Let it crash. Human need a lesson.
This would be a "lesson" like death is a "momentary setback"
That depends on your religion I guess.
Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic
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Re: Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic
#282If we can't fix, if we can't prevent, and if we cannot prepare either, then maybe we could at least preserve? • Digitize all human knowledge and as much art/literature as you can gather (books, music, movies, shows, games, even porn and random YouTube videos and discussions on online forums :) Most of that work has already been done. • Store it on the most resilient (and simple/repairable) storage media you can, • Bu…
Wow. Maybe I'm overreacting, but that made my neck hairs stand up. This is serious.
Re: Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic
#283Is there way to harvest these? We could burn the gas for a lot of energy, and the CO2 released would be a lot less bad than the methane.
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#284So here is a solution: send a drone overhead and just ignite the methane via laser. no more methane!
Re: Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic
#285Suppose one has already cut his own consumption as much as possible and has some free money left. What's the most efficient way to spend it to combat climate change? Buy EV; donate to environmental lobby group; invest in a vegetarian restaurant around the corner; isolate your own house? Any ideas?
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#286This is precisely why Dr. Guy McPherson has predicted human extinction on earth by 2030. Methane clathrates coming from the Arctic sea floor and from Canadian and Siberian permafrost. This is the most serious threat we face now.
Even if we get a 5° - 10° Celsius increase, wouldn't there be plenty of opportunity for millions of humans to survive closer to the poles? Not that it would be easy or desirable. Some of the worst scenarios might result in 99% (or higher) of humans dying - obviously an unspeakably immense tragedy. Yet that would still leave tens of millions of people to carry on. It seems to me that it would be extremely difficult to…
Even if we get a 5° - 10° Celsius increase, wouldn't there be plenty of opportunity for millions of humans to survive closer to the poles?
Probably not. That amount of increase will likely disrupt every food chain on the planet, and larger lifeforms will not be able to adapt fast enough. That means extinction time for everything larger than a mouse or unable to migrate.
Even if some arable land remains around the poles, the most you will find growing there is moss and grasses. Wheats require a very rich soil, which will either not be there or be exhausted after a few crops.
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#287Honest question: Why is Mainstream Media not covering this like it should be doing? Heck, this should be the breaking news every single day!! After all, this spells doomsday for the upcoming generations, so shouldn't it be the news that should be shown/covered almost everyday on the front page. The people have the right to know that their children and grandchildren will suffer because of something that is going on ri…
It's not all that bad, we will have the opportunity to live in a Mad Max like environment for real ! If we, humans, - as a species - are unable to focus away from dirty politics and gossips, then we don't really deserve to survive. Maybe we need to go through a few centuries of post-apocalyptic landscape to transform ourselves and evolve ?
Re: Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic
#288Honest question: Why is Mainstream Media not covering this like it should be doing? Heck, this should be the breaking news every single day!! After all, this spells doomsday for the upcoming generations, so shouldn't it be the news that should be shown/covered almost everyday on the front page. The people have the right to know that their children and grandchildren will suffer because of something that is going on ri…
Has anything been published in international peer reviewed journals ? Are there scientists at NASA or ivy league universities who became concerned and verified it through modeling and simulations ? If the answer is no in both cases, why should the public be alarmed ?
Are you seriously saying only NASA and Ivy League universities matter?
Re: Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic
#289Honest question: Why is Mainstream Media not covering this like it should be doing? Heck, this should be the breaking news every single day!! After all, this spells doomsday for the upcoming generations, so shouldn't it be the news that should be shown/covered almost everyday on the front page. The people have the right to know that their children and grandchildren will suffer because of something that is going on ri…
Has anything been published in international peer reviewed journals ? Are there scientists at NASA or ivy league universities who became concerned and verified it through modeling and simulations ? If the answer is no in both cases, why should the public be alarmed ?
I share your craving for less noise, but:
- there's a whole lot of shades of grey between a hoax and a scientifically proven phenomenon.
- we don't need to be alarmed -- we can be just interested in something new and unusual.
Insufficient research to date does not mean the phenomenon doesn't exist or does not deserve attention.
P.S. This reminds me of the famous story about two economists walking down the street. One spots a $100 bill on the pavement and wants to pick it up. The other stops him saying: "that's just an illusion. If this were to happen, somebody would have picked it up already".
Re: Thousands of underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic
#290don't forget the termites, as it is not a one off that has a half life, but a continuous process of production.
"production of CH4 by termites is probably http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v301/n5902/abs/301700a0...