Why does MSN Scaremonger over MMGW s So Much?
Why does MSN Scaremonger over MMGW s So Much?
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RegMolehusband

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4,113 posts

286 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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They are regularly doing so. Take a look at the latest interactive map from MSN that shows what effect sea level rises of up to 84 metres would have! 84 metres FFS! Absolutely stupid.

OMG we're all going to die!

6655321

73,668 posts

284 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Because they are stupid, and cater for stupid people?

zac510

5,546 posts

235 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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I suppose a pop quiz of their target showed that they were concerned about MMGW and hence MSN decided to jump on the bandwagon. Ignoring the fact that while the market may be concerned, they probably really couldn't give a rats arse about reading about it.

Getragdogleg

10,215 posts

212 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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but if we were hit by a giant ball of ice then we could be destroyed and flooded at the same time, plus the heat generated would melt all the penguins and cause the thames barrier to fail which would soak all the MPs and make the pound weaken against the Baht and then the global economic world would capsise and then al gore would be right but for the wrong reasons so he would have to do another film and that would burn more co2 but that would be co4 because he did it twice.

Doom

Doom

DOOM

judas

6,236 posts

288 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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RegMolehusband said:
We are indeed doomed. Not due to MMGW or any other such nonsense. Terminal stupidity will be the human race's cause of death.

Getragdogleg

10,215 posts

212 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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every single living thing on earth is dying, when it does actually die is up to a number of factors that the dying thing has little or no control over.

Worry and stress is quite a good way of reaching the end faster.

T89 Callan

8,422 posts

222 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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6655321 said:
Because they are stupid, and cater for stupid people?
So true of MSN and so many other things like ITV, The Labour Party, Jobcentre Plus, and the IPCC.

shakotan

10,862 posts

225 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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I just used the 'Report an Error' button at the bottom of the MSN page, and would encourage you to do the same!

satchbot

4,330 posts

238 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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MSN/MSNBC are lefties. Enough said shoot

cazzer

8,883 posts

277 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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84m smile Bring it on....Seafront property for me. smile

catso

16,421 posts

296 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Does anyone know (approximately) how much the sea level would rise if all the ice in the world melted? because I doubt it'd be 84m.


artov60

413 posts

219 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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http://flood.firetree.net/

Interesting if you are in one of the danger areas.

It will happen as we go through the climate change. Banning 4 wheel drive cars would not make a difference. Taxing the fk out of cars in general will make no difference.

The human race are affecting climate change but are only slightly accelerating the natural cycle.

dickymint

29,078 posts

287 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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catso said:
Does anyone know (approximately) how much the sea level would rise if all the ice in the world melted? because I doubt it'd be 84m.
Depends how much ice there is minus how much is allready in the sea. spin

LukeBird

17,170 posts

238 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Jesus christ, how bloody stupid!
I bet a lot of people will read that as 'fact' as well! rolleyes

As said, the sort of people that are scared by that link are more likely to be killed by many, many other things!!

Getragdogleg

10,215 posts

212 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Why is change bad ?

Why is it taken that we as a species are at the top of our game and it MUST stay like this forever ?

Stagnate and die fellow creatures, change is good, even a bad change strengthens the remaining animals by natural selection.

If i lived at sea level I would move if I thought the sea was getting close, i would not wait until it was in my front room and then feebly drown like it was a surprise.

really, I would notice if it got wet underfoot.

Bring it on. lets see who adapts, there are way too many humans for the planet anyway and we cannot seem to have a proper war anymore.

zac510

5,546 posts

235 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Getrag I guess the fact is that whether sealevel rise is caused by humans or not it will affect a large amount of the population of the world. Don't imagine it's a case of 'oh I'll move house' .. who would buy your house knowing it might be underwater in 10-20 years?

Getragdogleg

10,215 posts

212 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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zac510 said:
Getrag I guess the fact is that whether sealevel rise is caused by humans or not it will affect a large amount of the population of the world. Don't imagine it's a case of 'oh I'll move house' .. who would buy your house knowing it might be underwater in 10-20 years?
But even so the rise will be slow, decades rather than weeks, I live on a hill, I like it on a hill, you dont get flooded when the rain is heavy. I bought a house on a hill on purpose.

If i move, guess what, It will be to another hill.

I stand a better chance of not getting wet feet due to planning, long term planning. If people are really worried about this MMGW rubbish then they should start planning.

I keep lights and a generator too, we have an alternate method of heatng the house and for cooking, we keep emergency food. I like to be prepared.


zac510

5,546 posts

235 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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Definitely many of the public don't practise such long-term planning, nor do they believe in survival of the fittest philosophy in case if affects them.

diddles

446 posts

228 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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dickymint said:
catso said:
Does anyone know (approximately) how much the sea level would rise if all the ice in the world melted? because I doubt it'd be 84m.
Depends how much ice there is minus how much is allready in the sea. spin
60 to 75 metres is the figure thats been calculated I believe.

Have a look at http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/environment/waterw...

Digger

16,837 posts

220 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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Does a known volume of ice(berg) melt down to the same volume of water? What percentage of an iceberg is underwater?