All subjects in America seem to be political. Climate change is one of them, with leaders in the Republican Party either denying that climate change is occurring or saying that it is merely natural. However, a recent study may give even climate denying diehards like Senator Jim Inhofe (R- Oil, R- Fracking, oops R-Oklahoma) pause.

A recent study released by the University of Massachusetts - Amherst shows that sea levels may rise more quickly than earlier thought with the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.




Additionally, Arctic sea ice levels have fallen to a new record low.

I have never found that denying a problem helps solve it. Rather, the opposite seems to be true. We as a nation and as a global society may face a high price if we do not act to limit the worst of global climate change. We have seen reports of the streets of Miami getting flooded at high tide, residents of Bengladesh fearing for the future, and Vanuatu and other Pacific islands worrying about more powerful storms and considering relocating their populations. To people experiencing these events, denying climate change must seem to be the equivalent of an ostrich burying its head in the sand at the beach - with the high tide rolling in.

For the sake of our planet and many other issues, I do not think any of the Republican nominees for President should ever sit in the Oval Office - save as a guest getting a photo op. From Donald Trump to Ted Cruz to John Kasich, the GOP candidates have a strategy of doing little or denying the problem. Perhaps they have a faith that God or Nature will solve the problem. (There is a study showing plants may emit less carbon dioxide as the globe warms, but that will NOT solve the problem.) There are hundreds of studies pointing to human action as the cause of climate change, Denying these studies is illogical and ultimately dangerous.  If there are signs that Saudi Arabia may be looking at the end of its involvement in oil , then it may be time to admit that we are facing a changing world.

Despite their differences on some issues, both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have plans to address climate change and focus on renewable sources of energy. This may be a point where supporters of each candidate can come together after the primaries are over and the eventual Democratic nominee has to face a GOP candidate who denies that climate change is real or can be addressed.

As for how bad things might get if all the ice on Earth melted, let me take you here. Let's say that visiting Miami beach would be impossible -- without a submarine.