I never stated I was an expert. I do, however, know a fair amount about meteorology and methods of solutions for the N-S equations. The experts in climate dynamics are still working at a number of research organizations around the world. I have been retired for a bit. Most people don't understand the concept of time scales. The concern is what happens over the next 100 years. The longer term time scales, probably driven by the Milanvovitch cycles, are not the concern. The best estimate of the anthropogenic surface temperature anomaly is about 1C. This may very well grow to 2-3C over the next 100 years. That is the concern and it is a legitimate concern for geopolitical reasons. Please stop with the strawman arguments about the next so many tens of thousands of years. That is not the concern or the focus. Also, if your focus is on the political response to the scientific data about climate change then find another audience.
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Absolutely. The question is how much warming is due to human activity. Since you state you are an expert, you already know that sea levels over the past 4 1/2 million years have varied by as much as 400-500 feet. You also know this has been a repetitive cycle lasting 60-100,000 years each time. So, even if we give A LOT of importance to anthropogenic warming, sea levels rise 600 feet and come 25,000 years instead of 30,000???? I do hope, as an expert, you don't believe any of this will affect our grandchildren or even 100 generations going forward.
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