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Sorry but the Maldives is not sinking. They mustn't be too concerned, having just built a new runway. There are several trees that exist just inches above the
by brc 16y ago
Sorry but the Maldives is not sinking. They mustn't be too concerned, having just built a new runway. There are several trees that exist just inches above the high tide mark which are at least 50-100 years old.
There has been erosion in the Maldives due to changes in use, but erosion != sea level rise.
I also challenge anyone to nominate 1 single species made extinct in the past 50 years as a result of climate change. Note that you must be able to attribute the sole or overwhelming cause of extinction to a change in the average temperature, and not through habitat loss, local pollution, overhunting or any other myriad of ways that humans wipe out species.
edit:typo seal->sea
- gaius 16y agoI for one would be happy to see more seals in the Maldives ;-)
- brc 16y agoyes, those pesky seal level rises. Fixed now:)
- meric 16y agohabitat loss, local pollution, overhunting or any other myriad of ways that humans wipe out species. Why not? I was challenging your statement: Why is it bad to be disconnected from nature? What's wrong with going in the opposite direction towards increased artificiality, given that our very artificial infrastructure keeps us alive? Bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_threats_to_the_Great_Barrier_Reef http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_threats_to_the_Gr... is an example of destruction of environment around us as we keep doing what we're doing. I don't feel the need to count the species that became extinct due to habitat loss, local pollution, overhunting or any other myriad of ways that humans wipe out species. Keep doing what we're doing and we will screw ourselves, global warming or not.