Amazon 7 #26 January 29, 2007 QuoteI don't believe global warming is occuring to the extent we are or have been led to believe. This planets survived periods as a big ball of ice and as a firey volcanic mass. Its all part of the seasons of the planet. It will do just fine no matter what we throw at it. Whether our actions are acting as a catalyst for change and whether or not we survive is another matter altogether I would dare say.. that life would be difficult under either scenario.... but most on this site are far younger than I am.. and if you want to live on a vastly changed planet where the Ozone layer is gone and going outside during the day is certain to give you a dose of radiation that will give you cancer.... and that level of Ultraviolet is killing off plant species and beneficial insects that help polinate the plants that we depend on for food.. and sea level is 40 ft higher than now.. and the weather has changed drastically.. well then go for it... but you are dooming millions to live it with you.. or die with you.. I will be gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #27 January 30, 2007 About the same as I felt about Paul Ehrlich's "Population Bomb". I was about 11 YO then; looks like I've not grown up much. EDIT: Perhaps that was too cryptic; I thought the "Population Bomb" was Bravo Sierra until proven otherwise. GW seeems eerily reminiscent. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,063 #28 January 30, 2007 >This planets survived periods as a big ball of ice and as a firey > volcanic mass. Its all part of the seasons of the planet. It will >do just fine no matter what we throw at it. Whether our actions are > acting as a catalyst for change and whether or not we survive is > another matter altogether Well, that's the whole problem right there. Life will surely survive a rise in temperature and sea levels; it just might not be the best situation for us. From a purely financial point of view, it may be worth spending billions now to save trillions later. Depends on your investment horizon, of course, and most people don't plan beyond about ten years - so whatever happens after 2017 is of no consequence to them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red_Skydiver 0 #29 February 1, 2007 QuoteI've said it before and I'll say it again: I don't believe global warming is occuring to the extent we are or have been led to believe. This planets survived periods as a big ball of ice and as a firey volcanic mass. Its all part of the seasons of the planet. It will do just fine no matter what we throw at it. Whether our actions are acting as a catalyst for change and whether or not we survive is another matter altogether But isn't that the point of the debate? To what extent are our actions acting as a catalyst and are we able to survive? Will our lifestyle in the west be able to continue and if not they how can we adapt? How will we feed ourselves if the worlds crops start failing due to climate change? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red_Skydiver 0 #30 February 1, 2007 the IPCC are due to publish their next report tomorrow and I understand there will be a revision to the likely temperature increase. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red_Skydiver 0 #31 February 1, 2007 Quote Well? For brevity's sake I'm using GW as a shorthand for climate change. Both "Global Warming" and "Climate Change" have 13 letters each ....... so how exactly is it shorthand? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #32 February 1, 2007 QuoteQuote Well? For brevity's sake I'm using GW as a shorthand for climate change. Both "Global Warming" and "Climate Change" have 13 letters each ....... so how exactly is it shorthand? GW = 2 lettersquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
