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Question: What causes erosion?
Answer: moving water.
Question: what moves water?
Answer: Wind
These sand bars barely above sea level are prone to multiple natural forces, and just because they existed a few decades ago does not mean they are entitled to permanent existence and freedom from natural sources of erosion.
anon_9ece2 saysQuestion: What causes erosion?
Answer: moving water.
Question: what moves water?
Answer: Wind
Question: What causes more erosion?
Answer: Higher water levels.
where a natural trade wind cycle has caused an extra build-up of water over the last half-century."
Did ya miss this part?
Hurricanes routinely destroy and form islands. These sand bars barely above sea level are prone to multiple natural forces, and just because they existed a few decades ago does not mean they are entitled to permanent existence and freedom from natural sources of erosion.
the alarmists
anon_5df70 saysDid ya miss this part?
But, no I didn't miss that. You know what else causes an extra build up of water? Ice that used to be over land melting.
How much did the water rise up because of the wind versus how much did the water rise because of that melting ice?
The Settled Science can't answer this.
But the safest course is to PANIC!!!
anon_def08 saysHow much did the water rise up because of the wind versus how much did the water rise because of that melting ice?
The Settled Science can't answer this.
The Settled Science can't answer this.
But the safest course is to PANIC!!!
I haven't seen a measurable rise in water due to melting ice.
And you trust your eyes over actual scientific measurements?
Proxies aren't direct measurements. Ice Core Samples are Proxies, as are Tree Rings.
All I see are rational people showing potential outcomes if current trends don't change.
anon_def08 saysI haven't seen a measurable rise in water due to melting ice.
And you trust your eyes over actual scientific measurements?
Idiocracy.
Yes
40 years, the sea level hasn't changed at the same places I've gone to.
How's that?
anon_7e933 saysYes
40 years, the sea level hasn't changed at the same places I've gone to.
How's that?
My guess is your eyes are unable to tell the change as it's small
compared to the changes due to tidal forces.
Sea levels aren't.
Who said anything about tidal changes?
Which is why we have scientists who actually use tools to measure sea level and don't rely on their eyes.
anon_10ddb saysWho said anything about tidal changes?
I did.
reat, so now we can add wind, causing higher water along with tidal changes, which caused the erosion and disappearance of those islands.
Makes perfect sense, thanks for clarifying that.
The Alarmists aren't going to be happy though, how can they blame the disappearing islands on melting ice? Their narrative was just wrecked, again.
I don't think you are understanding the point. It's not that tidal forces have changed over time. It's that in order to measure a difference in sea levels, you have to have a baseline to measure against. But the baseline sea level changes due to tidal forces so you and your naked eye will never know what the baseline is that you are measuring against, and will never be able to tell if it has risen or fallen.
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