US East Coast Hit By Historic Sea Level Rise

[wtmusic]

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"Hurricane Sandy and a series of noreasters have combined with an apparently unprecedented one year jump in sea level to cause a wave of destruction on the U.S. east coast. The one year change of the average sea level of the North Atlantic ocean from fall 2011 to fall 2012 is about 32mm which absolutely dwarfs the computed trend of 1.7 mm/year since 1992. The approximately 32mm jump is the largest in the satellite altimetry record which began in 1992. 32mm is 1 1/4 inches, not a huge absolute rise, but an unprecedented rise in just one year. These data have not yet been verified and published, they are “live” internet data from NOAA, but the numbers are consistent with other data I have reviewed including big jumps in measured sea levels from tide gauge data (which are highly variable depending on wind speed and direction). I read the numbers off the high resolution graph, so the 32mm value is not precise or verified, but I think it’s in the ballpark."

http://theenergycollective.com/asiegel/150361/us-east-coast-hit-sea-level-rise-jump?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

[Politicalboi]

1. I want to feel sorry for us

But we also need a reminder of what WE cause. This is minor compared to what Polar Bears and the rest of the Arctic has to deal with. With us it's mostly a property loss so we move on. We Americans don't do anything till it's at our back door, and here it comes.