Rise of sea levels is ‘the greatest lie ever told’

posted at 12:38 pm on April 14, 2009 by Keemo

The uncompromising verdict of Dr Mörner is that all this talk about the sea rising is nothing but a colossal scare story, writes Christopher Booker.

If one thing more than any other is used to justify proposals that the world must spend tens of trillions of dollars on combating global warming, it is the belief that we face a disastrous rise in sea levels. The Antarctic and Greenland ice caps will melt, we are told, warming oceans will expand, and the result will be catastrophe.

This fits the mold perfectly. Must have reason/cause for the catastrophe.

The reason why Dr Mörner, formerly a Stockholm professor, is so certain that these claims about sea level rise are 100 per cent wrong is that they are all based on computer model predictions, whereas his findings are based on “going into the field to observe what is actually happening in the real world”.

When running the International Commission on Sea Level Change, he launched a special project on the Maldives, whose leaders have for 20 years been calling for vast sums of international aid to stave off disaster. Six times he and his expert team visited the islands, to confirm that the sea has not risen for half a century. Before announcing his findings, he offered to show the inhabitants a film explaining why they had nothing to worry about. The government refused to let it be shown.

One of his most shocking discoveries was why the IPCC has been able to show sea levels rising by 2.3mm a year. Until 2003, even its own satellite-based evidence showed no upward trend. But suddenly the graph tilted upwards because the IPCC’s favoured experts had drawn on the finding of a single tide-gauge in Hong Kong harbour showing a 2.3mm rise. The entire global sea-level projection was then adjusted upwards by a “corrective factor” of 2.3mm, because, as the IPCC scientists admitted, they “needed to show a trend”.

This article characterizes my scepticism for Global Warming. I’ve been around long enough to recognize the game vs. legitimate issues. The red flag for me was the theme that this issue is not up for debate, that this issue is proven and therefore is a real threat to our planet and could be catastrophic for mankind. From newsrooms, to classrooms, to political venues, Liberals will not engage in any form of opposing dialogue. Liberals will not debate the cost to citizens, businesses, industries, transportation of product. This is an open ended ticket, with no visible boundaries.

I don’t know of anybody who doesn’t desire to keep our planet healthy. Milllions of Americans are implementing green technology into their homes, vehicles, & businesses. This is not a Democrat vs. Republican issue between the citizens, as citizens of all ideologies are taking action to improve our enviroment by way of new technology. I remember being sent home from elementary school due to smog alerts. I remember pollution in our rivers, streams, and lakes so extreme, it was killing wildlife. We have made great strides through the years.

Since the media, our Democrat politicians, and our educators will not allow for debate on this issue, I would love to have a debate without their blessing. The following links provide for useful and interesting information. Please read up, add your own links, and throw your 2-cents into this thread.

NASA

Dailey Tech

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Global Warming: The Cold, Hard Facts?

Are sunspots prime suspects in global warming?

Greenland Ice Find Debunks Al Gore’s Global Warming Theories

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