North Carolina Sea Levels Rising Three Times Faster Than in Previous 500 Years, Penn Study Says »
Posted By WikiMap 1 month ago in NewsAn international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating. Researchers found 20th-century sea-level rise to be three times higher than the rate of sea-level rise during the last 500 years. In addition, this jump appears to occur between 1879 and 1915, a time of industrial change that may provide a direct link to human-induced climate change.
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Hhussk1 month ago
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I do not find this information alarming since it is well known that the earth is constantly changing.
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And by the way, according to the data, it was rising at a constant pace, then speeds up (between 1879 and 1915)and there is an increase in acceleration, and now it's a constant pace again.
Before 1879: Constant
1879-1915: Acclerated
1915 + : Constant
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In addition, this jump appears to occur between 1879 and 1915, a time of industrial change that may provide a direct link to human-induced climate change. -
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fjgalt1 month ago
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Is that the North Carolina Sea they're measuring? Or the Atlantic Ocean?
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From the article:
"The research provided a record of relative sea-level change since the year 1500..."
Land levels also rise and fall. Currently, England is sinking and Scotland is rising. Shall we say that sea levels around England are rising and sea levels around Scotland are falling? -
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simonsez1 month ago
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The North Carolina beaches erode every year with storms, then get put back with bulldozers.
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More crap from the GW group. The world is in constant flux, always has been, always will be and won't change whether humans are here or not. -
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philbrick1 month ago
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"In a recent report, the U.S. government says that Cape Hatteras National Seashore, already affected by recent sea-level rise and storms, may not be far from being fragmented or undergoing other permanent geological change.With any increase in the current rate of sea-level rise, it is “virtually certain”that the barrier island will experience large changes and degradation.
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The USGS has been doing sounding off Cape Hatteras North Caroline for years and sea seems to be rising.
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philbrick1 month ago
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"Did You Know?
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In order to save the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse from rising sea levels and shoreline erosion, in 2000 the lighthouse was moved just over half a mile inland!
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The beaches and lighthouses that bring thousands of visitors to Cape Hatteras National Seashore or in danger of disappearing. Due to global climate change, rising sea levels threaten to make Cape Hatteras National Seashore an underwater national park. You can learn more about this threat by reading NPCA’s report Unnatural Disaster."
http://www.npca.org/parks/cape-hatteras-national-s...
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