been for quite some time. You just go ahead and bury your head in the sand. When the waters do rise you'll be the first to drown in your own ignorance!
Found via the UK Times.
Posted by Daffodil at March 24, 2006 11:18 AM
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I better start practicing my backstroke. I always did want to live on the coast, but I never thought I wouldn't have to move to get there. This is scary!
Posted by: Kathy at March 24, 2006 10:33 PM
I'm sure the Republicans will spin it as gift and raise your property taxes because you have ocean front property now.
Posted by: ManDrake at March 25, 2006 7:31 AM