tigger
By: tigger - 378 Days 20 Hrs ago
General | Science | Environment
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Within 100 Years many Islands will Disappear

Global warming is a natural phenomena. Whether or not you believe that mankind is contributing to it, it is happening. Within 100 years, more than 50 Million people will lose their homes. These include people along the Indian coast, many south Pacific Islands and groups of atolls.

Photos of Maldives

But then, that's just my opinion. What do you think?


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SteveM
Comment by: SteveM
378 Days 20 Hrs ago
Have you ever put an ice cube in a glass of watch and waited until it melted? What happens? The water level goes down. Remember that water is the only substance that expands when freezing, contracts when thawing.
Tonio
Comment by: Tonio
322 Days ago
yes but the most of world water is not directly "in the glass". I think...
MeanMoose
Comment by: MeanMoose
321 Days 3 Hrs ago
You don't really have a point here... But also, the ice sitting in a glass is IN the water. The ice in Antarctica that is thawing is on LAND. Remember, Antarctica is a continent.
Bryan
Comment by: Bryan
319 Days 7 Hrs ago
I agree, I think global warming is a natural phenomena and that all this planet is going through was inevitable. However, I also believe that we're just speeding up the process so it's not like we're totally not to blame for what's going on.
Owl507
Comment by: Owl507
316 Days 2 Hrs ago
Holy cow, it's not like the water level is going to go up overnight. If the people who live there don't notice the water creeping up and re-locate, well, c'mon! What are they, helpless?!!??

So: Global Warming? Yes
Feel sorry for people who don't adjust? No
Is Humanity responsible and we should do something about it? Yes
Betteranat
Comment by: Betteranat
308 Days 6 Hrs ago
When the Ice Age ended, humans moved north as the land was exposed. Because of that, the world as we know it came into being. Humans have succeeded in conquering this planet because we have learned to adapt to our surroundings. There will be another ice age, and those who cannot adapt will die. Those who do not adapt to this particular time in the planet's climate cycle, will not survive either. As George Carlon said back in the 70s, "When Mother Nature gets tired of humans, she'll shake us like a bad case of fleas." We can no more affect what's happening than we could change it by everyone jumping at the same time.
cindy
Comment by: cindy
242 Days 23 Hrs ago
I do think we have a responsibility to be careful with our environment.

 

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