SBS 0 #51 September 2, 2005 I thought it was going to say something like "could have been worse...say, if it had hit a city that didn't need a face-lift in the first place". Seriously...dinner time, there is noplace I would rather be than in New Orleans...other than that, though, they needed some reason to get off their asses and clean it up a bit. -S_____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #52 September 7, 2005 Quote"burning of CFCs?" HTF do you burn CFCs? Ozone depletion (by CFCs) increases UV radiation getting in here, not global warming. It's UV Not IR. Greenhouse gases cause global warming which is what is f&*king with the weather system. The big debate is how much of the global warming is due to human activity. The whole CFC/ozone thing is different. What I meant to say was burning of fossil fuels, CFCs, etc. etc. (Oops typo). And, BTW, I do think there is a link between CFC emissions/ozone depletion and climate change. Considering O3 absorbs IR from Earth's atmosphere and UV from the stratosphere, how can you make the statement that there is no relationship between temperature and ozone when it has been depleted so significantly? Further, I do believe there is a direct link between the CO2 problem and greenhouse gases and flooding. There is no argument to deny that Earth's atmospheric temperature has risen in an upward trend and if it continues, flooding will increase as will storm activity and climate changes. The warmer the atmosphere, the more water is evaporated into the air and if you are one who supports the theory of the polar icecaps slowly melting away, well... I do understand that the tsunami was the effect of a shift in plate tectonics under the ocean, not storm activity and plate tectonics don't have much to do with temperature and greenhouse gases ... but my point is that Mother Nature is getting pissed off How you can't see that humans HAVE disrupted the balance, I don't know because CFC emissions, deforestation, burning oil, coal and other industrial activities have wreaked havoc on the environment and the politicians who are involved in the oil industry don't seem to care.Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlindBrick 0 #53 September 8, 2005 QuoteQuote White man will build a house where an Indian would never set up a tent over night. An old Indian would never refer to himself or his people as "Indians" Funny, there's well over a million of us who are proud to be Indians. -Blind"If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
