Storm surge is a function of a storm and the current sea level
Long-term sea level rise of course raises the level of the sea but has absolutely no effect on storm surge from a particular storm
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I increasingly see the claim that SLR makes storm surge worse
This is incorrect
It’s like saying a 6 ft man is 5,286 ft tall in Denver
SLR & storm surge are both important scientific concepts, purposely confusing them is a bad idea
Even as SLR has increased over the past century+ societal vulnerability to storm surges has decreased, there is no reason to expect that with dedicated effort this trend will not continue
What about damage?
Incremental adaptation to SLR is robust across RCPs (even you-know-what)
So let’s just stop with:
A) SLR makes storm surges worse
B) These “bigger” surges will cause more damage in 2100
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Damage control with an ad hom for good measure
Dessler clarification is now correct
Storm surge does not change
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In the @WSJ@BjornLomborg uses our analyses of hurricane landfalls to argue that "the frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900"
I doubt I'm actually in @TheFIREorg database
My experiences highlighted below
We can add to those
➡️Targeted by the White House
➡️Investigated by Congress
➡️Investigated on campus
➡️Seen all four successful initiatives I created/led on campus shut down
➡️and more 🤓
I ❤️ tenure
I applaud @TheFIREorg for calling attention to these issues for scholars, which come from the right & from the left
They are incredibly difficult to experience & talk about
I'm stubborn/dumb/tenured & have made it thru the worst of it
Did every single person in these states experience a disaster? Each of these states received a statewide disaster declaration in 2021
WA
MT
CA
WA
TN
MO
NY
NE
If not then this headline is wrong
Pro tip: Federal Disaster Declarations reflect presidential politics + disasters
A lie is born
1-"More than 32% of Americans live in a county or state that has been declared a disaster area by FEMA"
2-"Nearly 1 in 3 Americans live in a county hit by a weather disaster in the past 3 months"
3-"Nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster this summer"