Posted on 09/17/2005 2:27:17 PM PDT by RWR8189
Hurricane Katrina offered “a taste” of the disasters, and the response to them, that the US could expect as a consequence of climate change, former vice president Al Gore said on Saturday.
He cited recent research that found warmer sea surface temperatures - a result of global warming - had strengthened hurricanes and major storms around the world. Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, where climate change was one of the key issues under discussion, he also criticised those politicians he said wanted to trim government too far, as weak government was incapable of responding adequately to emergencies.
He said: “Katrina is the first sip, the first taste, of a bitter cup that will be proffered to us over and over again. It is up to us [to tackle climate change], and it does involve accepting that there is a legitimate role for government.”
Mr Gore spoke out against the proposed suspension of certain environmental regulations, which some have argued are necessary to deal with Katrina's aftermath: “The response to Katrina should not be to suspend environmental laws and to cut taxes once again.”
Kofi Annan, the secretary general of the United Nations, also spoke out in favour of swifter action on climate change. The UN will face stiff negotiations in November at the next round of meetings on the Kyoto treaty on climate change, which binds developed nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Its provisions expire in 2012, and at present there is nothing to replace it.
The US administration of President George W Bush, which has rejected the treaty, opposes opening up negotiations on its future, calling such moves “premature”.
In a challenge to the Bush position, Mr Annan said: “It is time we began to prepare the next steps, where negotiations are required to bring a multilateral, universal approach [to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change].”
That's more scary that a Category 6!
Gobal Climate Change causes ex-Presidential candidates to get fatter.
Is that you, Al? I didn't know you were still around.
Remember when Gore was in NYC to give an enviro talk on global warming, and it was one of the coldest days on record? He made a remark about the cold somehow also being a result of global warming. He is such a poser.
From a guy who wets his finger to determine what to say next.
Algore didn't mention the Secret Halliburton Hurricane Generator did he?
Doesn't matter. Either way, most conservatives/Republicans would either be dead or subjugated to Islamic Law.
Al who?
We need what, six more named storms to tie a record set in the 1920s?
Shut up Al.
p.s. I will misappropriate those funds as quickly as I get them
thank you
Yeah something like that.
From a guy who wets his finger to determine what to say next."
What bothers me is the *way* I'm pretty sure he wets it.
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Really? Where did 1935 come from? 1900? Camille? Andrew?
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Those were "anomolies," Herr Himmler.
There have already been twelve such storms this season alone; and it's not over yet.
HA HA! Got ya.
"Which is it? Does global warming cause cooling or warming?"
In the 1970s, it was supposed to be cooling - we were headed for the NEXT ICE AGE!!! And now, apparently the ice caps are all melting and we're heading for the NEXT HOT AGE!!! Fake science by Gore, the fake scientist.
"Bill goes for Secretary General."
Well, he'll be right at home with all the other sex abusers at the UN.
Katrina's power came from the TIME it spent swirling in the Gulf.
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