Global Warming - It's Your Fault People (5 Viewers)

Bozi

Bozi

The Bozman
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Oct 18, 2005
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actually i say we just take some of the icebergs and fly them to the sun, cool down the sun, no rising tides, no global warming as the sun will be cooler and everyone is happy..........
 
Slagathor

Slagathor

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#112
Jul 25, 2001
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#112
Bozi said:
aye but you are gonna have to build one huge assed damn there mate,or are you implying that we should all build hover-houses?

actually that would be cool
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On the short term (that being 100 years), the current defences would suffice, even if sea levels were to rise one meter (which is more than any scientist has so far predicted). Beyond that, we might need to upgrade some of our current defenses.

For the long term, different strategies are in place, such as partial surrender. See, the land in Holland is low because it was cut off from the sea and rivers by man-made dams. One island to the Southeast of where I live sunk away in the 1800s and an interesting development has taken place down there: the sea and the rivers brought in sand and mud and the land is now actually well above sea level. By surrendering coastal regions to the sea, the same development would provide us with (for instance) a 25km wide barrier, made by nature, virtually indestructable.

There are similar strategies, and very different ones. The point is: backed-up with 2000 years of knowledge and expertise and a modern defense system built to withstand storms that come once every 10.000 years or sea levels much, MUCH higher than global warming is expected to cause any time soon, there is little point to worrying about Holland.

London is much more likely to flood. So is Venice. Or Bangladesh. Lower Manhattan... You name it. But the list doesn't include Amsterdam.
 
Bozi

Bozi

The Bozman
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Oct 18, 2005
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Erik-with-a-k said:
On the short term (that being 100 years), the current defences would suffice, even if sea levels were to rise one meter (which is more than any scientist has so far predicted). Beyond that, we would need to upgrade our current defenses.

For the long term, different strategies are in place, such as partial surrender. See, the land in Holland is low because it was cut off from the sea and rivers by man-made dams. One island to the Southeast of where I live sunk away in the 1800s and an interesting development has taken place down there: the sea and the rivers brought in sand and mud and the land is now actually well above sea level. By surrendering coastal regions to the sea, the same development would provide us with (for instance) a 25km wide barrier, made by nature, virtually indestructable.

There are similar strategies, and very different ones. The point is: backed-up with 2000 years of knowledge and expertise and a modern defense system built to withstand storms that come once every 10.000 years or sea levels much, MUCH higher than global warming is expected to cause any time soon, there is little point to worrying about Holland.

London is much more likely to flood. So is Venice. Or Bangladesh. Lower Manhattan... You name it. But the list doesn't include Amsterdam.
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damn erik why you got to go all intelligent on me and spoil my fun, interesting post though
 
Bozi

Bozi

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Oct 18, 2005
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Erik-with-a-k said:
See I didn't catch on to the fun, what with the "German refugee camp" line et all :D
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ok maybe too close to the bone there, still i think my idea of cooling down teh sun by sending water there will go down well with the bush administration. that way his country can "go on living life the american way",china might go for it too
 
Slagathor

Slagathor

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Jul 25, 2001
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You know I would crack up over that line, but someone told me the other day Bush seriously requested NASA about the option of a giant space-mirror reflecting some of the sun rays :undecide:

Never mind if CO2 is poison to the human body :D
 
Bozi

Bozi

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Oct 18, 2005
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Erik-with-a-k said:
You know I would crack up over that line, but someone told me the other day Bush seriously requested NASA about the option of a giant space-mirror reflecting some of the sun rays :undecide:

Never mind if CO2 is poison to the human body :D
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:rofl2: :rofl: the logic of george bush

option 1-spend several billion dollars developing a giant space mirror to deflect harmful rays,meaning the american way of life can go unaltered, well,apart from the massive tax-hike forced upon them to pay for the mirror and their asthma medication

option2-make america a slightly healthier place to live, improve transport links and work on less harmful emmissions from their big 8litre engines, while enforcing mandatory recycling
 
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