US Congressman Mo Brooks said at a hearing in Congress on Ecology, that the level of the ocean if increases due to a fall in his rock and soil.
The hearing took place this week in the Committee on Science, Space and Technology House of Representatives. Climate scientists Philip Duffy answering questions congressmen climate. In particular, he declared, that the level of the world's oceans are now growing four times faster, than 100 years ago.
Congressman from Alabama said Brooks, that the guilty among other things, soil erosion.
Everytime, when the soil or rock, or all that is in the sea, this causes the sea level to rise, because the ocean is less space, and the bottom rises - said Congressman
The scientist responded by, that this effect is very small compared to the effect of human activities, which leads to the melting of ice around the poles.
A number of US Republican party members publicly questioned the existence of the human factor in global warming and calls him little. President Donald Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which commits countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions, RIA Novosti
