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Re: Actually, wildly off-topic
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Nick Demos <[log in to unmask]>
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Nick Demos <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 5 Apr 2001 15:06:14 -0400
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> The sea level is rising, but that's not why beach houses fall in the
ocean.
> That's just the normal process of beach erosion.  The rise in the sea
level
> is less than an inch per decade.
>
"Normal beach erosion".   The beech does not erode unless waves hit it.  he
waves are stronger if the sea level is rising.  This is not a temporary
thing.  They
moved an old light house back a few hundred yards because of the problem.

In any case, can we afford to gamble that there is no problem?

Regards,

Nick D.

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