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To: stockman_scott who wrote (184809)	4/8/2006 7:18:33 PM
From: geode00	Respond to of 281500

I wonder if we've already done it. It's not like scientists are saying that things are going to change, they're saying that they've been changing for some time now. I wonder if we've already passed the tipping point for some low lying areas. Once the weather becomes this violent and the glaciers have already melted or begun to melt, doesn't it seem a little past the point? Maybe the real issue isn't prevention of global warming but dealing with its symptoms like moving inland and giving up coastal areas now rather than when they've been flooded. I didn't watch the entire thing but the Discovery Channel did a piece on a fault, only 40 miles off the Washington/Oregon coast, that is similar to the one (much farther from land) that caused the tsunami. It's 'overdue' for an earthquake and, since it's so close to land, could send a wave in without warning. It could do a number on Seattle and Vancouver. I do believe Mother Earth is really ticked off with our species right about now.