'Tibetan shepherds welcome climate change'

Spike · 16-02-2007, 12:43 PM

[quote="John Carter"]I've still yet to hear a reason from anyone why global warming is actually bad.quote]

One probable result of melting of the polar ice caps is that the Gulf Stream will be adversely affected, which would hit the British Isles very hard.

That would, actually, be bad.

John Carter · 16-02-2007, 01:48 PM

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One probable result of melting of the polar ice caps is that the Gulf Stream will be adversely affected, which would hit the British Isles very hard.

That would, actually, be bad.

Hit the British Isles hard in what way? And why would it be bad?

Colder? More snow? Great, I love driving my Jeep in the snow.
Warmer? More sun? Great, I love looking at summer-clothes clad women.
Wetter? Great, I love the rain.
Stormier? Great, I love a bit of thunder.
Coastal flooding? Great, I never did like Norfolk.

As Billy Connolly once said: "There's no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes".

Besoeker · 16-02-2007, 01:52 PM

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Well, whatever the case, the Tibetan shepherds aren't complaining - so someone's happy in all of this :P .

But maybe not the polar bears.

Have you asked them? Maybe they're sick of being polar bears and just want to be normal bears.

Maybe they want to be Cartesian bears.......

Spike · 16-02-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by John Carter

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Originally Posted by Spike

One probable result of melting of the polar ice caps is that the Gulf Stream will be adversely affected, which would hit the British Isles very hard.

That would, actually, be bad.

Hit the British Isles hard in what way? And why would it be bad?

Colder? More snow? Great, I love driving my Jeep in the snow.
Warmer? More sun? Great, I love looking at summer-clothes clad women.
Wetter? Great, I love the rain.
Stormier? Great, I love a bit of thunder.
Coastal flooding? Great, I never did like Norfolk.

Nice one! That'll make an impact on the UKIP vote in Norfolk if it gets out, and given the adverse attention we are receiving at present I think we can be sure that one will be filed away by some journalist, or by Richard Corbett or another of his ilk..

If I have to explain to you why the Gulf stream is so important to the British Isles, then with all due respect I suggest that you ought not to be commenting publically on this issue. I wouldn't like you to embarrass yourself any more than I would want you to expose UKIP's main weakness.

John Carter · 16-02-2007, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike

One probable result of melting of the polar ice caps is that the Gulf Stream will be adversely affected, which would hit the British Isles very hard.

That would, actually, be bad.

Hit the British Isles hard in what way? And why would it be bad?

Colder? More snow? Great, I love driving my Jeep in the snow.
Warmer? More sun? Great, I love looking at summer-clothes clad women.
Wetter? Great, I love the rain.
Stormier? Great, I love a bit of thunder.
Coastal flooding? Great, I never did like Norfolk.

Nice one! That'll make an impact on the UKIP vote in Norfolk if it gets out, and given the adverse attention we are receiving at present I think we can be sure that one will be filed away by some journalist, or by Richard Corbett or another of his ilk..

I'm not in UKIP.

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If I have to explain to you why the Gulf stream is so important to the British Isles, then with all due respect I suggest that you ought not to be commenting publically on this issue. I wouldn't like you to embarrass yourself any more than I would want you to expose UKIP's main weakness.

You haven't answered the question. Explain what exactly would happen to the Gulf Stream and how the results would be bad. Or admit that you're just guessing, one of the two.

Spike · 17-02-2007, 12:32 PM

It is impossible to state exactly what the impact of polar melting would be on the Gulf Stream, or even if we knew precisely, then we would still not be able to state definitively what the effect would be on the British Isles. There are too many uncertainties, which is why models used by scientists to predict such phenomena are generally agreed to be inherently flawed. Its also why the weather forecast always seems to be a bit wrong.

If we dropped a nuclear bomb over your home town it would be impossible to state precisely what the effects would be. Air temperature, humidity, wind direction and strength, even light conditions, all would have an effect on the result. Having said that, the information we do have would be sufficient to tell us that it would not be a particularly pleasant experience for you, or for your neighbours. Same with cutting off the Gulf Stream.

Finally, I'm glad you are not in UKIP.

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16-02-2007, 12:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
Spike Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 58	[quote="John Carter"]I've still yet to hear a reason from anyone why global warming is actually bad.quote] One probable result of melting of the polar ice caps is that the Gulf Stream will be adversely affected, which would hit the British Isles very hard. That would, actually, be bad.

17-02-2007, 12:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
Spike Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 58	It is impossible to state exactly what the impact of polar melting would be on the Gulf Stream, or even if we knew precisely, then we would still not be able to state definitively what the effect would be on the British Isles. There are too many uncertainties, which is why models used by scientists to predict such phenomena are generally agreed to be inherently flawed. Its also why the weather forecast always seems to be a bit wrong. If we dropped a nuclear bomb over your home town it would be impossible to state precisely what the effects would be. Air temperature, humidity, wind direction and strength, even light conditions, all would have an effect on the result. Having said that, the information we do have would be sufficient to tell us that it would not be a particularly pleasant experience for you, or for your neighbours. Same with cutting off the Gulf Stream. Finally, I'm glad you are not in UKIP.