I think change is happening, however I think our contribution is minimal. It's a VERY complicated matter and nobody fully knows the answers. The problem is that the general public are sheep and easily scared. Scared people can be controlled, control is power. There is money and power in global warming and that's why it's a hot issue. I personally am more worried a/b a big cooling than a mild warming. The earth is an open system and continuously changing... a little more complex than what we modeled in class <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Speaking of sea levels. I know Jake simplified it quite a bit by not considering that area will change as levels rise. It was a good exercise in feasibility and got the wheels turning in my head. This would offset the total increase to some extent. I'm not even going to sit down and try to estimate the math. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />