It is rare that the global warming debate is influenced by data so I hope that I am not commiting a major faux paus by doing this.

Bonaire Ocean 2006 + 2mm

While speaking to my friend Phil C. at PJTC the other night the subject of the new UN Climate change report came up. Phil mentioned that he works on a JPL project that has been using satellites to measure the height of the oceans since 1992. There data shows that the oceans have been rising steadily since they started measuring at about 2mm per year. This means about 200mm per century or about 8 inches. Slightly less than the 20 feet plus that Al Gore used in his fake science documentary to scare us.

Here is the link to the graph:

http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/html/actualites/applis/niveau_moyen_uk.html

Why data like this is not a the center of the debate is a question worth addressing.