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Rhiannon12866

(257,762 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2026, 05:56 AM Thursday

The Simple Truth: Sea Levels are Rising - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator Whitehouse takes to the Senate Floor to ask if his colleagues can agree on this one, simple truth: sea levels are rising.

The reality of climate change is made up of many, many simple truths. Today’s simple truth: sea levels are rising. Can we agree on that?

Sheldon Whitehouse represents Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate, where he champions policies to uphold American leadership in the world, protect our planet in a changing climate, and hold the powerful accountable. - 04/29/2026.

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I remember when rising sea levels were The Wizard Thursday #1

And in some areas there is ground subsidence too nitpicked Thursday #2

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1. I remember when rising sea levels were

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Thu Apr 30, 2026, 07:56 AM

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attributed to beach erosion. When billionaires lose waterfront mansions to rising sea levels they'll get restored with taxpayer money. The bribing class writes the laws. Legislators taking bribes for favorable legislation are political whores that must be taken to task.

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2. And in some areas there is ground subsidence too

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Chesapeake Bay region:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-32348-5

Miami:

https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2025/january/01272025-milillo-miami-barriers-subsidence.php

And a UN report on worldwide ground subsidence:

https://unu.edu/inweh/news/sinking-earth-vanishing-water-new-global-analysis-reveals-extensive-land-subsidence

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