Mo Brooks rejects notion that global warming is causing sea levels to increase, and says: ‘What about the White Cliffs of Dover?’A member of Congress has suggested that the White Cliffs of Dover tumbling into the English Channel was causing rising sea levels. Instead, Brooks pointed to silt deposition as well as erosion as a cause of rising sea levels. He went on: “What about the White Cliffs of Dover … [and] California, where you have the waves crashing against the shorelines, and time and time again you have the cliffs crashing into the sea? A recent study reported that the ice sheet had shrunk by 1,463km from 2010 to 2016. Brooks finished third in the Republican primary behind the eventual nominee Roy Moore as well as appointed incumbent Luther Strange.

Source: The Guardian May 17, 2018 20:26 UTC