Thursday, November 23, 2017

Will Denayer — The doomsday glacier problem


Sea level rising faster than anticipated by older models. A new model (2002) explains the acceleration. 

Coastal land value?

Flassbeck Economics
The doomsday glacier problem
Will Denayer

5 comments:

Noah Way said...

A "new model" that's 15 years old ....

Tom Hickey said...

Takes a while to test a model.

Noah Way said...

Climate models typically and consistently understate effects as demonstrated over time.

Tom Hickey said...

Climate models typically and consistently understate effects as demonstrated over time.

Perhaps because they entertain the more conservative models first Then when the data shows differently they look for another explanation?

Noah Way said...

God made Economists so that Meteorologists could feel better about themselves.