Why is this bad?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18901068

Not the one that has broken off, but the impending 'catastrophic event' that is the Pine Island iceberg thats like 800kmsq

Wont it just melt into the sea? Or will it chug around the world devouring fishermen, coming into docks and demanding hotel rooms at cheap rates etc?

Cant we a) avoid it by using technology in ships, or b) blow it up if its an issue that it will smash stuff up as it zips round the world?
 
It's only particularly bad if it is a trend towards the mass breakup of ice, rather than a one-off mass event.
 
Meh, the Earth's climate has been changing for centuries. Humans and animals have always adapted and evolved to cope with it.

White people for example evolved from black skinned ancestors as they moved north. If we can physically change that much to meet our surrounding's environment I don't see why the Earth's temperature rising by a degree or two is such a big deal.

Over population is the biggest issue and compounds the AGW thing into being a bigger problem than it should be.

In my opinion of course.
 
estebanrey said:
Meh, the Earth climate has been changing for centuries. Humans and animals have always adapted and evolved to cope with it.

White people for example evolved from black skinned ancestors as they moved north. If we can physically change that much to meet our surrounding's environment I don't see why the Earth's temperature rising by a degree or two is such a big deal.

Over population is the biggest issue and compounds the AGW thing into being a bigger problem than it should be.

In my opinion of course.
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The issue is as Humans "evolve" they are loosing their ability to adapt to change. We have taken on a much more sedentary lifestyle than our ancestors. If sea level rises or temps increase then historically animals including humans just moved somewhere else. Now most of the worlds population lives in urban areas and either dont want to or cant move if conditions change for the worse...

/Salsa
 
Gilly said:
I'm still not convinced that AGW exists.

Overpopulation is still a problem, mind.
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This will make you doubt it even more...


I'm not a conspiracy theorist usually but there is something a little strange about how this is such a big deal now at the point Western countries have had their industrial revolutions and 2nd and 3rd world countries are just starting theirs which if successful would see the current richest countries drop down the pecking order.
 
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C.R.A.Z.Y said:
:rolleyes:

A 2.5% increase in sea-levels may not sound a lot but for coastal areas and low lying land it would be devastating!!
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If the sheet is floating, then it's already been displaced surely, whether it be ice or not, if it floats then surely the water levels won't alter once its actually floating.

I have read some facts about lots of fresh water being introduced into the sear could lead to a critical point where the earths core stops moving.

There's however hope as a group of mad scientists have produced a machine which will go to the centre of the earth and using nuclear bombs they will re-start the core moving again.

Fingers crossed!
 
Thing that always gtes me, it climate change is in the history books all over yet the slightest bit of extra rain in a summer and its " global warming is causing this" i dont doubt it will accelerate it maybe but the cause? i dont think so.
 
Ahleckz said:
Why would molten ice raise the sea levels? Do you understand science?
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Better than you do obviously :rolleyes:

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Fresh water and salt water have a different density
 
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