What Will Sea Level Rise Look Like in Real Life?

Science Chic wrote: [snip]

The problem with his assumption that the predictions of climatologists is built solely on computer models - it is not.

Show me the computer models that have predicted the ACTUAL warming over the last 20 years? (and you left out a WHOLE lot of his argument in your quotes... typical cut and paste, select and choose on your part... not very scientific... but I'll let you deal with your omissions).

Science Chic wrote: OmniScience, weather is not climate, short-term local patterns are inherently more susceptible to variability than long-term climate trends...

It's all based on computer models and the inherent problems with dynamic variables that are not fully understood. In many ways we still don't understand the impacts of major variables like the sun - a fact that is often overlooked and rarely discussed.

I'm still waiting for devotees like yourself to answer this question:

If X amount of CO2 is reduced over Y amount of time we will see Z change in temperature or impacts. Any ideas? Estimates? What do those reliable models suggest?
What is the result of reducing the carbon?

You believe anthropomorphic climate change is undeniable, that humans are changing the climate, and that the predictions and modeling are accurate, if so, what impacts will reducing our 'carbon footprint' have? Nobody is talking about that, all we hear about is making pointless, blind, ineffective legislation like Cap and Trade, which is nothing more than the biggest scam ever perpetrated on human society. The ETU in Europe is now generating 100 billion dollars in revenue. What is it accomplishing?

Try this on size... Global warming slows down... Good news we must use

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/ ... d9273b6e55

Sea level has risen (and fallen) before and it will likely rise and fall again. I think the real challenge is to figure out the timing and extent of the rise and buy real estate appropriately so your KIN has beachfront property after you are gone.

Studied Geology as an undergraduate at an Eastern university that had a really good Quaternary Studies Department. Worked under a graduate student who was doing his thesis on sea level changes along the Eastern Seaboard in previous glacial and interglacial periods. It was fascinating because I got to see first hand evidence of at least a 300 foot sea level rise in the area we worked. This included ancient beaches, sand, rounded rocks etc. Some of this change was due to rebound after the 2-mile thick ice sheet melted, but the rest was due to honest sea level change.

Sea level has changed before. We should prepare because there isn't a damned thing we can do about it. Think real estate and beach front property for your great grandkids.