climate change

[badger]

""WASHINGTON (AP) -- A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even greater portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said Tuesday.

whilst this is of course bad news, i'm more concerned by the appalling use of grammar..."said Tuesday".... jesus

[amykamala]

well, regardless of whether we are the cause of it or not, we still need to do what we can to contribute to it as little as possible and adapt to it. cuz it seems like its gonna be real wet, real soon. and thats not a euphemism.


"Data from close to 30 reference glaciers in nine mountain ranges indicate that between the years 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 the average rate of melting and thinning more than doubled."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 154235.htm

[amykamala]

""WASHINGTON (AP) -- A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even greater portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said Tuesday.

whilst this is of course bad news, i'm more concerned by the appalling use of grammar..."said Tuesday".... jesus

shame on that editor

[raven^]

I had an geology class 3 years ago or so with an geologist. He told us that although the summers have been warmer and the winters milder ( except last one) the growth of all glaciers here in Iceland have been increasing.
I found that quite amazing, made me check into global warming more than just reading the news.

[afincham83]

a drastic decrease in the population is good. there are too many of us. the real threat to this planet is our numbers.

[south3rn]

a drastic decrease in the population is good. there are too many of us. the real threat to this planet is our numbers.

which is why the ultimate cure for cancer and aids isn't public knowledge

[thomas]

I had an geology class 3 years ago or so with an geologist. He told us that although the summers have been warmer and the winters milder ( except last one) the growth of all glaciers here in Iceland have been increasing.
I found that quite amazing, made me check into global warming more than just reading the news.

Id believe you, but im the type of person who needs proof. Got a link?

[badger]

I had an geology class 3 years ago or so with an geologist. He told us that although the summers have been warmer and the winters milder ( except last one) the growth of all glaciers here in Iceland have been increasing.
I found that quite amazing, made me check into global warming more than just reading the news.

Id believe you, but im the type of person who needs proof. Got a link?

i've heard that before as well. i don't have any links though

[ch3]

To think of it, climate change/global warming and other physical threats seem to become a common enemy for humankind and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

[raven^]

I had an geology class 3 years ago or so with an geologist. He told us that although the summers have been warmer and the winters milder ( except last one) the growth of all glaciers here in Iceland have been increasing.
I found that quite amazing, made me check into global warming more than just reading the news.

Id believe you, but im the type of person who needs proof. Got a link?

i've heard that before as well. i don't have any links though

Don't have ant links ATM but I'll look into it. There are alot of articles and stuff online that I can post up if anyone is interested

[amykamala]

I had an geology class 3 years ago or so with an geologist. He told us that although the summers have been warmer and the winters milder ( except last one) the growth of all glaciers here in Iceland have been increasing.
I found that quite amazing, made me check into global warming more than just reading the news.

Id believe you, but im the type of person who needs proof. Got a link?

i've heard that before as well. i don't have any links though

Don't have ant links ATM but I'll look into it. There are alot of articles and stuff online that I can post up if anyone is interested

so you think all those satellite images, photographs, and videos of antarctica and other icy areas melting is just a farce ?

I mean, maybe some places are getting more icy while others are melting. either way, though, there is absolutely no question that our global climate and ecosystem is changing drastically.

whether its due to a organic polar shift, or whether it's natural or human caused, is really not the significant part. the significant part is that its happening and we need to adapt, fast. This should be on the top of every bodies concerns right now, even if you care not about the continuation of the human race. if we adapt our lifestyles and prepare ourselves for the natural disasters to come, at the very least this will minimize trauma and suffering. we know for a fact that we contribute to it, so then we need to do what we can. even on an individual level.

[raven^]

I never said that I don't believe that this is happening, what I don't believe is that this is all because of human actions. If this would be because of human actions how would you explain that the heat of the planets around us is rising and more. I don't think there is anything we can do about this, this is just a natural cycle that the planets go through.
After every warm era must come a cold one, and we are about to enter one.

[badger]

I never said that I don't believe that this is happening, what I don't believe is that this is all because of human actions. If this would be because of human actions how would you explain that the heat of the planets around us is rising and more. I don't think there is anything we can do about this, this is just a natural cycle that the planets go through.
After every warm era must come a cold one, and we are about to enter one.

pretty much my exact sentiments. it's impossible to argue against the fact that we are damaging the planet and i'm sure that this has some impact on the environment but i'm unconvinced that global warming (caused by greenhouse gases - and even then by greenhouse gases that mankind can be directly blamed for) are the only, even main, cause. we should still do what we can to reduce emissions because this can only have a beneficial effect, assuming it's done properly.

[amykamala]

fair enough. but we know we contribute, so we should do what we can to cut that down. and we do have the technology where we can adapt, though. so unless we are all a bunch of fatalists, our governmental resources should be put towards that. and there are things we can do in our own lives to prepare ourselves. like growing our own vegetables. riding bikes. taking shorter showers. and buying a bunch of flotation devices

[amykamala]

pretty

http://www.triptouch.com/united-states/ ... hotos/5055


aerial view of yellowstone national park. which is the home of the biggest volcano on this continent. why's it look like the lake is steaming ????

[badger]

biggest volcano in the world i thought. the whole of yellowstone is one giant caldera volcano. and it's steaming because it's a hot spring like the geysers in iceland, that's what it does.

[thomas]

Super Volcanoes gunna get ya!

[amykamala]

biggest volcano in the world i thought. the whole of yellowstone is one giant caldera volcano. and it's steaming because it's a hot spring like the geysers in iceland, that's what it does.

yellowstone lake is a freshwater lake. some of it is over geothermal hot spots but not the whole thing. usually it stays frozen from dec-may

[badger]

that's not the yellowstone lake though; it's the grand prismatic spring (what an awful name lol)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prismatic_Spring