Ammianus wrote:Someone will inevitably state two simultaneous truths about this phenomenon: 1. There is nothing to worry about because those coral reefs are never going anywhere because they have always recovered in the past from warm temperatures and 2. In any case warming sea temperatures can't possibly be the cause of this die off:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/scie ... ieoff.html
I think those are very safe predictions indeed.
Personally, I need to see the data that "proves" the "die off" is not due to acid rain, DDT, the hole in the O-Zone Layer, the Coming Ice Age, or human swimmers peeing in the Pacific Ocean. Hell, no one I have ever met feels bad about peeing in the ocean.
noddy, you're the closest OTNOTer to the reefs. Have you ever peed in the ocean?
Why are we ignoring the data that Global Warming is good in other areas? Why are we not touting global warming as a human success story on a massive scale? Are we being regionists, those of us in temperate regions don't want those in colder regions to enjoy the same lifestyle?
Smaller mammals, including humans will exhale less CO2, fart less methane, consume less vegetation, and use less water. Higher CO2 levels are positive for green plant life. Additionally, as human shrink, while plant life remains the same, less acreage will need to be planted for food, houses will require 1/100 of the trees normally used for construction, cars will become smaller, an existing two lane road will eventually become a multi lane highway, and human energy needs will plummet.
Where is the problem?