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Re: [OM] Climate Change

Subject: Re: [OM] Climate Change
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 06:40:48 +0100
Yes, it’s very worrying (all the below).

Chris

> On 6 Oct 18, at 18:09, Willie Wonka via olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
> We all know about GPGP (Great Pacific Garbage Patch), but the issue with 
> banning straws is entirely different and it doesn't have anything to do with 
> the fact that plastic isnt biodegradable. 
> It started with a simple video of a rescue of a turtle with a plastic straw 
> stuck up its nose. Later it became apparent that straws could hurt marine 
> life in many other ways.
> When it comes to Global Warming, very few people deny its existence anymore. 
> Unfortunately, they are the loudest and have politicized the issue. No sane 
> person refuses to acknowledge it and no sane person assumes that it is purely 
> result of human activities.
> Moose alluded in his post earlier that it has to do with rates. Most events 
> could be described with mathematical formulas that include number of 
> variables and their rates of change. Which variable rate would trigger 
> catastrophic events is not well known for now. All we know are three things:
> 1. Climate is cyclical i.e. there were warm periods at number of occasions in 
> the past2. This one is different as the temperature rises at much higher 
> rate3. The human population increases exponentially and it puts stress on the 
> system with its constant demand for resources
> Personally, I do not doubt that human activities are the main contributor to 
> the current climate change.
> Best

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