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There are two possibilities regarding the future:
- Man-made Global Warming is False. OR
- Man-made Global Warming is True.
We'll have to wait and see who was right. There are two possibilities for action:
- We can do nothing now. OR
- We can act now to identify and control / reduce effects of Man and his "support staff" (cattle, means / methods of farming, crops) on the environment.
This allows four scenarios:
1. We DO NOTHING now and Man-made Global warming turns out to be FALSE:
- No problems. We go on much like we are doing now. There's pollution in the air from all the burning fossil fuel, and there's wars and dictators to put up with to assure supply, and we are losing coral reefs, beachfront and old buildings to pollution, but that's the price we have to pay for our cheap electricity, automobiles, and lifestyle.
2. We ACT NOW but Man-made Global warming turns out to be FALSE:
- Our economy will be worse than now. People will have lost their jobs-just-like-daddy-used-to-have. The car industry will have made their last internal-combustion engine. We will be living much simpler lives. The air will be cleaner. We won't be burning coal and oil any more, but will be getting electricity from renewable sources like wind, water and sun. Life is livable!
3. We DO NOTHING now and Man-made Global warming turns out to be TRUE:
- It will be catastrophic. There will be global disasters environmentally, economically, politically, socially, and in the area of public health. There will be no water for crops or animals, and precious little for us. There will be vast areas of Europe, Asia, North Africa and the US in perpetual drought, deserts. Hurricanes will be more severe, rainfall will be "feast or famine." Everyone will have migrated north and south, to Canada, Siberia, Patagonia and New Zealand, where they will live in high-rise buildings so as to leave some land available for crops. We will all be vegetarians, as there will be no pasture available for cattle. Huge areas of countries will be underwater from rising sea levels. And we will be left with a world that is getting progressively worse, and we are now SURE that there is nothing we can do to change it, rather than wailing "why didn't our parents do something when it might have made a difference?"
4. We ACT NOW and Man-made Global warming turns out to be TRUE:
- We'll have spent a lot of money on new forms of energy and transport. We will be doing things differently than our parents did, and our children differently still. But we'll still be living in our homes, and running more efficient public transportation day-to-day, the air will be clean, the coral reefs will thrive as will sea life. Not so bad!
Just how much risk are you prepared to take?
We take out insurance on our cars JUST IN CASE we have an accident. We have to take out this insurance now on our future JUST IN CASE global warming is true. If it's true and we do nothing, look at the dreadful consequences.
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Answer:
Global warming has been identified as a major concern for the global community. More properly this is called "Global Climate Change" as some areas may be warmer, some cooler, some wetter, some drier...
Potential Impacts:
- The sea levels may rise. Technically this may be caused by melting ice from the polar ice caps or an increase in sea height as the less dense water is less compressed. Low lying land like many Pacific Islands and Miami will be under water.
- Serious climate changes may result from diverted ocean currents. As an example, the Gulf Stream keeps Europe warm. If the Stream is not running Europe may be much cooler and drier. Crops may not grow.
- Ecology changes on the land could include species of animals and plants extending their range to the polar regions. Local flora and fauna may become extinct. A good example is the spread of Africanized bees and Fire Ants. Sea life may also be impacted both through the introduction of competitive species presently kept in other areas by water temperature changes, and by failure to adapt to less saline water.
- Human society may be disrupted if changes in rainfall and temperature cause crop failure. Famine refugees may require significant humanitarian attention by the "lucky" nations.
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