Climate change?

[ridley1]

so as we're all roasting in this heat wave, which has set records that go back to the beginning of recorded time, (what? 125 years? Geologically, a fart in a hurricane) I just realized that by this time we were all supposed to be reduced to a pool of protoplasm in a moon scape due to the ravages of acid rain.

[SuperDud]

Climate change occurs. Whether its natural or man made is the argument... and I'm not touching that.

[titanic3]

It's both.  Man just sped up the process. It was going to happen regardless.

[AceHavok]

Man has sped up the process, extremely fast. Earth will always be here, but if we will that is the question.    We really need to find a non-polluting resource.

[MaSonZ]

Man has sped up the process, extremely fast. Earth will always be here, but if we will that is the question.    We really need to find a non-polluting resource.

such as? we will always have some sort of pollution whether it be manufacturing or means of travel, or means of war. I dont mean to flirt with polotics here, I just dont see a "clean" resource that one hears about in the news.

[AceHavok]

I know nothing will be 'Clean' but we're depleting Earth's resources at an extraordinary rate. We need to find a renewable resource such as Solar Power, Wind Power, Water turbines etc.  Even Nuclear power is a clean way to create energy, people are just afraid that there will be a reactor meltdown or something.

[titanic3]

If there's no sunlight that day? If there's no wind that day? Water pollution from creating dams?

You can say batteries, but then batteries die and you still have to dispose all the chemicals somehow. We'll still be using nonrenewable resources 20 years from now. Then once we find a way to use renewable energy as efficient and easily as we are now with fossil fuels, we still have to find a way to make it world wide.

It's just seems so far away.   

[AceHavok]

We're already have water pollution from fossil fuels. I don't see any problem with creating nuclear plants.  Fossil fuels will run out eventually, I just fear that Earth will be pretty far gone by the time that happens.  They expect Polar Bears to be extinct in less than 50 years.

[MaSonZ]

If there's no sunlight that day? If there's no wind that day? Water pollution from creating dams?

You can say batteries, but then batteries die and you still have to dispose all the chemicals somehow. We'll still be using nonrenewable resources 20 years from now. Then once we find a way to use renewable energy as efficient and easily as we are now with fossil fuels, we still have to find a way to make it world wide.

It's just seems so far away.   

I believe Solar panels have storage compartments to hold energy, if you can afford enough, you want have to worry about no sun for the day. Wind energy is yet again not a worry. Ever see a picture of windmills in large fields, like an orchard of trees? Water pollution is an issue, but if you take steps to filter the water before, duriong and after the energy exchange, whats the issue with it?

[titanic3]

I believe Solar panels have storage compartments to hold energy, if you can afford enough, you want have to worry about no sun for the day. Wind energy is yet again not a worry. Ever see a picture of windmills in large fields, like an orchard of trees? Water pollution is an issue, but if you take steps to filter the water before, duriong and after the energy exchange, whats the issue with it?

Right, but then not every country in the world is willing to use the latest technology.

As for water pollution, I think I might be using the wrong term here, but I remember reading somewhere that dams (you need them for water turbines) can cause wildlife in and around the river to be affected. Floods, water temperature rise, and waste. Heat pollution? If I remember correctly? 

Yes, we are trying to reduce pollution, but just looking at the climate and weather patterns from the past 50 years, I think we're already too late (gee, that sounds depressing). No, it certainly won't be a 2012 apocalypse with great big flood and supervolcanoes, but I bet that in the next 10 years, the weather is gonna get freakier regardless of our efforts to reduce pollution.

[JimmyD3]

See Rule #14

[Chalenge]

You are all correct. We need to build a space platform in high orbit and then nuke the planet dwellers below. Its the only way to be sure. 

[JimmyD3]

You are all correct. We need to build a space platform in high orbit and then nuke the planet dwellers below. Its the only way to be sure. 

 

[bj229r]

so as we're all roasting in this heat wave, which has set records that go back to the beginning of recorded time, (what? 125 years? Geologically, a fart in a hurricane) I just realized that by this time we were all supposed to be reduced to a pool of protoplasm in a moon scape due to the ravages of acid rain.

actually, the 1930's held most of the records until this week....most people didn't even have electricity then......wonder how it got so hot?

[mthrockmor]

See Rule #14