Carbon Releases in Asia

ninthwave writes "After previous discussions on global warning, I thought I would post some interesting research in the affects of forest fires and drought in Asia on carbon output. The Guardian has this article. More detailed information can be found in these articles from Leicester University and the BBC"

Comments

They have macintoshes in China?

[Anonymous Coward]

I must need more sleep. I thought the headline related to Apple releasing a version of the Carbon API to Asia. Now they can have a sluggish interface full of worthless eye candy... just like the West.

Carbon relased in Asia?

[Transient0]

My God! what were they thinking?

Don't they know that Carbon is the most sinister of the basic elements. Superficially less threatening than Plutonium, Carbon can change into diamond, graphite OR coal at will! Nothing can hope to compete with sucha a combination of hardness and combustibility. We are all doomed.

Mankind must vacate Asia at once and put all our resources into developing some Element Hero to combat this element villain so foolhardily released.

Rumor has it that Carbon bonds freely with Hydrogen... perhaps this can be a clue to it's weakness... we can only hope.

Pass a law!

[99bottles]

As a typical knee jerk reaction to such findings, obviously organizations such as the EPA need to seek laws to outlaw these wildfires!

Re:Responsibility

[Anonymous Coward]

Once again, Linux comes to the rescue. Linux is being used to help reduce the population growth. It is a well known fact that Linux users *don't* get laid (this is pretty much by definition) and for every new Linux user there is one less person breeding.

Forest Fires in Asia?

[twoslice]

Ya right, you can't fool me. I just know it's all those Hibatchi's that's causing it!

Ronald Reagan was right...

[dpbsmith]

...trees really DO cause pollution!

Now, about ketchup being a vegetable...