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You can take your tinfoil hat off. In common parlance, ”rising seas” is about relative sea level (RSL), which is what actually matters regardless of the mix of
by tobr 5mo ago
You can take your tinfoil hat off. In common parlance, ”rising seas” is about relative sea level (RSL), which is what actually matters regardless of the mix of underlying causes. This is how it’s used by e.g NOAA https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/faq.html#q1 https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/faq.html#q1
- westurner 5mo agoRelative sea level (RSL): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_sea_level https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_sea_level
- joenot443 5mo agoDo you think the average CNN reader has a good grasp on the distinction of relative and eustatic sea levels? I considered it a pretty nuanced topic, I’m surprised CNN treats it as table stakes.
- tobr 5mo agoYes, but it’s not the topic of the article though. The article is about relocation. It describes the general problem and why New Orleans is particularly vulnerable. It would be nice to mention sinking land explicitly, but the idea that there’s some ”agenda” behind why they aren’t mentioning it is ridiculous.