Global warming?

Question

The sea levels have changed sub -
stantially over the last 77 years and it could be due to glacial meltdown, precipitation changes
like snow, sleet and/or rain. The
weather changes due to global
warming can melt the glaciers and
in a way influence moisture in the
atmosphere, with less snow in the
southern parts of Alaska, like Homer and Kodiak, more oceanic,
and or lakes and rivers fill up to
the ultimate levels to fill up water
increases.

Is this true that we have more water filling up the ocean, lakes,
etc.? Thank you for answering me
to use reason as Al Gore believes
in reason. Is the ocean level higher or lower?

Sincerely, Lois Huffman (lois_huffman @yahoo.com

Answer 1

The substantial sea level change in the last 77 years is less than 1 inch. That is assuming you believe we could measure it that accurately 77 years ago.

Answer 2

Yes It's all true. It is a crisis of exceptionally gicantic proportions. It is as Al Gore says the most important challenge facing the world. And the majority of scientists!
I have seen enormous changes in only 65 years. I taught this in university in the 1960s and the Faculty thought I was a crank! It has taken nearly 50 years for them to wake up to the reality of the facts. Dr. Lovelace believes too little is being done too late. Read what he says. Act on these facts.

Answer 3

I'm not a specialist to answer anyway. but i didn't like what Al Gore said in his movie.
i think it was an unnecessary exaggeration . the proof to what i say is when during 9/11
planes have been banned from flying for few days . only in that time the ozone layer
concentration became better and the air pollution became less which showed that what causes all the dramatic changes in the air are too many reasons and not just factories and car emissions .
look at these quakes hitting Indonesia and the world . we now have a quake or a volcano nearly every other day .

Answer 4

Small scale pollution is actually the largest contributor to pollution and global warming, the most pressing issues in today's world. It is people who deny global warming, deny the danger of pollution, deny the impact of saving each small emission, who are causing this to rapidly snowball into such a large problem which looms so large and dark in the near future.

Researchers at Princeton described 15 "wedges" that could cut pollution and CO2 emissions. All of these are small problems, but combined, could bring the Earth back on track to reach a net zero CO2 emission rate. They include fuel efficiency and conservation, carbon capture and storage, low carbon fuels, biofuels and alternative power sources, and increase efficiency in lighting, cars, cooling such as air conditioners, and other appliances. Although these tasks may seem daunting, they are actually quite achievable if each person takes the time to try to solve small scale problems instead of letting entropy grow at an unprecedented rate, almost certainly spelling the doom of our planet.

The snowball effect is deadly, potent, and surprisingly quick to amass and strike. But if we are faster, more efficient, and work together, we can divert this carrier of doom for our civilization and help to rid the world of pollution and high carbon emission rates and therefore helping lower the ocean level.

Answer 5

Ocean levels are up a bit, about 6 inches in the last 125 years or so.

One problem is that even a small rise is costly because of storm induced flooding.

The other is that this rise seems to be accelerating.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4651876.stm

It's like a rock rolling downhill. If you catch it early you can stop it, let it build up speed, and you don't have a chance.

Here's a sober analysis of the numbers and the problems.

http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/index.php?cat=56

Here's a long list of links on this subject.

http://epa.gov/climatechange/effects/coastal/slrreports.html

Answer 6

the earth naturally goes through periods of glaciation, but it more has to do with the amount of landmass on the poles. Most scientists now agree that human activities are affecting the rate of change of the global climate. Yes, the sea levels naturally rise and fall, but this takes millions of years. We are making things happen faster now. This is important because species can not adapt to changes in their environment in decades, thus many of them are facing extinction.

Answer 7

Global warming is naturally occuring man has nothing to do with it. Glaciers are melting but it is becasue the temperature is naturally rising.

Answer 8

also cutting down trees causes water to rise...weird i know but ....they hold water in their trunks..... so all of this cutting of the rainforest mcdonalds is doing has a part in the levels rising......though i have no clue how much it causes it to rise.

Answer 9

yes, in fact the entire coastal areas of the U.S. are in danger ! if all the glaciers melt, we all will be living in Kansas ! noooooo ! but that is serious

Answer 10

huh?