Tuesday, March 17, 2009

I think they sniff the climate model glue...


In this corner...weighing in at 157 lbs...climate modeler at Florida State University...Jumpin' Jianjun Yin!!!!
Sea levels around New York City and much of the U.S. Northeast will rise twice as much as in other parts of the United States this century, according to new climate models (U.S. Northeast map).

Driven by changes in ocean circulation, the rapid sea level rise will bring increased risk of damage from hurricanes and winter storm surges, researchers say.
And in this corner...weighing in at...what's that?...he wouldn't get on the scale? (unintelligible)...umm...uhhh...and in this corner...wearing the white...huh?...ok, ok...wearing the eggshell chiffon trunks...President Barack "Oh, baby" Obama!!!

"The seas will recede. The planet will heal."
On a side note...I don't know if you've been following this...but the Artic will be ice free by...

2100
2013
2040
2008 (oops)
2015
2030 etc.

I have it on pretty good authority that it will be one of those...or some other year...or never. The authority was a six year old playing with a model ('69 Ford Mustang).