A recent statement by Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL), who happens to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Science, Space and Technology Committee, is disturbing at best. He suggested that sea levels are not rising because of climate change but because rocks are falling into the sea.
Science Magazine quoted Representative Brooks in a hearing saying that “the California coastline and the White Cliffs of Dover tumble into the sea every year, and that contributes to sea-level rise.” He also said that silt washing into the ocean from the world’s major rivers, including the Mississippi, the Amazon and the Nile, is contributing to sea-level rise. “Every time you have that soil or rock or whatever it is that is deposited into the seas, that forces the sea levels to rise, because now you have less space in those oceans, because the bottom is moving up.”
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We were saddened to learn that John Harland has died. He passed away peacefully on May 11th, a few days after his ninety-fifth birthday. After a career in medicine, Dr. Harland became known as a researcher and author on maritime history. His book, 
This Thursday, the Working Harbor Committee is hosting a Hidden Harbor Tour of Port Newark. The tour is one is one of the best ways to see the mighty port hard at work. The tour features guest speakers Mitch Waxman of 
A repost from three years ago that seems appropriate for today.
If you are around Annapolis tomorrow, May 12th, the 200-foot Class A Tall Ship, 
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The US Navy courts-martial of the officers of the USS Fitzgerald have begun. The Arleigh Burke-class 
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