On Jan 2, 8:05*pm, Surfer wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:14:58 -0700, Bob Casanova
wrote:





On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:30:59 +1030, the following appeared
in sci.skeptic, posted by Surfer :

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/sc.../18juneau.html

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The geology is complex, but it boils down to this: Relieved of
billions of tons of glacial weight, the land has risen much as a
cushion regains its shape after someone gets up from a couch. The land
is ascending so fast that the rising seas — a ubiquitous byproduct of
global warming — cannot keep pace. As a result, the relative sea level
is falling, at a rate “among the highest ever recorded,” according to
a 2007 report by a panel of experts convened by Mayor Bruce Botelho of
Juneau.

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Relative to the sea, land here has risen as much as 10 feet in little
more than 200 years, according to the 2007 report. As global warming
accelerates, the land will continue to rise, perhaps three more feet
by 2100, scientists say.

Sure, continental "rebound" of once-glaciated land is a
well-known phenomenon; IIRC northern North America and
northern Eurasia are *still* rising measurably, 10ky after
the end of the Wurm glaciation. And the rising land in the
arctic regions will cause the sea level in *non*-Arctic
regions to rise even more (albeit minimally, due to the
relatively small glaciated areas involved) due to
displacement. Your point?

Well, the article attributed noticeable rising to current melting of
glaciers.

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"Greenland and a few other places have experienced similar effects
from widespread glacial melting that began more than 200 years ago,
geologists say. But, they say, the effects are more noticeable in and
near Juneau, where most glaciers are retreating 30 feet a year or
more"

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I interpreted that as alternative evidence for global warming.

As questions have been raised about the reliablity of surface
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I am very dubious about the base claim. 10 ft sounds much too fast.
Then
there is that Eskimo village that is having to relocate due to their
village being flooded by rising seas. Added to that, except for
Greeland and some of themountainous regions, almost none of the coast
line is under glaciers

Harry K