http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...vels-rise.html Sea Levels Rose Two Feet This Summer in U.S. East Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News September 10, 2009 Sea levels rose as much as 2 feet (60 centimeters) higher than predicted this summer along the U.S. East Coast, surprising scientists who forecast such periodic fluctuations. The immediate cause of the unexpected rise has now been solved, U.S. officials say in a new report (hint: it wasn't global warming). But the underlying reason remains a mystery. Usually, predicting seasonal tides and sea levels is a pretty cut-and-dried process, governed by the known movements and gravitational influences of astronomical bodies like the moon, said Rich Edwing, deputy director for the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The report if anyone is interested: http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/pub...omaly_2009.pdf
This is different from just a sea level rise due to more ice melting as the current has slowed. If the current continues to slow the weather patterns will be signficantly changed.
The other link broke too so here it is again http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/publications/EastCoastSeaLevelAnomaly_2009.pdf
