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Larsen Ice Shelf Collapses
Cally writes in: "The BBC reports that the Larsen B Ice Shelf in Antarctica, a 200m thick ice floe covering 3,250 sq km, has disintegrated. This is terrible news. The widely respected British Antarctic Survey are quoted as saying "We knew what was left would collapse eventually, but the speed of it is staggering[...] [It is hard] to believe that 500 billion tonnes of ice sheet has disintegrated in less than a month." As a Greenpeace member who's been following the debate for over a decade, it's hard not to feel aggrieved at those with their own agenda who have pushed the theory that global climate change isn't happening. Risk = probability x consequence..." The big iceberg is a separate event.
...the Kyoto treaty wouldn't have exempted China, India, Brazil, and every other third world nation with major and growing pollution problems.
And there wouldn't be so much technophobic fear of nuclear power, which is our best shot at non-atmospheric-polluting power generation by far.
Just curious, don't have any links, but did this occur during the period of the year where the southern pole has it most exposure to sunlight. I think that is occurring right now.
If so, Sunlight causes ice to melt and sublimate which would cause deterioration. So the sun mau have a hige impact on this area that may have been ignored or _cleverly forgotten_ to make a point.
How many of you have been to china? Seen any pictures of the Yangzte River? Ever been up close enough to it to see the wonderful color it is? How about the fact that China planned to divert another river
using nuclear weapons.
Now, lets get away from China, regardless of the fact that they are 1/6th the worlds population. The greenhouse effect is not a myth. I cannot believe the level of ignorance being shown on here. Hell, considering we're supposed to be at least partially enlightened a generation.
I feel incredibly confident about the world my children will grow up in. Lets hope we get some interplanetary space travel developed, or at least make contact, otherwise we'll right screwed.
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It's classic fun listening to you yanks wank on about how it's
- a conspiracy
- its crazy
- its "bad science"
- it ain't the american way
- (oh god this ones the best) American suv's are *cleaner* than all those third world wrecks LOL
I guess you all know now, without realising, what it must feel like to have a dependency that needs facing before you can get a cure - you're like alcholics in the denial phase.
I'll give all you fact haters a link http://www.ipcc.ch/pub/reports.htm that'll help a bit.
"Its sunny out-side! Don't these enviroweenies get it!" LOLOL
Good god? Are you aware of the 500 plus mega ton nukes that we have? Yeah, we have quite a few. Enough that if detonated all in one place, would strip off a large part of the Earth's atmosphere. Not only that, but if all of these nukes were somehow held in the place, and then detonated (while still being held in place against the Earth)... they could tilt the Earth's axis. Oh, then there is that whole radiation thing.
I'm no tree hugger, but good god, as humans, our destructive abilities far outmatch our constructive abilities.
The GreenPeace nix are just out to destroy capitalism and all that is American. If you look at real data from real scientist you will see that the Earth has cooled for the last five years not warmed up. The Earth has cycles of warm and cold. The ice core samples from the South Pole show the evidence very well. Computer models show atmospheric temperatures at high elevations and terrestioral data shows that the "Global Warming" in bunk.
The problem is not Western countries causing the pollution to this "Green House Gases", it is the third world countries the UN is so pandering to that cause most of the air based pollutes.
I don't see the big problem, so some large piece of ice has fallen apart. Look at the Anarctic, there is still a whole lota ice down there. Get over people. The Earth will take care of herself. It is arrogant and ignorant to think that man can damage God's greatest creation - Earth.
If global warming does exist, well we all need a little shaking around. If California floods into the Pacific, the world would be a better place. The fewer the liberals the better. Drownd the liberal communie bastards. Go swim with the precious fishes.
Next time you head out to the woods to protest a logging operation, be sure to bring a roll of plastic toilet tissue with you in case nature calls.
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