DEAR News Of The Area,
I REFER to a letter written by Mr Warren Tindall and published in last week’s NOTA regarding a warning that sea levels will rise by 1.5 metres in the next 25 years.
Really?
Warren, you can’t seriously believe that rubbish, can you?
Are you sure you didn’t transpose the decimal point?
Maybe it was 0.15 of a metre, or 0.0015 of a metre, that is 0.15 of a centimetre, or maybe your source of information got it wrong.
Maybe it was an honest mistake?
Maybe NOTA has set you up?
Given that any movement up or down is almost impossible to measure, some estimate a rise of about one centimetre over the last 200 years is probable, which puts into perspective how ridiculous this warning is.
There is a need for Warren Tindall, and others like him, to think logically for themselves.
Do your sums.
Can you even start to imagine the volume of water required to raise the sea levels around the globe?
I am certain there is not enough volume of water, even if both polar caps were to melt completely, to raise sea levels by 1.5 metres, even by 0.1 of a metre.
So where is it going to come from?
Going on your figures Warren, you need to see a rise of one foot or 300m in five years time to be on track.
“We’ll all be rooned” said Hanrahan, “if this scaremongering doesn’t stop”.
Warren, I’d love to have a massive bet with you, but I don’t think I will be around in 25 years to collect.
Regards,
Dave WILLIAMSON,
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