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We have been studying climate change and potentially associated sea level changes resulting from melting ice and warming oceans for a half century. In the 1970s our primary concern was global [...]
The Truth About Sea Levels and Fossil Fuels Commentary Environmental activists, mainstream media outlets, and many scientists routinely claim governments must take drastic action to prevent rapidly rising seas. They claim unless humans are forced to stop using fossil fuels, low-lying islands and coastal areas will soon be swamped beneath the waves. To back up their claims, they cite statements (pdf) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) asserting it is “very likely” sea level rise has accelerated since the middle of the 20th century in response to warming caused by r...