Sea levels around Falklands have risen since mid XIX century, says NOC

Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:40 UTC

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Sea levels around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic have risen since the mid nineteenth century and the rate of sea-level rise has accelerated over recent decades, according to newly published research. The findings are as expected under global warming and consistent with observations elsewhere around the globe. Read full article

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DennisA
The claim that sea level has accelerated is disingenuous and relates to the introduction of satellite measurements. It is extremely suspicious that sea level should rise so suddenly with the advent of new technology and it is a known fact that the Jason/Topex satellite cannot accurately deal with coastal margins. Mixing two types of data is also fraught with error. Tide guages are a direct measurement, satellite data is subject to masses of interpretation and correction. This is another attempt to promote the myth that sea level is rising because of human CO2 emissions.

0.75 mm a year is consistent with other measurements and is the same sort of increase that has been occurring for centuries. It is lower than the IPCC claims in AR4 which I believe were 2mm a year.
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WestisBest
Interesting this, I've noticed in quite a lowland beaches there's erosion going on that is clearly a result of the sea level rising.
Oct 22nd, 2010 - 09:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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