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Climate Change Elucidated :: 20 more feet. — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:26:14 +0000

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By: Dylan

Dylan — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:27:23 +0000

Mark, I’m impressed that you’ve pulled up roots and are making a complete lifestyle change. Based on what I know, though, the Southwest may not be a perfect refuge… you may have difficulty getting water if the temperature rises much and aquifers as well as snowmelt sources get used up.

Also, it’s not realistic to think that the sea level will rise 20 feet in 35 days. All of Greenland is much, much larger than Larsen B was — and the ice is resting on land, instead of floating on top of the ocean. So a breakup of Greenland’s glaciers will take much longer. A few pessimistic projections forecast a 20 foot rise in sea level by the end of the century; many others predict much lower rises over the next 50-100 years. Of course no one knows for sure. One thing seems clear: it’s not too late to avert the warming trend, but it will require coordinated international action as well as lifestyle and energy use changes by individuals.

Arvella, congratulations on being selected! The program is great, and I learned a huge amount. If you’ve faced chemo you have more stones than me. You will do great — and, not that you need it, but good luck to you as well!

By: Arvella

Arvella — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:55:50 +0000

Hi Dylan. Thanks for your report on the Climate Crisis training. I found out today that I’ve been selected for the Jan. 8 session with Mr. Gore & Co. I’m really really excited and really really nervous. I haven’t done a lot of public speaking recently, but I’ve got two kids and I’ve had chemotherapy, so nothing much scares me anymore — one exception being what the world will be like when my kids are my age. Good luck in the Bay. Keep us posted on how your mission goes, and we can compare notes. My campaign area is…Texas! where Global Warming is something only tree-huggin’ loonies believe in, so just call me a tree-huggin’, tomato-growin’ Prius-drivin’, compostin’ loony. And wish me luck!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:07:29 +0000

I found your blog using Google’s “news alerts.” I usually do not read the blog alerts but your’s just jumped out. Mostly because I had the same reaction as you…. Global warming … la..la.. la… Holy ^*(@&#$!! the Larsen B shelf gone in 35 days! That’s when I realized now was the time to start realtime monitoring of the ice shelf situation and make some lifestyle changes, fast. Two months ago I made the decision to move to the southwest to power my entire business and lifestyle with solar energy and biofuel. It doesn’t matter that I’m currently 1500 feet above sea level in Pittsburgh. I think we’ll have very little warning and the last place I want to be when the ice hits the fan is in a major metropolitan area. I’ll be telecommutting to work part time, and I’ll be growing food, milking goats, and making free energy. I doesn’t matter that I’ll start off in a lowly trailer, all resources will be directed toward becoming self sustaining. Question is… when the 35 day warning comes, who will be ready?