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Oceans Rising

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Oceans rising feature prominently in the climate crisis rhetoric, always coupled with a demand for unspecified and un-costed action. Even the most radical action (such as the USA vanishing entirely) will have no noticeable effect on climate for centuries, according to IPCC models. If left unchecked, research predicts that this continued warming and ice melt could raise global sea levels by 3.3 meters. About 2 feet (0.6 meters) of sea level rise along the U.S. coastline is increasingly likely between 2020 and 2100 because of emissions to date. Failing to curb future emissions could cause an additional 1.5 - 5 feet (0.5 - 1.5 meters) of rise for a total of  3.5 - 7 feet (1.1 - 2.1 meters)  by the end of this century. (NOAA) This article is typical of consensus based on actual measurements that put sea level rise at 3.6 mm per year - 6 inches since 1902. Typically, this article attributes the cause of recent acceleration to human-caused warming. If this rate is accepted as fact,...