Off Topic Global Warming & Nature Tampering Watch

Whatever one's views on Global Warming, there appears to be more and more overwhelming evidence that it is beginning to have some disastrous effects in some parts of the World

The latest one I notice is here , regarding the inevitability of flooding from lakes in the Himalayas

It's not the first report I've seen that hints at London being potentially at risk

Feel free to add any other factual reports, regardless of date produced

 

Seriously?

 

****ing hell Nass. I'll delete the ****ing thread if it is that annoying

 

Maybe this should be merged with the have a moan thread

 

what was so amazing is that you are asking for evidence. It’s so clear and stark that you can see it pretty much everywhere you go/look.

 

I'm not a Global Warming freak Nass and not looking for evidence. Simply thought it might be interesting to see reports on how significant and, in some cases, imminent the effects of some of these occurrences are. For example, how many of us were aware that 5,000 of the largest lakes in the Himalayas were due to burst their natural barriers in the not too distant future. I wasn't aware their were over 5,000 lakes in the Himalayas

 

OK. To display my complete ignorance, I wasn't even aware there were any lakes in the Himalayas

 

I guess if I said that my opinion is that global warming is complete and utter bollocks I should expect a lecture then huh. Planet revolving around its Sun at how many mph and didnt it already have one proven Ice Age?

 

Hmmmmmm. So many people in this game that have an agenda.

 

I believe Stick is talking about Milankovich cycles.

 

Whilst climate change is happening such as ice melting etc, i am very sceptical it is down to us and with our current technology and i dont think we can change it much.
To be honest i dont care much about the topic and the lunatics shouting the world will end in the next decade or two.
There is big bucks to made in this climate change game though.

 

they have barely started !

I agree that not much can be done, basically because some of the worst offenders like China are some of the most populous countries.
And that is the main problem - the population of the world is now rising scarily fast. So therefore to say you are sceptical that the change is down to us is being rather naïve. The world is having to chop down more and more trees so that there can be more and more cattle for us to eat. End result - more CO2 in the atmosphere = global warming.

 

Sod that.

 

it will happen because the price will continue to increase to the point that it becomes unaffordable.

 

I'll cut out veg, salad and fruit to make room for the extra cost on my shopping bill

 

Sounds like a cue for a war; that will reduce the population. Problem is though, it may send the planet into oblivion

There is no doubt there is Global warming. Can't think of any other explanation for massive glaciers melting away

With all the natural resources being taken out of the Earth, it does make me wonder if it is upsetting the natural balance of gravitation (or whatever it is) that keeps us a safe distance from the Sun. However, although there is no conclusive evidence of the cause(s), the Earth and the Sun are gradually drifting apart. Would that not cool our planet, not warm it up?

Apparently at least five major ice ages have occurred throughout Earth's history with the earliest being over 2 billion years ago And also apparently we are in one at present. if that is the case then we must have had Global Warming at least 5 times before and the present spate may not be any bad thing

The difference between the previous ice ages and Global Warming periods and the present day is that, in the past, the population was much smaller (I presume) and there was no technology to disturb the Earth's resources (unless there were advanced civilisations before us). Who knows whether or not that is significant compared to the natural causes of previous cycles

 

Don't do that smokey. You need those. Buy the meat in bulk and stick it in the freezer