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Re: Image comments for The Melt Accelerates
Posted by: John_Stone
Date: 19/02/2006 09:41PM
I think its become self-perpetuating at this point.
The world's mountain glaciers have been melting for years ... more melt --> more water vapor in the atmosphere --> H20 amplifies the 'greenhouse effect' --> melting more ice into water/water vapor --> more unpredictable weather patterns --> greater frequency of strong storms.
As for no-one doing anything about it, well, most of the world agreed to the Kyoto Accords addressing global warming a few years ago; but the US didn't, citing "loss of corporate productivity" or profits, or something.
Despite that the US Council of Mayors themselves agreed to follow the Kyoto Accords in spite of federal reticence. I think this was a couple years ago.
Besides, all the kids want their iPods and fast cars... And China is getting more cars, so is India. I don't think there's any stopping it at this point.
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