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Sea level rise may appear linear but that does not mean that the
increase in volume of the oceans is linear.


On 7/7/06, FrankReedCT@aol.com  wrote:
>
> Robert wrote:
> "The current warming up of the  earth is caused by other processes, most of
> which appear to be the result of  our wasteful spending of natural resources."
>
> Tide gauge data  --available online-- shows a linear increase in sea level
> over the past 150  years. For example, here's the historical tide gauge data for
> The Battery in  southern  Manhattan:
> http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station.shtml?stnid=8518750
>
> Sea  level has been rising steadily at a rate of about 25cm per century in
> this part  of the world. This is consistent with "global warming" but
> inconsistent with  man-made global warming, which should show significant non-linearity
> in the past  150 years. CO2-generation by industry has been increasing
> geometrically along  with global GDP. Sea level rise is linear.
>
> I'm not trying to start a  debate --just pointing out real hard data on what
> sea level is actually doing  long-term. The seas may overwhelm us one of these
> days, but it hasn't started  yet.
>
> -FER
> 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N  72.1W.
> www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
>
>
> >
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