Comments on: More Proof of Sea Level Rise? Venice Hit by Worst Flood for 20 Years

By: Tom Rausch

Tom Rausch — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:20:21 +0000

Geno’s comment is particular poignant. The ARTICLE says Venice is sinking & it gives the data. At 4 inches per year, and with the highest flood being 1966, that means it has sunk almost 14 feet since. And yet this year’s “dreadful” flood still did not top 1966. My, my my, these sea levels are rising sooo much.

If you Kool-Aid drinkers would stop and carefully read the data presented, you would quickly realize that the global warming claims aren’t substantiated.

Look at this quote of sinking 4 inches per year. If that were really the case, Venice would have been off the tourist list a long time ago. It really can’t be true, but here we have a so called professional journalist quoting it as gospel.

Tsk, Tsk!

By: Geno Canto del Halcon

Geno Canto del Halcon — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:53:20 +0000

“PROOF” is the wrong word; “evidence” is the correct word. Please be more careful in your choice of words.

To the commenter who says “Venice is sinking” – how fast is it sinking (got data)? Just saying it doesn’t make it so. If it is, the combination of sea level rise (about 3 mm per year, by some measurements) and sinking, like along the US Gulf of Mexico coast, makes matters worse.

By: Global Patriot

Global Patriot — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:36:53 +0000

It’s unfortunate that many shifts in the environment can only be seen in the rear view mirror, after decades of change, but there is a high likelihood that what we’re seeing in Venice is part of a long term trend in changing sea levels.

By: tomtom

tomtom — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:39:25 +0000

Yes, Venice is sinking. Well done.

But sea levels are also rising, exacerbating the sinking problem. Where is the alarmism here? Seems that these days one can’t point out obvious, yet serious facts about our environmental issues without conservatives shouting about alarmism.

By: jblethen

jblethen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:06:43 +0000

Venice is sinking. It is built on wooden piles in a swamp. Sea level rise is not the problem. Enough of the alarmism already.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:40:32 +0000

If you haven’t been there yet, do it soon. Away from the Grand Canal, it is eerily quiet, just the sound of continuous foot traffic and the sloshing of the occasional Gondola. So, the irony of this is that a city which you could argue, emits the least of all major cities is suffering the effects of climate change more dramatically than most. But it is the case that those that suffer these effects the most are all probably the least at fault.