Viewpoints: Risk from climate change linked with social factors - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee

Sea level along the California coast is projected to rise from 1 to 1.4 meters by the end of the century, with coastal flooding largely centered on the San Francisco Bay Area and in the Los Angeles region.

The Rude Pundit:  [Shut up, he explained]

By this point, climate change “skeptics” should be treated like Holocaust deniers. They should have no place in our discourse. They should not be invited onto news programs except as circus freaks to boost ratings. To act otherwise, to behave as if they have any credibility at all is to contribute to our doom.
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Of course, over the next two weeks, from both parties, we will hear endlessly about oil and pipelines. We may hear a passing reference to "responsibility" or a plan or two about saving the earth. But mostly they will be talking about a fantasy where this coming cataclysm is solvable with a tweak or two to how we do things.

They will talk about getting rid of a gangrenous leg with a bandage and a little Neosporin when you really need to cut the limb off to survive.

Twitter / PortCityPlanner: To liberals no answer is good ...

To liberals no answer is good enough. Evidently I don't believe in climate change *enough* for some.

Editorial: Disturbing news on climate change - The Denver Post

"As far as the larger scale, when you're heating up a region of the world, compared to what it used to be, you're changing the balance of the climate system," NSIDC research scientist Walt Meier said during a conference call. "Now, your air conditioner is losing coolant, so to speak. It's not as efficient as it used to be."