If the sea level was really in danger of a significant rise, you would think that all of the major port cities would be floating (Ha Ha) bond issues to rebuild their harbors. Are they? No.
Even Barry sees the realpolitik and does the right thing - from Military.com:
Obama Sees Need for More US Icebreakers: Former Coast Guard Commandant
President Obama went to Alaska to talk climate change and the need to do more to combat its destructive consequences.
But what he saw there also showed him the need for new icebreakers that the U.S. Coast Guard has been calling for years, retired Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp told Congress last week.
A bit more:
Vice Adm. Charles D. Michel, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, told the joint congressional panel last week that when he entered the service "we had five heavy icebreakers. When my commandant [Zukunft] came in we had seven heavy icebreakers."
"We've allowed that to atrophy down to one heavy icebreaker that is over 40 years old that been refurbed for another five to eight years of use, and one medium icebreaker," he said. "It's a long history as to why we find ourselves where we are, but I can tell you right now I cannot guaranty the United States of America global, year-round access to all the ice-covered areas where we have sovereign interests."
Time to cut the crap with the CO2 bullshit and understand that we have a real danger of a quiet sun and a little ice age happening in the next 20 years.
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