Posted on 11/29/2007 5:47:44 PM PST by george76
If nothing is done to combat global warming, two of Florida's nuclear power plants, three of its prisons and 1,362 hotels, motels and inns will be under water by 2100, a study released on Wednesday said.
In all, Florida could stand to lose $345 billion a year in projected economic activity by 2100 if nothing is done to reduce emissions that are viewed as the main human contribution to rising global temperatures, according to the Tufts University study.
The status quo, the climate that we have right now, is not an available option unless we act immediately," said Frank Ackerman, a professor at Tufts' Global Development and Environmental Institute and co-author of the study.
"Doing something may seem expensive, but doing nothing will be more expensive."
Ackerman predicted a temperature increase of 10 degrees Fahrenheit, lower rainfall, more severe hurricanes and seas rising by as much as 45 inches because of climate change.
A New York-based environmental group, Environmental Defense, commissioned the Tufts study.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
It’ll be fun to go scuba diving in all those underwater Miami buildings.
Isn’t Florida basically reclaimed swampland anyway?
Nothing can be done to combat global warming or global cooling. Climate change is caused by the Sun. All we can do is plan to adjust to whatever climate change we experience. The study, based on a false premise, can concluded absolutely anything it wishes to conclude; the possibilities are endless.
Woooooo..oh..oh...OH!,that’s a easy link....that’ll keep my Arrowhead DFL’rs busy!
Tanks!
8-)
My calculations have it at around 2103.
I have no idea where these guys get their numbers from.
Fla. avg height above sea level = 12 feet. Just step away from the coast (move to Ga./Ala.)
LSD flashback?
No proof but a lot of hope. Things need to be sped up.
He ran down the list of titles, and GW was blamed when stuff happened, and when the same stuff didn't happen.
The Mean Elevation of the state of Florida is 100 feet above sea level.
http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/fl_geography.htm
Who needs real science when you can scare people into changing their lifestyle with lies?
“Global warming has taken the place of Communism as an absurdity that ‘liberals’ will defend to the death regardless of the evidence showing its folly.”
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Well, they are extreme about ANYTHING they can attribute to themselves, no matter how fraudulent or ridiculous it might be. As far as communism goes, they have not replaced that with anything, and never will. It is a mainstream part of their TRUE agenda that they are having a hard time hiding now....
The College of Wooster - Independent Study
Rachel Ann Renkes - Playboy, Panties, and Push-Up Bras: A Brief Peek at the Evolution of Underwear (history)
At first glance, many people doubted the scholarly nature of my I.S. on the history and evolution of underwear. I quickly learned that many books have been written on this extensive subject. I am glad that I took my adviser, Alphine Jefferson, up on the idea, because my topic provided me with much laughter and amusement throughout the I.S. process.
Underclothes trace back four thousand years and have changed a great deal in appearance, form, and purpose, along with society. One reason for wearing underwear was to alter the body shape: Many undergarments have either condensed or expanded the body, many times painfully and with distortion. Underwear also emphasized class distinctions: poor, working women could not wear the tight, constricting corsets and large crinoline hoop skirts and still function in their homes...
Before ya get all bent over with laughter, please remember that that this ball of crap called "Global Warming / Climate Change / What ever" is being force fed to children in school, fed to them via TV programs, movies, radio, etc.
Huge money is at stake over this scam, you and I know that. The UN sees $$$, so do company's, so do other country's and last but not least, we can't forget about Al "we are all going to die" Gore.
This 'ball of crap' is rolling down hill and gaining speed, no matter how much you laugh at it.
What is one to do?
Throw away the boots and get waders. And a bigger sh!t shovel and get to work!
BTW, from an earlier post today.......
Hit the "Enter" button to go into the site, a little over halfway down, click on "The complete list of things caused by Global Warming" link....
I read this about an hour before Rush (the lurker that he is!) talked about it today . And talk he did....he read, and read, and read...the titles from this list....
Just reading the titles says it all....
I'll admit, I did laugh when reading the titles. Then when you stop and go check out a few articles and realize that this is the actual sh!t Joe Citizen is being fed....I was not laughing any more.
/rant off
I'll buy you a Coke if you go post that on the DU site.
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