Billions Face Risks From Climate Change 659
gollum123 writes with a link to a kind of grim BBC story. According to a report drawn up by 'hundreds of international environmental experts', billions of people face drought and famine, as well as an increase in natural disasters, as a result of climate change. Individuals in the poorest countries face the most danger, due to a lack of infrastructure and geographic location. "The scientific work reviewed by IPCC scientists includes more than 29,000 pieces of data on observed changes in physical and biological aspects of the natural world. Eighty-nine percent of these, it believes, are consistent with a warming world. Several delegations, including the US, Saudi Arabia, China and India, had asked for the final version to reflect less certainty than the draft."
Geographic Location (Score:3, Funny)
in communist china (Score:5, Funny)
I am going to pray to Saint Gore for protection (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I don't buy it (Score:3, Funny)
Re:And the upsides? (Score:5, Funny)
It all balances out. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Big mirror (Score:5, Funny)
That is why the melting of the artic/antartic would be a big problem - that white ice/snow reflects energy back to space, when it gets smaller, it effectively increases the amount of energy we recieve (I guess the oceans get warmer) and makes the whole warming process go that much faster.
Anyway, a few trillion gallons of white paint would be easier to procure and distribute than sending mega mirrors up to space -- even if they are made of mylar or something similiar.
underwater land in south florida... (Score:2, Funny)
real estate prices say different, it will be "discounted" beachfront property, only 600k instead of a cool 1.6 mil, buy now! it's a steal! (scuba gear sold separately)
Re:let's get all talking points out of the way (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Big mirror (Score:3, Funny)
Re:When has the climate not changed? (Score:1, Funny)
Not to mention that most people want to eat meat, which as tasty as it is is extremely energy inefficient and will require a lot more than 700 square meters of farmland per person.
Global warming isn't a sentient being that's going to be like "Hey wait a second! That's America! That's where Jesus likes to party!" and then leave America completly fine while trashing the rest of the world.
Re:I don't buy it (Score:2, Funny)
NOBODY EXPECTS THE ECO-INQUISITION!
Re:I don't buy it (Score:1, Funny)
Nobody expects the eco-inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless prophesy.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to saving the world.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.
Climate Change IS Change. (Score:1, Funny)
Sience(sm) Facts: