oh yah, global warming is a bad thing, jackbach, because it doesn't just mean that the climate will get warmer, there is a whole other string of problems tied into it.
One problem is the rising sea level, much of the worlds population lives near or below sea level, and as the ice caps melt the sea level will rise. By 2050 entire countries will likely be underwater, and many island countries are already being affected, Inuit's are being forced to leave islands that they and their ancestors have inhabited for thousands of years. Consider that New York is only 8 feet above sea level. Think that this won't affect you because you don't live near the ocean? Think again, where do you think the masses of displaced people will move to? and where will we get enough food to feed the rapidly growing population, with even less land?
Another problem is that the melting of the ice caps and the subsequent release of floods of cold, fresh water into the oceans, is drastically changing weather patterns as we know them. Unpredictable, extreme storms are most definately a problem, no matter where you live.
I could go on like this for a long time, but i think most people have already succumbed to their ADD. but think about this, plants become less and less efficient at changing co2 to oxygen after the atmosphere reaches a certain level of c02 saturation. we are nearing this threshold, so what few plants and plankton we have not destroyed will become less and less efficient at producing the oxygen we need.
So in conclusion, it is shortsighted and retarded to not worry about climate change
Canada can't afford snow- Ice-is-Scary
I like it when the red water comes out.
