Scientists predict that the daily addition of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, combined with daily removal of large portions of the world鈥檚 forests, will raise the earth鈥檚 average temperature by several degrees in the next century. This in turn will raise the level of the sea and potentially create significant changes in weather patterns on a global scale. As we move into the future, many climatologists expect that most of the United States will warm. What we do not know yet is how to scientifically predict which parts of the nation will become wetter or drier. We do know there is likely to be an overall trend toward increased precipitation and evaporation, and more intense weather systems, in the form of violent rainstorms, blizzards and sun-baked, drier soils. Sea levels have ALREADY risen approximately 15-20 cm (6-8 inches) worldwide in the last century, due to melting mountain glaciers and ocean expansion from warmer ocean temperatures. and if sea levels continue to increase that will cause a change in the tide pattern and moving belts resulting in more Tsunami%26#039;s. possible ones will be hitting New york and as for LA well u guys have the andreas fault line to worry abt and the pacific rng of fire which volcanoes are already showing signs of life. so alot more earthquakes and erruptions for u guys. and any other places around the coast lines r screwed unless your on the mile high city. and even then im sure something else will come after us. and natural catastrophies arent the only things we need to worry abt warmer climates will increase the mosquito population bc of the ideal conditions for the insect. This will then increase the transmission of diseases such as * Eastern equine encephalitis * Japanese encephalitis* West Nile virus* Western equine encephalitis Dengue Fever Malaria Rift Valley Fever Yellow Fever and many others that im sure will start to pop up. and the warmer climates might even make more diseases pop up i mean we already have the The H5N1 virus is jumping species and it is mutating. On June 9 they killed 13,000 geese in Western China, It is only a matter of time before it begins to jump from human to human. were going to be looking at another pandemic like in 1918%26#039;s influenza pandemic. so warmer conditions ideal environments for disease spreading and outbreaks, natural catastrophies like Tsunamies, earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes ect.|||When I read your post I was shocked to see that the only thing you left out was that the year 1000 was tremendously warmer than what we have now. Of course the bubonic plague wiped out 25% of Europe 300 years later. All of this BEFORE mass deforestation and the internal combustion engine. Things that make you say, hmmmmmm.
What I would like for you to do is take a deep breath and repeat to yourself that %26quot;everything is going to be alright%26quot;.
Besides, none of us are getting out of this alive.
Hey, this might help you sleep better. In 1905 (approximately) a young doctor, serving the men working on the Panama Canal, proved, unequivocally, a Cuban doctor%26#039;s theory that mosquito control would control malaria and yellow fever. since then, deaths from these diseases has fallen a hundred fold :)|||Well, it%26#039;s an extremely pessimistic scenario. Much of it will, in fact, come to pass, and other unforeseen disasters as well. However, the part about earthquakes and volcanoes is not correct -- these events are generated by forces deep within the earth -- forces that are not influenced by surface temperatures or relatively minor changes in ocean depth. Nor will tsunamis be a result of global warming.|||I think people should stop copying and pasting and think for themselves.|||sounds scary.|||Ya, life is just full of problems. And who told you that it would be otherwise?
I think a lot of the concern arises because, unlike people before about 100 years ago, we know what causes a lot of the problems and how precarious our existence really is. Before, they just looked at it as an act of god when bad things happen, and that always left open the possibility that god would be nice if we played nice.
Now we know that bad things will happen no matter what we do, so we worry. And worse still, is that during the last century we developed a lot of technological ways of dealing with problems, like disease and infection and child mortality, leading to confidence that we could eliminate a lot of the hazards that come with life. Unfortunately, it is becoming clear that this idea was a bit overoptimistic.
All in all, though,we really have it way way better than any people ever had it. Just the fact that we have time to worry about imaginary or potential crises rather than how to keep 2 or 3 of our 10 children alive until they make it to adulthood says an awful lot to me.|||I enjoy your optimism! Your facts are good and thorough, outlook realistic-- the next 50 years should be fun to watch! Have a nice half-century!
