yesterday I watched in disbelief and horror as the sea levels rose...

but roughly six hours later, they went back down..

it was all good,

so I went back to eating mushies

Global sea level rise temporarily dampened by 2010-11 Australia floods

Three atmospheric patterns came together above the Indian and Pacific Oceans in 2010 and 2011. When they did, they drove so much precipitation over Australia that the world's ocean levels dropped measurably.

www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=128842&org=NSF&from=news

theDoctor said..


yesterday I watched in disbelief and horror as the sea levels rose...

but roughly six hours later, they went back down..

it was all good,

so I went back to eating mushies

That's so funny...

evlPanda said..

Global sea level rise temporarily dampened by 2010-11 Australia floods

Three atmospheric patterns came together above the Indian and Pacific Oceans in 2010 and 2011. When they did, they drove so much precipitation over Australia that the world's ocean levels dropped measurably.

www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=128842&org=NSF&from=news

So when the sea rises to much we are the toilet system of the ocean. Ekkk

Gina could capitalize on this one down the track.

NotWal said..

I can't help thinking that's optimistic given that there is supposed to be about 70 m of water locked up in ice.

Archimedes Principle:- A body floating in equilibrium displaces it's own weight in water.

Therefore melting of the Arctic ice Cap will have zero effect on sea levels.

It is only ice sitting on land masses that can possibly have an effect on sea levels if it melts. I doubt that eventuality will happen within the lifetime of anybody on earth today.

Further, evidence suggests that the earth is heading into another "Ice Age" which is also doubtful of eventuating within the lifetime of anybody on earth today, so what is the panic all about???

So stop panicking and go do what you normally do!!!

jbshack said..

Craig66 said..



Maybe there is just too many ships, boats and wind surfers with large displacement hulls in the oceans causing the sea level to rise ????????????????

I blame the boat people

Did you sell them one

Cambodge said..

cisco said...

NotWal said..
I can't help thinking that's optimistic given that there is supposed to be about 70 m of water locked up in ice.

Archimedes Principle:- A body floating in equilibrium displaces it's own weight in water.
Therefore melting of the Arctic ice Cap will have zero effect on sea levels.

I think you're confusing weight with volume.

Actually, I think you don't know what Archimedes' Principle is.

Harrow said..

Cambodge said..

cisco said...

NotWal said..

I can't help thinking that's optimistic given that there is supposed to be about 70 m of water locked up in ice.

Archimedes Principle:- A body floating in equilibrium displaces it's own weight in water.

Therefore melting of the Arctic ice Cap will have zero effect on sea levels.

I think you're confusing weight with volume.

Except that a lot of the ice cap is on land, so if it melted it would flow into the ocean and sea levels would rise.

He did say "Arctic" nor "Antarctic". The snow/ice in Antarctica is at its thickest/deepest in known history, whilst the Arctic ice cap is the bit that seems to be decreasing - and it's a floating "ice cap". It appears that most in here are a tad confused.

Cambodge said..
I think you're confusing weight with volume.

Just try a little experiment for me.

Fill a plastic bottle with water right to the top, cap it tightly, freeze it and observe what happens.

Another one:-

Fill a glass sitting on a saucer right to the brim with water then gently float an ice cube in the water. Then very gently lift the glass onto a dry saucer. Allow the ice cube to melt and observe how much water overflows into the saucer.

Maybe you never had the privilege of seeing Dr Julius Sumner-Miller on TV when you were a kid.

Harrow said...

cisco said..
Maybe you never had the privilege of seeing Dr Julius Sumner-Miller on TV when you were a kid.

He used to live around the corner from me when I was a kid. I me him once, and he told me that I spelt my name wrong.

How many ways can you spell 'Cadbury?'

Just to clarify, I did say:-

cisco said..

Therefore melting of the Arctic ice Cap will have zero effect on sea levels.

It is only ice sitting on land masses that can possibly have an effect on sea levels if it melts.

Local rag "Mandurah mail" from Thurs 22Aug says says a leaked draft of a UN climate change report reckons an 80cm rise this century.
So 80 cm is around about our tide range here. On the positive side is those reefs that are dry sucking now at low tide are gonna have 80cm more water on them making those sections kiteable on low tide.