Global F*ckin Warming

[elluko]

I read in the paper that it's been officially declared that it's going to happen, it's too late to do anything about it. I don't know about you guys, but Im rather pissed. I mean, most of us are so young that we can hardly do anything about it but inform the older people and fundraise money for energy efficient stuff in schools! Our ancestors screwed us over! I think it's like they just procrastinated, "Oh, I'll buy an electric car some other day, today I feel like driving my hummer around the block 12 times". GW won't happen in their lifetime, so why should they care? lol It's not an issue for them, but it's going to happen to our generation, and it will affect our future children and generations to come. The only way it would stop is if every single person on this planet stopped driving their vehicles, that ain't happinin .It's been predicted that the world's economy will decrease by 80% by 2050, WTF!?!
What's ur guyzes opinions?

 

[Peter Parka]

The sooner countries like USA and China do something about it, the better seeing the're the biggest offenders. Global warming is a very real threat and the sooner everyone takes it more seriously and does something about it the better, rather than continuing to pollute the world and living in denial about it. We only get one planet earth!

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

Oh Jesus. I have suffered through numerous G/W threads on former sites. Basically what I do know, is that we do need to do something radically different than what we are currently doing. Anyone who does not think the greenhouse concept has some validity is just not seeing it.

I could go into some scientific explaination I have from my knowledge on this topic...I just don't want to get into it all over again right now.

 

[Keight]

If its gonna happen its gonna happen, no matter how much science thinks we can prepare ourselves for it... theres no actual knowing exactly how things are going to go down, as long as we treat our planet the way we are everyone is doomed eventually *shrugs*

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

Well the scientific community has been at battle getting opinions to jive. There is evidence that the Earth has gone through systematic and plainly evident warming up and cooling down periods.

However, it it the speed at which this cycle has happened to us that should be cause for alarm. When it's not snowing where it should be, and snowing where it usualls does not, flooding in the mid-west and drought in the south, and the Gulf Stream is showing signs of desalinization, then there is trouble.

But it has turned political so now you have pro and against lobbyist all snatching to keep thier pet projects funded.

It's a melee and if we perish it will be a total failure of the scientific community as well our own blindness.

My opinion of course.

 

[Peter Parka]

I've definately seen it in my life time. When I was a kid we always got snow for long periods of times but now it seems to only lay briefly once every year or two. The winters are a lot milder too. The summers we normally get now are so much hotter. The temperatures seem to reach what you would expect in the south of France. A few years ago it got up to 104 F.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

I've definately seen it in my life time. When I was a kid we always got snow for long periods of times but now it seems to only lay briefly once every year or two. The winters are a lot milder too. The summers we normally get now are so much hotter. The temperatures seem to reach what you would expect in the south of France. A few years ago it got up to 104 F.

Right-O Bloke.

I am by no means a climatologist, but I consider myself somewhat intelligent. And there is no denying the damning effects of the de-salinization of our oceans. I could explain it but I'd need pie charts and some big gadgetry

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[Tim]

Right-O Bloke.

I am by no means a climatologist, but I consider myself somewhat intelligent. And there is no denying the damning effects of the de-salinization of our oceans. I could explain it but I'd need pie charts and some big gadgetry

:24:

If enough of the glaciers melt and add enough fresh water into the oceanic currents, the world wide "conveyor belt" of currents would stop almost over night. That right there would change the earths climate in months not decades. There would be much higher temperatures at the equator and the start of another ice age for the northern and southern hemispheres. This is what I think is our greatest short term problem. Once it starts (which it has) there is no stopping it. You can't just put the ice back in Greenland.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

If enough of the glaciers melt and add enough fresh water into the oceanic currents, the world wide "conveyor belt" of currents would stop almost over night. That right there would change the earths climate in months not decades. There would be much higher temperatures at the equator and the start of another ice age for the northern and southern hemispheres. This is what I think is our greatest short term problem. Once it starts (which it has) there is no stopping it. You can't just put the ice back in Greenland.

Okay okay...so it would not have taken pie charts and gadgetry

 

[Tim]

Okay okay...so it would not have taken pie charts and gadgetry

There aren't many people that even know about this... and you sure won't hear it in the news... They need to keep it dumbed down for the Britney Spears crowd

 

[Peter Parka]

If enough of the glaciers melt and add enough fresh water into the oceanic currents, the world wide "conveyor belt" of currents would stop almost over night. That right there would change the earths climate in months not decades. There would be much higher temperatures at the equator and the start of another ice age for the northern and southern hemispheres. This is what I think is our greatest short term problem. Once it starts (which it has) there is no stopping it. You can't just put the ice back in Greenland.

Yeah, I saw a report about the effect it would have on Britain. It would mean Britain resembling Australia in summer with bad droughts and extreme temperatures. But because it would change the course of the gulf stream which flows into British waters it would mean we would get extremely bitter winters.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

Yeah, I saw a report about the effect it would have on Britain. It would mean Britain resembling Australia in summer with bad droughts and extreme temperatures. But because it would change the course of the gulf stream which flows into British waters it would mean we would get extremely bitter winters.

Not to mention what happens when you reduce the salt content of water.

Anyone in the class want to take a shot at it?

You raise the freezing temperature. You also at the same time, lower it's boiling point (not by much but the phenomenon does exist)

 

[elluko]

The change will not be extreme, but it will change the lives of millions
ie. There will be more rain in the central areas of the world's continents because there will be more ocean which makes more maratimish climate.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

The change will not be extreme, but it will change the lives of millions
ie. There will be more rain in the central areas of the world's continents because there will be more ocean which makes more maratimish climate.

The movement of the gulf stream affects the way the entire climate behaves, it is perhaps the biggest contributor to normal temperature changes and precipitation. It would have a tremendous impact.

 

[GraceAbounds]

We need to be better stewards of our earth and the resources it provides.

And that is all I've got to say about that.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

We need to be better stewards of our earth and the resources it provides.

And that is all I've got to say about that.

And that's that

 

[IntruderLS1]

We need to be better stewards of our earth and the resources it provides.

And that is all I've got to say about that.

+1

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:rockon:

 

[Boomer]

The most horrible thing about this is the fact that it (and always does) come down to money. If there was not soooo much money in the fossil fuel market today, the world would be more open to changing their ways. Unfortunately we have people in power that care more about themselves than the whole of mankind. A ridiculous and upsetting realization. I wish there was more that I could do to help.


Its funny that the people in power care more about the economy crashing than they do the earth dying.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

Th;e most horrible thing about this is the fact that it (and always does) come down to money. If there was not soooo much money in the fossil fuel market today, the world would be more open to changing their ways. Unfortunately we have people in power that care more about themselves than the whole of mankind. A ridiculous and upsetting realization. I wish there was more that I could do to help.

It all starts with you...and me...and the rest of us buddy.

Hello btw

 

[Boomer]

I know BB. And hello as well!