In 2006, warmist alarmist Al Gore claimed in his film, An Inconvenient Truth, that sea levels were rising so fast that the citizens of the Pacific
nations would have to evacuate to New Zealand.
In 2007 Professor Mike Archer, Dean of Science at University of NSW said that there would be sharks in the middle of the street in Sydney,
Australia?
And, Labor Minister Bob Carr claimed that the Pacific Island of Kiribati would be completely covered with water by 2030?
So we turn to data from the University of Colorado Monitoring for the past twenty years which verifies a 3.2 millimeter rise per year or 30
centimeters. They found sea levels had risen slowly over a long period of time and way before any influence from civilization.
Finally, the research on the Tarawa Atoll, part of Kiribati, shows no measurable rise in Mean Sea Level. The most populous atoll of Kiribati,
Betio, has increased in size by a third over the past 60 years and an Auckland University study on 27 islands show they grew or stayed the same of the
past 20-60 years.
No argument about good news ... on the Environment ... as I've always loved the outdoors ... and Baja used to be a fave ... when a young'n up till
around 30 ... which is well over 40 years ago
Dealing with findings from scientific investigation is responsibility of the Federal Government, here in the United States ... with Advise and Consent
in operation at the highest levels of government
And in most cases, albeit convoluted and overpriced using this method, some degree of positives can be achieved
Was trying to find out the total tonnage of ALL hazards waste generation within the United States ... from when I was associated with that aspect of
regulations back in 92 ...
Would appear the Chemical folks haven't changed too much ... from my association with same ...
Took till 93 to get some degree of accurate reporting on this
"[o] The Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) continues its fight against the public's right-to-know. On April 30, CMA lost its lawsuit in U.S.
District Court against EPA's addition of chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory; on June 27, CMA appealed."
And there has bee significant reduction in overall generation and/or disposal ... However, a signifiant amount of Hazardous Waste is now "Exported"
under Federal Law to other Nations ...
Found this site which has used the FOIA to get some numbers ... which were NOT up on the Internet ... even at the Federal EPA, State EPA's ect
As the footprint left via manufacturing of goods and servicea is typically ... HAZARDOUS WASTE ... there are of course some exceptions ... but, they
are far and few between
Hard to talk numbers, when some don't want to disclose those numbers ... for various reasons ... typically based on economics ... be it Government or
Private Industry
We have made progress in handling Hazardous Waste and/or substances ... but, it is an ongoing thing ... cuz that is what we use to make a living with
on this planet ... chemicals
It just comes down to HOW much one is dealing with on a Global Scale ... and that gets hard quickly
One might wonder why ... The Chemical Industry would not want to disclose this information, for planning purposes to protect Health and the
Environment ... I always did
And yes this would have something to do with environmental change ... which would include: Land, Air and Sea
Solid Waste numbers are easy to find ... Hazardous Waste ... not so much
So are tide tables based on what sea levels were 30 years ago or on fluctuation from the current mean (which, granted, is the same on the US west
coast anyway). That is, will it be a 10 foot tide or an 8 foot tide based on a new tidal mean?
Would appear Sea Level is dependent on "where" one is located on the planet
and the difference aren't really that "big" only centimeters or millimeters ... so pretty hard to "eyeball" the difference by most
But, there would appear, based on using the latest technology ... there is in fact a measurable difference
And of course the next step in scientific investigation would be to monitor these levels over time and report back ... which I believe is what is
being done at this time ... by many nations, which can only help in the long run
"Local sea level" refers to the height of the water measured along the coast relative to a specific point on land. Tide stations measure local sea
level. "Relative sea level trends" reflect changes in local sea level over time. This relative change is the one most critical for many coastal
applications, including coastal mapping, marine boundary delineation, coastal zone management, coastal engineering, sustainable habitat restoration
design, and the general public enjoying their favorite beach.
