So what?
The notion that a static Earth is a good thing is inherently wrong. The Earth has been in a constant state of change since day one. There isn't a scientist on the planet who will dare to challenge that statement and, if they do, I guarantee you that I can end their careers inside of a very few minutes. Trying to force a stop to change in nature, almost any change, is inherently the most destructive action man can take. We aren't within a parsec of knowing enough to get it right.
And, frankly, I don't care if Tom Brokaw's beach house gets flooded. Get over it, and stop trying to screw around with nature's processes. And guess what? We're part of nature.
Period. End of discussion, you lame brained public money grant whores!!!!!!!!!!
I agree. Anyone who knows anything about Earth Sciences knows that the Earth is constantly changing. Weather changes from hour to hour. Climate is an average not a constant. There is no normal. Those who adapt survive. South Carolina had the misfortune of building cities along a low coast before the last ice age had entirely melted. We could all live like cavemen and the sea level would still rise.
Living off of Ocean coasts is a historically stupid thing period. The earth does change even without our assistance. Floods, freezes, meltings occur often. This is what erodes rocks into sand in the first place. If man made or a natural cycle, I do believe we are in a heating period. Coastal residents should consider leaving in the next 25 years or so. Insurers are just going to refuse to issue policies. Before we got civilized, we used to move when the climate dictated a change in the surroundings, now that we are civilized, we believe we can park on one spot forever without any changes occuring.