Adaptation To Global Climate Change Is An Essential Response To A Warming Planet

Terra Daily ^ | 02/09/2007 | Staff Writers

[cogitator]

I.e., the Kyoto Protocol was a waste of time, money, and effort. I agree.

[cogitator]

Not exactly doomage here -- this one will probably prompt some discussion in conjunction with the IPCC summary release last week.

[IrishMike]

Temperatures are rising on Earth,
as they've done before,
as they'll do in the future.

[Rhetorical pi2]

If the Algore types are serious they will immediately stop rebuilding in New Orleans.

[Blueflag]

Amen to the following!

"greater focus on adapting to our changing planet, says a team of science policy experts writing in this week's Nature magazine."

Finally some reason in the debate in NAture magazine of all places.

Three choices have ALWAYS applied to organisms in a dynamic ecosystem --

(1) adapt to the changes
(2) migrate to a different ecosystem
(3) die.

Pick the one that makes the most sense.

(it also applies to economic systems ... ask the Mexicans ;-) There, an attempted thread hijack! LOL )

[AU72]

Buy more shorts, check.
Ditto tank tops.
Lay in extra supply of 30 block sunscreen.

OK, I'm adapted!

[Mygirlsmom]

a greater focus on adapting to our changing planet

I propose low 70's in Wisconsin all year long. I promise I will adapt.

[BuffaloJack]

Adapt or Die.
Also, The Kyoto Manifesto is the biggest hoax in history.

[Beowulf]

bttt

[xcamel]

FReepmail me to get on or off

"Doomed!"

[Tenacious 1]

Humans are the best and most adaptable species on this planet. This is why we are able to inhabit all corners of it. We are one of the very few species that can.

That said, humans will automatically adapt. See Europe where there the entire ocean is held at bay with levies, damns and surge structures. See New Orleans for the same. Look at the building code in San Fransicso and LA and Japan etc. It is our very nature to adapt.

This does open a new subset of studies to propagate the manmade Global Warming assault. We will be spending millions to research what humans need to do to adapt to the warming and the rising sea levels.

We need to immediately send scientists millions of dollars to tell us we will need more air conditioning and build more sea barriers on the coasts.

[Malesherbes]

We should all watch our "carbon footprints" except Nancy Pelosi who needs a bigger plane.

[goodnesswins]

LOL...thanks for my first morning laugh!

[stylin19a]

"sustainable development"....words right out of the Kyoto Protocol

[goodnesswins]

You'll need less medical insurance too.....because of the Vitamin D in the sun....there's less cancer where the sun is more prevalent!

[alloysteel]

The only logical response to global climate change IS adaptation. Trying to use physical means to reverse a trend warmer or colder is sure to have wholly unintended consequences, none of which would be less traumatic than simply changing to meet the challenges of warmer or colder.

[pfony1]

Al Gore could present a splendid example for his accolytes by never appearing "outdoors" unless he is wearing a shiny tinfoil hat.

[TexasRepublic]

Capitulate to Communism or the world will overheat and die.

[AlexW]

The earth and man did amazingly well, during the medieval warm period (1000-1400). It was a boom time...Wine production in the British Isles, farming in Greenland. construction of famous cathedrals and castles....

Take man off the planet and I doubt it would make much, if any difference.
The sun is going to do what it wants.