Most insane quote from sparsely-attended Senate global warming hoax meeting?: "Not only are the skies falling, but the seas are rising," says Dr. Leonard Berry

Daily Kos: Rising Sea Levels: Should We Do Something, or Not? A Live Blog

11:15am - Dr. Ben Strauss says the low end of temperature increase scenarios right now is 4 degrees Fahrenheit within the next 90 years. The last time temperatures were that high, sea levels were 20 feet higher than they are now...

11:06am - The poor attendance at this hearing really illustrates the climate disconnect inside the Beltway. While the public understands more than ever how global warming is impacting the United States, members of Congress are paying little notice - and the national media has virtually tuned out altogether.

...10:49am - Scary scenario laid out by Dr. Janetos: Pacific Northwest gets a massive earthquake every 300-500 years. These earthquakes not only generate tsunamis, then tend to lower the land by several feet. Global warming-fueled sea level rise is raising the launching pad for those tsunamis.

Oh, and the last major quake was around 1700.

10:46am - Sen. Murkowski leaves, meaning there are now no Republicans in the committee room for this hearing. Not much better a showing from the media - only six people at the press tables.

10:42am - "There are very few elements of our lives that will not be impacted by climate change," says NYC's Adam Freed.

...10:06am - "Not only are the skies falling, but the seas are rising," says Dr. Leonard Berry...

9:38am - Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) gavels the hearing open, you can watch it live here and follow the hearing on Twitter at #sealevelrise. Says "several feet of sea level rise are possible" due to global warming but that's not quite accurate - that much sea level rise is virtually guaranteed in the short term, and it's possible that we could be talking about 20 feet or more after 2100.