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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 16:18:25 GMT
Regarding those massive floods and mudslides in Portugal. Quote:
The Portuguese military has sent specialist rescue teams to the island of Madeira, where at least 40 people are known to have died in rainstorms.The flooding looks bad in Portugal. I was wondering is this is unusual for that part of the world? The weather seems to be getting more and more out of sync year by year. No matter where you live. Have you found this to be so where you are? Here in Eastern Canada we've had quite a mild winter, warmer then normal. And yet there's been all that snow in the UK and flooding and rains in other parts of Europe. Any thoughts on this? Link: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8526679.stm
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 16:30:16 GMT
In any case, recent weather has caused a major battle between the people who are worried about global warming and the people who just pooh pooh it as a natural cycle of no importance.
While I do agree that natural cycles occur over hundreds (thousands) of years, it is also pretty clear to me that spikes in temperatures recently have been exacerbated by a number of manmade factors, and the natural element does not seem to me to be an excuse not to make an effort to pull things in a different direction.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 16:38:58 GMT
I agree, Kerouac. There's those that claim too much is being made of the 'so-called' global warming thing. I disagree, it's very much happening as we sit here. I know parts of Northern Canada which would have been frozen are now flouting under water. Infact certain communities have had to move away as their homes are all flooded out, and the rivers have taken them in.
Whatever the reason for global warming/climate change, it is happening and it's happening faster then we predicted. I quite like the idea of Canada getting a bit warmer though, must admit. Wouldn't dream of buying a water front property, just so it can go under water in a year or a few years time though...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 16:52:54 GMT
I am wondering if there will really be any benefits of the 'Northwest Passage' being unfrozen, or if this would have only been important in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 16:55:38 GMT
Who knows? We may see more people moving further up North if it keeps on getting warmer...
I'm so glad I live on a hill.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 17:23:56 GMT
The facts is, there has not been a globally averaged temperature increase in well over ten years.
Recently, it has been shown that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN),has consistently attempted to hide data such as the Medieval Warm Period (from the year 1,000AD to 1,400AD)during which global average temperatures were much higher than what is now being touted as global warming. (Why Greenland was named Greenland,vineyards in the UK etc.)
Which begs the question,what caused that warming? Greenhouse gases 500 years before the Industrial Revolution?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 17:38:09 GMT
Which begs the question,what caused that warming? Greenhouse gases 500 years before the Industrial Revolution?
That's a very good question, Casi.
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Post by spindrift on Feb 21, 2010 17:58:56 GMT
K - a benefit of the North West passage being (and staying) open is that I could sail through it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2010 14:45:26 GMT
This is one of my favorite quotes on this topic,I think it rather sums it up for me.
(From "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming",by Christopher C. Horner):
"Future generations will wonder in bemused amazement that the early 21st century's developed world went into hysterical panic over a globally averaged temperature increase of a few tenths of one degree,and on the basis of gross exaggerations of highly questionable computer projections,combined into implausible chains of inference,proceeded to contemplate a roll-back of the industrial age."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2010 15:06:57 GMT
K - a benefit of the North West passage being (and staying) open is that I could sail through it. True. I'm sure the cruise industry is already peering at maps.  |
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