Sea Level Rise - IPCC (23 inches) vs. Al Gore (20 feet) - Why say Al Gore higher sea level rise than IPCC?

Posted July 5th, 2007 by Kádár Tamás
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Sea Level Rise - IPCC (23 inches) vs. Al Gore (20 feet) - Why say Al Gore higher sea level rise than IPCC says? Mar. 21.2007

Republican Joe Barton v. Al Gore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqUHM2gf5g4

James Hansen concerned IPCC ignores danger of ice sheet melt
1:35
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3oMf_WnaA8


1 meter vs. 6 meters

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On July 6th, 2007 Kádár Tamás said:

Ok. IPCC said max 1 meter, Al Gore said 6 meter (if half Greenland is total melted)

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The IPCC didn't say max 23 inches. They said

On July 6th, 2007 yabu said:

max 23 inches WITHOUT including dynamic ice flow in Greenland and WAIS.

Gore is talking about changes in Greenland and WAIS. And he is absolutely correct.
If one of those ice sheets or 50%-50% of both broke and slipped into the sea sea levels would go up by at least 20 feet. The only question is when and under what conditions such break up could occur. But Gore doesn't mention timeframe in the movie as noone knows at this point what would it take to screw those ice sheets so much.


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