The day D was supposed to take place on the 4th of June 1944. But due to horrible weather conditions, Eisenhower postponed it to the day after and finally it took place on June the 6th. And that was June! A couple of weeks before summer.
All this to remind everyone that Europe is a cold area of the globe and that, save for the very south of the continent, hundreds million people are suffering from bad weather from November till at least June. Rain, cold, drizzle, frost, floods etc. Not to mention Russia, north America including Canada. And don't believe summers are always a succession of wonderful days where the sun is shining limitless amid a perennial blue sky. European summers aren't systematically pleasant. Less worse than the winters, that's about it.
So when I read about possible global warning, yes, I'm all for it.
Now, the interesting part of the discussion about it is that all the predictive arguments we hear go from the catastrophic to Armaggedon. Total, absolute, undiscriminate negative consequences. Not a single positive one, would it be only because every cloud has a silver lining. It seems it doesn't work in this case.
The general idea is that the weather we've known so far is just exactly what we need. Any change would be detrimental to humanity. Our situation so far has been ideal.
Now, what would they say if, instead of a supposed warming there was some deeper cooling? We would need even more heating, hence more pollution, hence more warming.
The average temperature in Europe ranges from 2° (36F) to 15° (59F) from October till June. Give me more; Just give me some more! There are millions of people who would be pleased not to have to spend so much money on their heating.
Global warming is a wonderful way of saving energy when Nature gives us back all that we've taken from her.
Not to mention much more drinkable water as a consequence of the icebergs melting.
The Brits have long understood the situation and the best thing to do: All who could have deserted their island to swarm across the globe. California, Australia, South Africa...
When will global warming actually materialize? I can't stand any longer these dreadful endless European winters.
All this to remind everyone that Europe is a cold area of the globe and that, save for the very south of the continent, hundreds million people are suffering from bad weather from November till at least June. Rain, cold, drizzle, frost, floods etc. Not to mention Russia, north America including Canada. And don't believe summers are always a succession of wonderful days where the sun is shining limitless amid a perennial blue sky. European summers aren't systematically pleasant. Less worse than the winters, that's about it.
So when I read about possible global warning, yes, I'm all for it.
Now, the interesting part of the discussion about it is that all the predictive arguments we hear go from the catastrophic to Armaggedon. Total, absolute, undiscriminate negative consequences. Not a single positive one, would it be only because every cloud has a silver lining. It seems it doesn't work in this case.
The general idea is that the weather we've known so far is just exactly what we need. Any change would be detrimental to humanity. Our situation so far has been ideal.
Now, what would they say if, instead of a supposed warming there was some deeper cooling? We would need even more heating, hence more pollution, hence more warming.
The average temperature in Europe ranges from 2° (36F) to 15° (59F) from October till June. Give me more; Just give me some more! There are millions of people who would be pleased not to have to spend so much money on their heating.
Global warming is a wonderful way of saving energy when Nature gives us back all that we've taken from her.
Not to mention much more drinkable water as a consequence of the icebergs melting.
The Brits have long understood the situation and the best thing to do: All who could have deserted their island to swarm across the globe. California, Australia, South Africa...
When will global warming actually materialize? I can't stand any longer these dreadful endless European winters.
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You had better be careful with parody. More than a few American wingnuts might take you seriously.
Unless they notice, which they won't, your odd temperature conversions.
Hi ned,
How I confused the temperature conversions so badly will remain a mystery to you until you know I'm a complete, desperate, hopeless case with figures. A un point inimaginable. I'm afraid it's beyond any psychiatric treatment...
The post wasn't meant as a parody as a matter of fact. Provocative, certainly but I believe in what I wrote until proven otherwise.
Above all, I've had enough of "me cailler les miches" in Paris from October till May...
Flocon, I could give you a number of reports on how climate is going to devastate much of the world and of course large populations, mostly in warmer climates. Here is just a small thing for those of us in northern latitudes.
http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?p=1925
Though I guess we are lucky we aren't living in the days when the Seine froze over.
ned,
I don't doubt one second the possibility of global warming. Mais franchement, I don't care.
J'ai froid et je veux voir le soleil.
Je ne suis pas plus sensible au sort des populations des régions tropicales qu'elles ne le sont vis à vis des populations de Sibérie ou du nord de l'hemisphère nord.
Après moi, le déluge. Que peut bien me faire l'état de la planète quand je n'y serai plus?
Combien de temps me reste t-il? 10 ans? 20ans ou un peu plus? Ou beaucoup moins?
Qu'y puis-je au réchauffement climatique?
D'un point de vue plus "rationnel", je répète les raisons données dans le billet.
1°) Pourquoi les conséquences d'un réchauffement oscillent t-elles toutes entre le désastre et la catastrophe? Be scared people, be very scared. Encore le fear factor.
2°) Le climat que nous avons connu depuis, say, 50 ans, comme par hasard semblerait être le plus approprié aux activités et même à l'existence humaine.
Leibnitz avait donc raison: nous vivons dans le meilleur des mondes.
Le réchauffement climatique, très égoïstement, je m'en fiche.
Il reste encore la possibilité d'aller en Martinique... ;-)
Flocon, of course for us the dramatic changes, if they are to occur, will be after we are gone.
However, global warming could have some unexpected results, such as cooling Europe rather than warming it. That would be the result in a weakening of the Gulf Stream bringing a colder climate to the North Atlantic.
http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=12555&tid=282&cid=2557
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2003/nov/13/comment.research
So, maybe if we were around, we would want to move south.
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