Sea level experts point out that rising sea levels change the diameter of the earth and change its rotational speed in the same fashion that a figure skater slows a spin by extending the arms.
Not exact matches
As for your example of how I
pointed to a guy who studies
sea levels, and trusted him over «
expert consensus» you are failing to understand that the guy who actually studies
sea levels is more of an
expert on
sea levels that those you call «
experts».
But my
point is that it is not the case that
sea level experts think the
sea level isn't rising, and the IPCC is ignoring them.
I recommend to everyone with a deeper interest in
sea level to read the
sea level chapter of the new IPCC report (Chapter 13)-- it is the result of a great effort by a group of leading
experts and an excellent starting
point to understanding the key issues involved.
Geez, this week is filled with dire climate change news: Reuters reports that
sea level rise
expert Stefam Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute says that two meters of
sea level rise is inevitable at this
point.