It doesn't have to melt, just slide off into the drink.
Hoyt Stearns Scottsdale, Arizona US From: David Roberson [mailto:dlrober...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 12:08 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:NHK: ocean levels may rise 9 m by 2100 Why would you think that these guys have better capability than the IPCC group that predicts far less sea level rise? Do they have some magic dust or a new improved crystal ball? On occasions a new concept is revealed which no one previously thought of that results in enormous change. I am not one to say that what you suggest is not possible, but I would put a large bet on the likelihood that it will not come about. We need to think through circumstances and not jump like scared rabbits at every broken twig. OK, I admit that the climate change might not be linear as you point out. So, when will we begin to see these effects to such a degree that it will become obvious? If we must wait 50 years, then the rate of change required becomes far more difficult to believe. Also, you make a comparison that is nonsense. It takes time to melt ice as well as a lot of energy. Have you looked at the temperature in Antarctica recently? I suggest you make a summer visit to the interior and take off your coat for a while if you want to see how quick the ice is going to melt. Now, where is the extra energy coming from that is going to turn this ice into water? The task that these guys have taken upon themselves is miles above their heads. Did you carefully read the article and find an out just in case their theory is not accurate? That type of nonsense is typical of the propaganda being spewed by folks with an agenda of some kind. We are not required to take seriously every statement made by every researcher Jed as that is the best recipe I know of leading to paralysis due to overload of your mind. Nothing would ever be accomplished if intelligent people are incapable of making decisions as to what they think has credibility and what does not. The burden is upon the ones that make such fantastic claims to prove that they are right, until that time we are under no obligation. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Wed, Jan 30, 2013 1:24 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:NHK: ocean levels may rise 9 m by 2100 David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: If the level is going to rise by that amount, then I would expect to see a meter rise every decade, which is not happening. That is nonsense. That is a completely unwarranted assumption. You need to read the papers. That is a bit like saying that if a critical mass of uranium will explode with 20 kt of force, half that mass will explode with 10 kt. It does not work that way. Many phenomena are not linear. These conclusions may be incorrect but to dismiss them as a "fairy tale" is unscientific, and disrespectful to the researchers. That is a lot like the way people who know nothing about cold fusion dismiss cold fusion results. People who know the least are usually the ones who are quickest to dismiss a conclusion. - Jed
