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The Warming of Greenland
Jan. 19th, 2007 12:23 am
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/science/earth/16gree.html
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It's late. I'm going to bed.
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It's late. I'm going to bed.
Jan. 19th, 2007
On the plus side...
Jan. 19th, 2007 06:20 pm
If we're about to hit peak oil, or have already hit it - well, that source of warming will be dried up soon. Of course, as I've said, coming decades are just going to be fun, but still.
My mom is saying "We're safe, we're on a hill, not that close to the coast". Well, we're on a somewhat steep hill, but we're only about a quarter mile away from the water, and if the city starts flooding, I don't think we're going to have our municipal services then.
I mean, lots of people would leave then, so we'd have plenty of room to plant trees and crops and have some chickens and sheep and yummy bunnies - but no electricity. Which would be a serious bummer. I keep telling her, we should put up solar panels, invest in a nifty hamster gym (for humans - y'know, with bikes and treadmills instead of wheels. Just 'cuz it'd be really damn cool) but I don't know if she's listening.
I read a really whiny editorial the other day, talking about how climate change is totally natural and has happened many times before, and how therefore we shouldn't be taxed soooo muuuuuch on our gas for our SUVs. He actually said that.
Now, aside from the fact that our oil is dirt cheap (and I wonder why he thinks we're at war right now, tell the truth) and running out.... Frankly, he had a point, if he'd been clever enough to connect the dots and actually make it. It doesn't really matter why global warming. I know there's a strong correlation between our actions and rising temperatures, but he's right. Correlation isn't causation. There could be any number of reasons adding up together for this.
What matters is that the climate is changing, and not only are we not doing much to fix it, we're also not doing anything to adapt to it.
This strikes me as immensely stupid, and yet pretty much what I'd expect from people.
I'm feeling much better now than I was this morning, that's for sure. Honestly, it's like being back in school, with a knot right in the middle of my stomach. Still, all those years of being educated have helped - I'm pretty good at ignoring that sort of thing by now :)
My mom is saying "We're safe, we're on a hill, not that close to the coast". Well, we're on a somewhat steep hill, but we're only about a quarter mile away from the water, and if the city starts flooding, I don't think we're going to have our municipal services then.
I mean, lots of people would leave then, so we'd have plenty of room to plant trees and crops and have some chickens and sheep and yummy bunnies - but no electricity. Which would be a serious bummer. I keep telling her, we should put up solar panels, invest in a nifty hamster gym (for humans - y'know, with bikes and treadmills instead of wheels. Just 'cuz it'd be really damn cool) but I don't know if she's listening.
I read a really whiny editorial the other day, talking about how climate change is totally natural and has happened many times before, and how therefore we shouldn't be taxed soooo muuuuuch on our gas for our SUVs. He actually said that.
Now, aside from the fact that our oil is dirt cheap (and I wonder why he thinks we're at war right now, tell the truth) and running out.... Frankly, he had a point, if he'd been clever enough to connect the dots and actually make it. It doesn't really matter why global warming. I know there's a strong correlation between our actions and rising temperatures, but he's right. Correlation isn't causation. There could be any number of reasons adding up together for this.
What matters is that the climate is changing, and not only are we not doing much to fix it, we're also not doing anything to adapt to it.
This strikes me as immensely stupid, and yet pretty much what I'd expect from people.
I'm feeling much better now than I was this morning, that's for sure. Honestly, it's like being back in school, with a knot right in the middle of my stomach. Still, all those years of being educated have helped - I'm pretty good at ignoring that sort of thing by now :)