The Roanoke Slant

Roanoke Times, 6/11/07, Pg 1: Global warming swallowing Nags Head
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In NC global warming isn’t a future worry. It’s already lapping ashore.
Nags Head Mayor Renee Cahoon sees as the proof of climate change she needs a the end of Old Oregon Inlet Road. The street once led to rows of oceanfront houses. Now it ends suddenly in bulldozed piles of sand.
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This is front page “news”? Perhaps Cahoon and the media that promotes this tripe should consult the NOAA National Ocean Services data base for the historical record of ocean levels for NC.
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http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station.shtml?stnid=8658120
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They would find that the long term historical record is for the ocean level to rise 0.73 feet per century.
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The “appearance” of the ocean rising is of course also enhanced by the earth sinking (something about plate tectonics) and also the major changes in ocean shoreline caused by storms.
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Perhaps NAGS HEAD is a good location for Ms Cahoon and her observations!
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Also suggested reading for Ms Cahoon and her associates are:
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http://www.insiders.com/outerbanks/main-history2.htm
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“About 18,000 years ago, when continental glaciers held much of the world's ocean water, sea levels were almost 400 feet lower than they are today. North Carolina's coastline was 50 to 75 miles east of its present location. At that time, the region's principal rivers-- the Neuse, Tar, Currituck, and Chowan-- flowed across the continental shelf and emptied into the Atlantic Ocean.”
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What were people doing back then to cause that level of climate change? I didn’t know they were burning oil and coal. I thought they were just chipping away with flint.
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Why are the Roanoke Times and their ilk cutting down perfectly good trees to print this biased and slanted stuff? Don’t they know that trees are key to fixing the CO2 problem?
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Prior Items:
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2007/04/sunspots-climate.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2007/03/technically-incorrect-gore.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2007/06/aspiration-at-roanoke-times.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2007/06/halt-wind-farm.html
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