Posted on 01/22/2008 7:02:07 PM PST by blam
Evict the Kennedys. Give them Hyannis.
Do they pomp water from the underground?
Their islands may be sinking. No one has been able to quantify any sea level rise, beyond that which is normal for a world coming out of the last ice age, to my satisfaction.
Any point of reference on the earth is subject to the quandary: sea rising, or land falling. The best satellite measurement I have found was this: in the past 15 years, the sea has risen 4mm, plus or minus 7mm. Sorry, but those are the only numbers I have been able to find; and I need numbers to do this conversation — not anecdotes about folks on the most marginal land on earth whose islands may be sinking.
You’re on target.
The islanders have used up all the resources and are now looking for a sugar-daddy to transport them to another country. New Zealand seems to be the current choice. There they have been promised welfare goodies that will allow them endless sunny days relaxing on the beach, free beer and food and numerous opportunities to belch the nonsense that global warming ruined their homes.
The UN marxists and eco-fascist liars will milk this for all it’s worth. And the idiot soccer moms will write more $25 checks to the Sierra Club.
“No. Just move somewhere else.”
The exact words of the wife and me when watching this story on BBC last night..
If the ocean were rising because of ice caps melting, then ALL islands would be going under. Instead, only Tuvalu is, which means it isn’t the oceans. (Instead, it’s mining the gravel to make concrete.)
Sorry, all out of valid data, so we'll rely on emotional stories instead.
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