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Melting Glaciers Cutting Peru Water Supply
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In a story that may repeat itself in all mountainous areas dependent on glaciers for their water supply, the glaciers in Peru's Cordillera Blanca mountain range are melting so quickly (PDF) that the water they supply to the arid region is being threatened 20-30 years earlier than expected. Of the time needed for the region to adapt to the coming water shortages, previously thought to be decades, researchers now believe, 'those years don't exist.'"
So basically the projections were wrong, but the culprit is the evil consumer who does not recycle his soup can, not the guy who made the projections in the first place.
Unless God himself gave the schedule for those glaciers to melt, the notion of having them melting "earlier than expected" is a joke.
lucm, indeed.
Climate change denial is an act of treason against life on Earth.
Why is the parent marked Troll? Closed borders are exactly why people can't move en-mass from one area of the planet to another... And countries that are upset by such serious issues and cannot sustain broad migration are not suitable for internal migration.
In fact, it seems a perfectly logical response to the post it was referencing...
GrpA
Well, now the parent is Insightful, and some dumbfuck mod marked this guy Troll. Why? What's he trolling? Just because u might not agree does not make him a Troll, he's presented a valid point relative to the discussion, he's not flaming, etc.
If you disagree, put up an argument don't fucking mod him down. You know who you are, asswipe. Your mod points would be better spent marking me flamebait. Now go fuck your mother some more, she won't quit calling me and that whore gave me the clap once already.