Aladdin and Russet are a couple of existentialists-lol. Yeah, OK-lo I'll bite... :0)
Existentialist...
in the sense that we are responsible for our own actions ? yep.
in the sense that we endure this responsibility knowing nothing of what is good or evil ? nope.
Libertatarian bent with a strong sense of the public good in a few areas.. health care, education and honesty in politics... OK 2 out of three ain't bad eh!
there have been a couple of good posts now on possible problems..
Message 23155048
From: PaulRLess of 6307
Congratulations, you've brought a lurker out. Although I'm from Winnipeg I won't comment on mosquitos!
Think about changing weather patterns & the effect on agriculture. In western Canada it likely means extended droughts & no more wheat, canola etc.
In Ontario much more precipitation. Maybe you'll end up growing rice.LOL
For you stocks 3 years of severe drought in Alberta would severely curtail the oil sands & a melting permafrost would probably mean no mining in the far north.
We will not be able to stop warming if it is all natural. If we are exacerbating it then we are fools. Most of the steps needed to minimize our contribution to warming also minimize the things you are worried about (smog, carcinogens).
Hope this helps!
Message 23155942
From: LoneClone Read Replies (2) of 6307
One of the effects that is already occurring from climate change is that the rings of desert that girdle the tropics north and south are being pushed towards the poles. The forest fires and insect infestations that are destroying forests in BC, Portugal, Australia, etc. are likely the forerunners of this desertification.
Another important effect is the disappearance of summer runoff from mountain glaciers and snowcaps over the next few decades. Watch for this to have a major effect of the Canadian Prairies and central and western US as the rivers that currently sustain life and industry exhibit greatly reduced flows or dry up altogether each summer.
LC
Message 23153313
From: James Bowers Read Replies (3) of 14465
"NASA reported in September that the earth’s temperature is the highest it’s been for a million years."
Unfortunately, that's not a true statement. And anyone who calls Gore's exaggerated doomsday fantasy "superb" needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
From the NASA report (the key word being "if")...
“If further global warming reaches 2 or 3 degrees Celsius, we will likely see changes that make Earth a different planet than the one we know. The last time it was that warm was in the middle Pliocene, about three million years ago, when sea level was estimated to have been about 25 meters (80 feet) higher than today.”
nasa.gov
And I can't, for the life of me, understand why solutions to reduce atmospheric CO2 levels, such as detailed in the link below, are not being pursued..
sciencedaily.com
I think I'll investigate some opportunities...
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