The most remarkable thing about this about this image isn’t that its author seems to believe that an entire complex theory of global biogeochemical interactions can be falsified by juxtaposing two photos of the Statue of Liberty. It is the tone of the message, which suggests that not only do these two photos represent absolute proof, but that anyone who disagrees with this simplistic notion deserves mocking ridicule. It is perverse that in sports we rail against participation trophies, but in science we celebrate people like this who have clearly barely even participated and yet still believe that they have achieved a rank beyond professional.
The pictures were taken from hundreds of yards away, and the Statue of Liberty is 305' tall. There could easily be a 4-5 foot difference in seal level and you wouldn't notice it from that distance. If I took pictures of my pool from an airplane, could you tell me if I need to add water or not? Plus, as others have mentioned, the tide would change the sea level during the day, so a photographic comparison is not that useful.
The Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica is on the move. It is apparently melting much faster than predicted, which may indicate that global warming is happening to a much greater extent than previously predicted. A complete collapse of the glacier could result in 10 feet of sea level rise around the world, drowning many coastal cities. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/20/climate/doomsday-glacier-melt-antarctica-climate-intl/index.html
Actually in the 60s they were teaching of a coming ice age in many science classes. I know on the internet they claim the prediction was a myth and an ice age was never predicted but I was in those science classes and the predicting of a coming ice age was a fact. That is exactly what was being taught in our classrooms.
I was taught about the potential for nuclear winter at school back in the 1970s and remember the couple of new magazines that tried to make a splash on global cooling, but the consensus has been likely global warming going back to that time. Your school anecdote is just that.
Scientists say the Four Pillars of Stability that are necessary for stable human life on earth are all in danger of collapse. That includes the Greenland ice sheet, the Antarctic ice sheet, the Amazon rain forest, and the Atlantic circulating current. There Are 4 Pillars of Stability for Life on Earth. Scientists Say They're Close to Collapse.
Some moderate amount of hope on the horizon. A tulip tree, which is neither a hardwood nor a softwood, is apparently capable of very high levels of carbon storage because of long fibers along the cell walls of the branches. If they can get other trees to mimic this structure of the tulip tree, they may be able to increase carbon sequestration rates. Scientists make game-changing discovery after examining newfound ability in tree species: 'This could allow us to breed super-carbon capturing cultivars'
these things are in motion and mostly can’t be stopped. It’s only a matter of timing, whether we are talking years, decades or centuries.
Scientists are working to defuse a "mercury bomb" in the Arctic. This is not mercury in the sense of the direct effects of increased temperature (as indicated by a mercury thermometer) making us uncomfortable, this is actual mercury (and other heavy metals) tied up in Arctic permafrost. As the permafrost melts, the heavy metals will be released. Some of it will be absorbed by fish which will be eaten by people. Looks like we've found a new way to poison ourselves by driving the biggest, baddest, and fastest cars, trucks, and SUV's on the market. There is also an enormous amount of carbon tied up in the permafrost. There’s a Ticking Mercury Bomb in the Arctic. Scientists Are Racing to Defuse It.
That education program was probably paid for by Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, and BP, along with the "research" behind it. Doctors used to do ads for cigarettes in the 50's and 60's if they were paid enough, but it doesn't make cigarettes good for your health.
Yeah I have heard Travis Taylor talk about being in class for one of his many PHD degrees at the University of Alabama. He said someone asked the professor a question about Global Warming and the professor answered, "I'd answer that question but it would cost the University a lot of grant money if I did".
You’ve told this story about 4 times. https://www.gatorcountry.com/swampg...avis+Taylor&o=date&c[node]=23&c[user][0]=5297
To most of us, it only takes 1 person relaying a joke comment to confirm our opinion no matter the wealth of evidence to the contrary. Travis Taylor? Good enough for me.
Some news about a global warming-related tsunami that was heard 'round the world for nine days. Greenland had a tsunami caused by a massive landslide triggered by a melting glacier, and the tsunami was semi-contained in a fjord. The wave, initially 650-feet high, rumbled back and forth for a week. Seismometers around the world recorded a strange hum for nine days, with no idea where it came from until someone figured out it was the tsunami. They were lucky that no ships were passing by during the worst of the tsunami, because it is on a busy shipping route. It is remarkable to me that seismometers are that sensitive that they could pick up this event on the other side of the world. It took a year to figure out what the cause was. A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then came something inexplicable You may now go back to driving your mega-vehicles and demanding $1.87/gallon gas.
