Just when you thought there was no hope left, “experts” have taken to the editorial pages of Nature to warn that if the planet crosses the 2.0-degree Celsius (3.6°F) threshold, deadly heat waves will cause rising sea levels — leading to mass migrations.
How do they know this will happen? Computer models. Can it be fixed? For the princely sum of $1.3 trillion a year.
Since 1988, climate scientists have been making dark predictions based on computer modeling. Ironically, none of their predictions have been coming true. Sea level rise has remained steady at about 2-3 millimeters per year, with some studies showing an actual decline over the past few years.
The latest commentary, co-written with U.N. chief Christiana Figueres, is based on another catastrophic study with the dubious distinction of having a data endpoint of 2014 (despite satellite records going well into 2017) and using tidal gauges for pre-1980 data.
Essentially, the new study warns of a troubling rise in sea levels and blames a melting Greenland as the culprit despite the land mass showing record ice growth during 2016 and 2017.
Because the study ends with the year 2014, it showed an uptick in sea level rise before returning to normal. They also concluded the “satellite data had exaggerated the rate of sea level rise in the 1990s,” so they ‘corrected’ it. Now their study showed a dramatic uptick.
Another comprehensive study published last April by the University of Colorado wrote this about global mean sea level (GMSL):
“Among the major unanswered questions is why GMSL acceleration has not yet been detected in the altimeter record, given the increasing rates of which glacial and ice sheet melt are estimated to have occurred and as greenhouse gas concentrations have risen.”
The study’s authors add that the “rate of sea level rise over recent years has been less than the long-term average.” That means sea level rise has actually been slowing down.
What’s more troubling is the degree to which “experts” publish recommendations in a science journal aligned precisely with Obama-era executive orders and actions.
When scientists advocate for public policy, the public doesn’t trust them. Especially when they’re promoting liberal, progressive policies that aren’t in keeping with our capitalist society.
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where did you get the number 1.3 trillion. I am not finding where that was called for.
You’re referring to the Left’s zero sum game theory, ie all the money available to all the players is what they brought to the table .
They know that’s not true, but uninformed voters don’t.
A trillion here, a trillion there,… Pretty soon we’re talking about some real money.
Interesting how socialists consider economies static, with only a fixed amount of wealth that can ever be “distributed”, but for projects like this the money can simply be printed by governments… No problem!
You have to love it . The planet is greening with added CO2 so time to play on the “mass migrations ” fear card . Gullible humans that want to believe humans are somehow going to control the earths temperature should at least stop using fossil fuels . Sadly the ring leaders are the biggest hypocrites with zero credibility .
There is no stopping what’s coming. We are heading into a deep grand solar minimum. Nothing man can do about it!
Among the major unanswered questions is why aren’t these psychos taking their meds, when did they escape their restraints and why are their ravings and rantings allowed to see the light of day?
1.3 Trillion is way too much to combat a totaly fruadulent problem and one can only guess who will be footing this bill its going to be Mr & Mrs John Q. Public and flushing more of out tax dollars down the john