Storms will be more frequent and severe

I am just wondering where all the climate change sceptics are after the last few days of tides and storms?

Of course they will all say that it has nothing to do with climate change, Woy Woy has always flooded on a large spring tide etc etc.

Has it?

Are you telling me our forefathers who planned Woy Woy took no account into the tide levels at the time, they just plonked Woy Woy down at whatever level they felt?

Ever thought perhaps that over last 150 years the seas have risen and given us Venice by the sea?

The facts are that global warming isn't about nice balmy two to four degree warmer days.

The earth's weather is driven by the temperature.

The result will be that we will get more frequent and severe storms, with occurrences such as this week being more frequent.

We can bury our heads in the sand like the Coastal Residents Action Group says or we can accept the challenges Woy Woy will face in the future and have a welcomed debate on it.

Email, 7 Jun 2012

Ross Cochrane, Woy Woy