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Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age
by Balls Deep at 2:19 am EST, Jan 26, 2004 |
] Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age within
] our lifetime by global warming, new research suggests. |
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RE: Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age - BBC remix
by Decius at 12:57 pm EST, Jan 26, 2004 |
Balls Deep wrote:
] ] Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age within
] ] our lifetime by global warming, new research suggests. Here is the BBC version, which includes an interesting graphic about Greenland. RE: Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age - BBC remix |
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Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age
by k at 9:53 am EST, Jan 26, 2004 |
] When the Gulf Stream abruptly turned off about 12,700
] years ago, it brought about a 1,300-year cold period,
] known as the Younger Dryas. This froze Britain in
] continuous permafrost, drove summer temperatures down to
] 10C and winter ones to -20C, and brought icebergs as far
] south as Portugal. Europe could not sustain anything like
] its present population. Droughts struck across the globe,
] including in Asia, Africa and the American west, as the
] disruption of the Gulf Stream affected currents
] worldwide.
]
]
] Some scientists say that this is the "worst-case
] scenario" and that the cooling may be less dramatic, with
] the world's climate "flickering" between colder and
] warmer states for several decades. But they add that, in
] practice, this would be almost as catastrophic for
] agriculture and civilisation. awesome. remind me to buy a few more bottles of scotch before scotland freezes solid... so i can have a nice drink when the entire global ecosystem freaks out. bottoms up! |
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RE: Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age
by Abaddon at 10:22 am EST, Jan 26, 2004 |
inignoct wrote:
] ] When the Gulf Stream abruptly turned off about 12,700
] ] years ago, it brought about a 1,300-year cold period,
] ] known as the Younger Dryas. This froze Britain in
] ] continuous permafrost, drove summer temperatures down to
] ] 10C and winter ones to -20C, and brought icebergs as far
] ] south as Portugal. Europe could not sustain anything like
] ] its present population. Droughts struck across the globe,
] ] including in Asia, Africa and the American west, as the
] ] disruption of the Gulf Stream affected currents
] ] worldwide.
] ]
] ]
] ] Some scientists say that this is the "worst-case
] ] scenario" and that the cooling may be less dramatic, with
] ] the world's climate "flickering" between colder and
] ] warmer states for several decades. But they add that, in
] ] practice, this would be almost as catastrophic for
] ] agriculture and civilisation.
]
] awesome. remind me to buy a few more bottles of scotch before
] scotland freezes solid... so i can have a nice drink when the
] entire global ecosystem freaks out. bottoms up! so which is it, global warming, or global cooling...they need to make up their minds so I know which sort of clothes to buy... --Abaddon |
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RE: Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age
by k at 10:46 am EST, Jan 26, 2004 |
abaddon wrote:
] so which is it, global warming, or global cooling...they need
] to make up their minds so I know which sort of clothes to
] buy...
]
] --Abaddon well, as the article says, a general warming trend, which we're seeing, can do things like turn off the gulf stream, which feeds heat (in the form of tropical water) to northern europe. If that happened it would create a localized cooling effect up there, while most everyone would continue to get warmer. |
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RE: Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age - CNN remix
by Decius at 12:48 pm EST, Jan 26, 2004 |
This is CNN's version of the report. It seems to have gotten minor press coverage, probably because it is so alarmist people have tuned it out. The question is, how likely is this and is this good science. I'm having trouble finding reputable people who are talking about it from either side. RE: Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age - CNN remix |
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Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age
by Decius at 12:46 pm EST, Jan 26, 2004 |
] When the Gulf Stream abruptly turned off about 12,700
] years ago, it brought about a 1,300-year cold period,
] known as the Younger Dryas. This froze Britain in
] continuous permafrost, drove summer temperatures down to
] 10C and winter ones to -20C, and brought icebergs as far
] south as Portugal. Europe could not sustain anything like
] its present population. Droughts struck across the globe,
] including in Asia, Africa and the American west, as the
] disruption of the Gulf Stream affected currents
] worldwide.
]
]
] Some scientists say that this is the "worst-case
] scenario" and that the cooling may be less dramatic, with
] the world's climate "flickering" between colder and
] warmer states for several decades. But they add that, in
] practice, this would be almost as catastrophic for
] agriculture and civilisation. If this story sounds like the radical ranting of a crypto-communist green faction, that seems to be mostly because you're desenitized. I tried to find a counterpoint to this, and couldn't, other then more questionable commentary from "techcentral." I'll post CNN's version (where Russian politicians are arguing that they would benefit from global warming because its cold in Russia) to the thread. |
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