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More Bad News About Global Warming
IZ Reloaded writes "A UK govt report says that greenhouse gases may have more serious impacts that previously thought. Greenhouse gases it says, is causing global warming at a rate that is unsustainable. From BBC: The European Union has adopted a target of preventing a rise in global average temperature of more than two Celsius. That, according to the report, might be too high, with two degrees being enough to trigger melting of the Greenland ice sheet.... A rise of two Celsius, researchers conclude, will be enough to cause:
* Decreasing crop yields in the developing and developed world
* Tripling of poor harvests in Europe and Russia
* Large-scale displacement of people in north Africa from desertification
* Up to 2.8bn people at risk of water shortage
* 97% loss of coral reefs
* Total loss of summer Arctic sea ice causing extinction of the polar bear and the walrus
* Spread of malaria in Africa and north America"
the scary part is that some of them do believe in global warming but don't care - Jesus is about to turn up any day now and take them to Heaven, so who cares about the future of this planet?
this is what Bush means by "faith-based policies" as opposed to those heretic "evidence-based policies" of atheist scientists. if you're worried about global warming, peak oil etc. then you don't have enough belief in Jesus Christ Our Lord And Saviour.
Easy. Commence impression:
Ohmygod this is bad because ohmygod greenhouse gases! and also because the heat and the icecaps will drown us ohmygod! and then the heat and all the water evaporating ohmygod! We're all going to die and IT'S ALL $FOO's FAULT ohmygod!
This is the sort of hysterical train of thought required to believe some of the crap that gets said about climate change. Several points of view on both sides of the argument are self-contradictory to the point of religiousness.
Alrighty Yall, quit yer bitchin. Ain't nothin gunna happen, Texans survive in this weather and we likes it! I just want to be able to enjoy this nice hot Texan summers and cold Texan wintars everwhar I go! An I'm da President so I said so! -Bush
The only change I can believe in is what I find in my couch cushions.
I'm talking china, australia, india etc..
..that is a very oversimplified explanation to this problem. India and China combined still dont produce as many pollutants as the US. India and China have a combined population of TWO BILLION PEOPLE, versus the US population of under 300,000. So much fewer people are producing a lot more to damage the environment!
You know
Even if the US altered its behavior to reduce emissions to the same level of either India/China, it would make a big difference. But little Bush doesnt seem to see the problem at all, let alone address it.
I'm having some real issues with this article. And I'm having some greater issues with everybody's attitude here. Some of you don't seem to understand that something like global warming is still within the reach of humanities control. Many of you have given up hope, some of you live in a fairy tail and "don't believe" (as if Global Warming were a religion to be believe in). Let me break it down for you: This thing can be stopped. Whoever tells you otherwise is probably not the most trustworthy source.
;-)
Example: One method of stopping global warming is to kill off half of the world's population. Yes, it's possible, but not very practical. However, I'm just illustrating a point, there's no reason why a solution cannot be made to this problem. All we lack is the technology, and that we can create. Stop your pansy-ass whining and go become a scientist or engineer, or just STFU and play your WoW, at least don't bother the rest of the world.
Oh, and whoever modded the parent post as "Overrated", you sir, are a moron, and that is not a matter of opinion.
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