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- From: Kate Spinner <kespinner@gmail.com>
- To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth
- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:08:40 -0400
In response to John and Pete V.: Scientists in their commitment to good science very rarely draw absolute conclusions and I think it is unrealistic to expect scientists to prove theories the way prosecutors try to convict criminals. In fact, expecting such absolute evidence could backfire by forcing scientists to draw premature conclusions due to pressure. When evidence mounts that a theory is holding true, good scientists usually phrase their findings in terms of suggestions and probabilities. They should not be faulted for that. Gathering scientific evidence is like constant and in-depth observation, probably very similar to the way farmers figured out that plants need certain nutrients and that ladybugs eat enough aphids to warrant making an effort to keep them around. Knowledge evolves based on bits of observation that accumulate over time. Climate modeling for future predictions is certainly new, but the models are grounded in basic forecasting science, which has improved significantly in the past decade or two. If bad weather is on the way, we know about it much earlier than we did even five years ago. Further, analysis of past climate trends points to rising global temperatures and rising seas. I don't know the explanation for subsidence, but I do know it has occurred in Louisiana and where I live in Southwest Florida. Here, subsidence and sea level rise is factored into regional planning and hurricane evacuation, so it is taken seriously by those in power. Erosion occurs from wave action, something to be expected from water whether it's rising or falling. On Jun 14, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Pete Vukovich wrote:
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[Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
paul, 06/14/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
Tradingpost, 06/14/2011
- Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth, pete, 06/14/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
E J, 06/14/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
Tradingpost, 06/14/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
Tradingpost, 06/14/2011
- Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth, Catherine Noble, 06/14/2011
- Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth, gloria, 06/15/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
Tradingpost, 06/14/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
Tradingpost, 06/14/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
Pete Vukovich, 06/14/2011
- Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth, Tradingpost, 06/14/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
Kate Spinner, 06/15/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
John D'hondt, 06/15/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
E J, 06/16/2011
- Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth, John D'hondt, 06/16/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
E J, 06/16/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
John D'hondt, 06/15/2011
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Re: [Livingontheland] Rising sea levels a myth,
Tradingpost, 06/14/2011
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