Louisiana Drowning? Scientists Predict Coastline Going Under By 2100

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First Posted: 06-29-09 04:12 PM   |   Updated: 06-29-09 04:21 PM

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The Guardian:

Between 10,000 and 13,500 square kilometers of coastal lands will drown due to rising sea levels and subsidence by 2100, a far greater loss than previous estimates.

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Between 10,000 and 13,500 square kilometers of coastal lands will drown due to rising sea levels and subsidence by 2100, a far greater loss than previous estimates.
Between 10,000 and 13,500 square kilometers of coastal lands will drown due to rising sea levels and subsidence by 2100, a far greater loss than previous estimates.
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- RomeoMD25 I'm a Fan of RomeoMD25 51 fans permalink

If scientists can't predict weather, how can they predict long term climate?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:06 PM on 06/29/2009

The question the libs hate the most...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:19 PM on 06/29/2009
- elmerfude I'm a Fan of elmerfude 37 fans permalink

Scientists can predict weather. As far as predicting long term climate, a nodding familiarity with scientific modeling and basic statistics would be required among other things. Too bad you missed out on this in school.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:57 PM on 06/29/2009
- MGhamma I'm a Fan of MGhamma 15 fans permalink

Thaty's the question we laugh at the most.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:51 PM on 06/29/2009

Itts called a "SUN CYCLE" the sun is heating the earth more each year.
A 6 foot rise in 100 years will flood a lot of LA.
They have dikes that undermine the soil and its very brackish water under the soil.
The whole system to keep New Orleans from drowning is killing the state.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:51 PM on 06/29/2009
- sc300nc I'm a Fan of sc300nc 55 fans permalink

Rephrase the headline..­.Two Scientists. You make it sound like all scientists believe this.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:38 PM on 06/29/2009
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