Climate change - act now
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Read carefully.
"There are ominous signs that the earth's weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a drastic decline in food production - with serious political implications for just about every nation on earth.
The evidence in support of these predictions has now begun to accumulate so massively that the meteorologists are hard-pressed to keep up with it.
To scientists, these disparate incidents represent the advance signs of fundamental changes in the world's weather. The central fact is that after three quarters of a century of extraordinarily mild conditions the earth's climate seems to be cooling down.
Reid Bryson of the University of Wisconsin points out that the earth's average temperature during the great Ice Aages was only about 7 degrees lower than during its warmest eras - and that the present decline has taken the planet about a sixth of the way towards the Ice Age average".
Newsweek, 28th April 1975.
"There are ominous signs that the earth's weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a drastic decline in food production - with serious political implications for just about every nation on earth.
The evidence in support of these predictions has now begun to accumulate so massively that the meteorologists are hard-pressed to keep up with it.
To scientists, these disparate incidents represent the advance signs of fundamental changes in the world's weather. The central fact is that after three quarters of a century of extraordinarily mild conditions the earth's climate seems to be cooling down.
Reid Bryson of the University of Wisconsin points out that the earth's average temperature during the great Ice Aages was only about 7 degrees lower than during its warmest eras - and that the present decline has taken the planet about a sixth of the way towards the Ice Age average".
Newsweek, 28th April 1975.
And is there a point to this drivel ?
Food shortages.....lets think where all the food goes ?
Yes, the world is massively overpopulated, and will continue to get worse ( perhaps not a good description, but its true )
So with more and more people being born, and living longer....how do you expect food supplies to keep up ?
Medical wizardry does save lives, which is of course a good thing....
But in terms of the earth...the word parasites also springs to mind.
Anyone that thinks all the technology is going to save anything, need their head looked at. On one hand it is saving lives, on the other its lining us up to die slowly.
So F**k it, and go and enjoy your V8's while you can
Food shortages.....lets think where all the food goes ?
Yes, the world is massively overpopulated, and will continue to get worse ( perhaps not a good description, but its true )
So with more and more people being born, and living longer....how do you expect food supplies to keep up ?
Medical wizardry does save lives, which is of course a good thing....
But in terms of the earth...the word parasites also springs to mind.
Anyone that thinks all the technology is going to save anything, need their head looked at. On one hand it is saving lives, on the other its lining us up to die slowly.
So F**k it, and go and enjoy your V8's while you can
Well said.The other points that people forget is
1) We have not been monitoring the climate for a significant time (Geological time that is)
2) In the mid 1970's every one was predicting an ice age, as reported in the article.
I am off to buy a Hummer much better for the environment than a Prius.
1) We have not been monitoring the climate for a significant time (Geological time that is)
2) In the mid 1970's every one was predicting an ice age, as reported in the article.
I am off to buy a Hummer much better for the environment than a Prius.
(as I said...read carefully)
The article, a serious one from a respected journal, said there is clear evidence that the world was rapidly COOLING DOWN. This was only 30 years ago. [Well spotted Island boy, at least].
My (implied) point was that nowadays we are being told exactly the opposite.
The article, a serious one from a respected journal, said there is clear evidence that the world was rapidly COOLING DOWN. This was only 30 years ago. [Well spotted Island boy, at least].
My (implied) point was that nowadays we are being told exactly the opposite.
Edited by ksithumper on Tuesday 2nd October 19:33
Black VXR said:
So the bottom line is that I will continue to have to burn as much of this nasty carbon based fuel as I can, so that I help us all to get rid of it. Then my grand kids can grow up in a nice clean place...
no, the bottom line is to buy a big engined car to improve british weather, and warm up the Alps for more driving days. 
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