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09-14-17, 10:52 PM | #1 | |
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Air conditioning can mean the difference between life and death
But ultimately, it will probably be the death of us all. The world is locked into a spiral of more people relying on A/C which drives up the global temperature.... Oh well, not really anything can be done about it.
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09-15-17, 03:23 AM | #2 |
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I guess we can say that there is indeed is some global warming happening, this is not "fake news" like some want to believe.
I read somewhere that an additional temperature rise of only 0,5 degrees Celsius of the mexican gulf surface waters, will make hurricanes twice as violent. Global warming is also 'supported' by the sun which has been very active in the last decades, however we sure do not help the situation with blowing CO2 and other gas into the atmosphere, let alone setting free the energy being stored away for millions of years, with burning the fossil fuel batteries as if there was no tomorrow. if the temperature rises enough to thaw those methane hydrates in the mexican gulf and Siberia there will be no stop possible, it is a self-energizing effect. "Not anything that can be done about it" ? Not directly right now in India in forbidding them their AC, no. But put our heads in the sand and deny it all? One should think that supporting research on alternative energy sources that have not as much environmantal impact, would be not the badest of ideas. But some obviousy have no idea, and they are sitting at the helm. The thing is that slow research does not yield instant presentable results some president wants to be immediately be praised for; such policies need decades to develop and take effect, and it will be too late. I am for a strictly logical scientific leadership with the right to burn dumbs and deniers publicly, on the spot Not really, but why do we allow certain.. people to set the ways for the future, and our downfall
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09-15-17, 04:27 AM | #3 |
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We are too many. And so even more people will push into geographic areas known for natural disaster, were the forefathers were wise enough to stay out. This way, overpopulation adds tremendously to the death toll to be paid. Global warming is happening, to what amount man contributes or even triggers it, can be debated, but the effects cannot be denied. And one thing is certain: the more people live on this planet, the less able manking in gneral will be to adapt. And so, the natural corrective of "death" will see for the adaptation process. Nature is not sentimental.
This is not only true for the poor masses in the third world. During recent hurricanes we have seen many villas washed away because they had been built right down to the waterline of the ocean beaches on Caribean islands, and the Gulf coast, during the booms of the past 20 years. You can be richer than a third world guy, and nevertheless be as stupid.
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09-15-17, 04:39 AM | #4 |
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I recognise and accept the eventual consequences but putting that aside, I never use the a/c in the car, we simply don't need it here up in the frozen north.
So I'm doing my bit, no matter how miniscule the effect.
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09-15-17, 04:47 AM | #5 |
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Yes, we are too many.
Some german politicians and right wingers complain that "we" would be dying out, which of course is nonsense. (Because there has never been a people that has not had immigrants, as well emigrating to other countries themselves. Which is why the concept of nations itself is wrong and has always been, but this is for another thread) It is true that the population numbers have been decreasing here, and regarding overpopulation, employment, wealth and so forth i don't think that is a bad thing. This is not happening everywhere, when you look at China or e.g. Africa. I guess Mrs Gandhi's efforts were nothing to be proud of..
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09-15-17, 04:28 PM | #7 |
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Planet is finished, AC all the way and maybe some DC.
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09-15-17, 05:42 AM | #8 |
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What makes a/c run in the climate frendly way? Nuclear power. No carbondioxide emissions and 4th generations reactors can use crap that old ones produced. In mean time we can develop fusion reactor or other sci-fi stuff.
Problem are those envromentalist idiots who oppose nucler power beacuse of fear of it.
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