Lots of factor's involved with that much of anything thing which isn't "static" ... just the measurement of something that large would seem a bit
difficult in "real time" ... even with the techogolgy we currently use ... water does tend to "move around" in various "phases" .... and add in all
the others factors which influence the characteristics of the physical state of what we call the "ocean" ... It really does boggle the mind
But, overall it would appear we continue to gain more knowledge about water everyday ... which may prove useful in many areas in the near future given
what humans do daily and other critters and/or plants
Thanks to all ... it is a very interesting subject ... water
btw have a good weekend just remembered 2 for 6 when working ... a nice long weekend ...stay safe and don't eat too much of that BBQ ... 3,4-Benzepyrene don't ya
know ... Me, what do I care ... Tri-Tip ... Santa Maria style BBQ this weekend ... I'll have someone let ya know if I died from eating it
Used to call it sheepherders bread ... first time Schat's bakery in 1947 in Bishop ... my dad was taking us kids up to Bishop Creek to camp .. below
South Lake ... became a tradition ... and going over Bishop Pass down to the John Muir trail ... some days
Shat's has become such a tourist trap --- the locals now all go to the Great Basin Bakery on a side street --- on Fridays they make a garlic sourdough
bread that is way too good. Bishop Creek is still beautiful ---- need water in the lakes!
Truly amazing what small changes on things like the "Water Cycle" can result in ... when on a Planetary level
Extend that concept to other "substances" which are being produced by humans ... also on a Planetary scale ... not surprised there are some problems
with the: Land, Sea and Air ...
Very sad ... lucky in my life to have seen things before the change and/or changes to a large extent ... from more and more people
Bishop and Shepherd Bread ... used to get it in a brown paper bag ... Thanks T ... don't think I'll get a chance to try it ... but, the
thought is just as good
"Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. And basically, call it the 'stupidity of the American voter' or whatever, but basically that was
really, really critical to getting the thing to pass," Gruber said.
MIT can"t be wrong... or political...they got them white coats as well.
"Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. And basically, call it the 'stupidity of the American voter' or whatever, but basically that was
really, really critical to getting the thing to pass," Gruber said.
MIT can"t be wrong... or political...they got them white coats as well.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!" Upton Sinclair
I enjoy Upton Sinclair.....thanks.....now more reality for the boys who don't believe in human caused climate change.....here's snippet that got me
further into the Canadian studies.....you know those dirty rotten climate scientists not supported by our US taxes.....
Quote:
More flooding and erosion is expected in the future as fall sea ice dwindles. Waves in the Beaufort, Chukchi and Bering Seas have been getting bigger
over the past four decades, a recent Environment Canada-led study found. In 2012, the year of record-low sea ice extent, scientists from the
University of Washington measured 16-foot waves in the Beaufort Sea. The highest sea waves ever recorded in the Arctic, at 19.685 feet, were measured
in the Barents Sea off Svalbard in 2010.
So I pulled the abstract from that Environment Canada study for those who know how to read....It was posted by the extremely liberal American
Meteorlogical Society.....you know, another group of scientists with their non-profit .org
Quote:
Historical changes in the Beaufort-Chukchi-Bering Seas surface winds and waves, 1971-2013
Xiaolan L. Wang,* Yang Feng, and Val R. Swail Climate Research Division, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Andrew Cox Oceanweather , Inc., Cos Cob, CT, USA
Abstract This study characterizes historical changes in surface wind speed and ocean surface waves in the Beaufort-Chukchi-Bering Seas using the
Environment Canada’s Beaufort Wind and Wave Reanalysis for the period 1970-2013. The results show that both the significant wave height (Hs) and mean
wave period (Tm) have increased significantly over the Bering Sea in July and August, and over the Canadian Beaufort westward to the northern Bering
Sea in September, and that the 1992-2013 trends in September mean Hs agree well with satellite-based trend estimates for 1993-2010. Most
outstandingly, the regional mean Tm has increased at a rate of 3% to 4% per year of the corresponding 1970-1999 climatology; it has more than tripled
since 1970. Also, the regional mean Hs has increased at a rate of 0.3% to 0.8% per year. The trend of lengthening wave period and increasing wave
height imply a trend of increasing wave energy flux, providing a mechanism to break up sea ice and accelerate ice retreat. The results also show that
changes in the local wind speeds alone cannot explain the significant changes in waves. The wind speeds show significant increases over the Bering Sea
to north of Alaska in July, over the central part of the domain in August and September, with decreases in the region off the Canadian coasts in
August. In the region west of the Canadian coast, the climatological mean wind direction has rotated clockwise in July and August, with the
climatological anticyclonic center being displaced northeastward in August.
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"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt
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