Sea level rise 'is accelerating'

[lovuian]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4651876.stm
Global sea levels could rise by about 30cm during this century if current trends continue, a study warns.
Australian researchers found that sea levels rose by 19.5cm between 1870 and 2004, with accelerated rates in the final 50 years of that period.

The research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, used data from tide gauges around the world.

The findings fit within predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC
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Maybe we should think about building an ark...

[niyad]

1. "Noah, how long can you tread water?"

[babylonsister]

2. niyad...

:spank: :spank:

[niyad]

4. sorrrrry, couldn't resist!! mea maxima culpa.

[MercutioATC]

3. I'm still not sure what a "stone" is... now I gotta figure out cubits?

[niyad]

5. pl. stone Abbr. st. A unit of weight in Great Britain, 14 pounds (6.4 kilo

3 entries found for cubit.
cu·bit ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kybt)
n.
An ancient unit of linear measure, originally equal to the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow, or about 17 to 22 inches (43 to 56 centimeters).


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Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.


cubit

n : an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm


Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University


cubit

Heb. 'ammah; i.e., "mother of the arm," the fore-arm, is a word derived from the
Latin cubitus, the lower arm. It is difficult to determine the exact length of
this measure, from the uncertainty whether it included the entire length from
the elbow to the tip of the longest finger, or only from the elbow to the root
of the hand at the wrist. The probability is that the longer was the original
cubit. The common computation as to the length of the cubit makes it 20.24
inches for the ordinary cubit, and 21.888 inches for the sacred one. This is
the same as the Egyptian measurements. A rod or staff the measure of a cubit is
called in Judg. 3:16 _gomed_, which literally means a "cut," something "cut
off." The LXX. and Vulgate render it "span."

[lovuian]

6. Can I hitch a ride I'm good with animals

This may not be so funny in about 20 years.......

[Surya Gayatri]

7. Head for the high ground...

water's knee-high 'n risin', as we used to say during flood season. Only now, it's coastal areas around the globe at risk. Inhabitable land area will be reduced and millions of acres of fertile, arable land will disappear while the population continues to rise. Armageddon revisited.

[babylonsister]

10. It's scary, but if we knew the future, we'd be terrified.

I'm approaching that.

[reprobate]

18. It's OK. The population won't continue to rise for long.

As the sea level rises, at the same time there will be climate change, causing massive tracts of arable land to become desert, leaving less for agriculture. It is speculated that this will mean starvation on a massive scale, meaning population will decline. Sure am glad I only have another thirty or forty years, max. It won't be pretty.

[rodeodance]

8. "Intergovernmental"--means international which is dissed.

[Lorien]

9. K & R

[Theduckno2]

11. I bet Holland, Venice and most of the rest of world take notice of this.

But not clueless George! He is busy spying on people to get his info and doesn't need to turn to the media to learn anything.

[pdurod1]

12. Don't worry, Haliburton will fix it...

[Ilsa]

17. Well, they may not be able to fix it, but surely they'll get a huge,

no-bid contract to try. Well, sort of try. You know how imprecise their billing can be.

[no_more_rhyming]

13. It's finally raining in North Texas, hopefully

the lakes will rise too.......

[dbt]

14. Gaia is tired of waiting for us to do something.

All we can do now is get out of Her way while She corrects our mistakes!

:evilgrin:
dbt
Remember New Orleans

[Jackpine Radical]

19. Unfortunately, it's not our mistakes but Hers that need correction.

WE are merely one of the mistakes.

[DarleenMB]

15. 30cm

is about 11 inches. I wouldn't plan on that ark just yet.

I'm not saying we shouldn't be concerned but less than a foot in 100 years? IF we address the issues this could easily be reversed.

[happyslug]

16. 2.54cm = 1 inch, so 11 inches is about right

Thus 30cm = 30/2.54 = 11.81 inches

[Lochloosa]

20. Cool. I'm 15 miles inland. Few more years and I'll have waterfront

property.:woohoo: