Wow. I’m surprised how cavalier some of you are about this. Global warming is probably one of the major problems we’ll face in our lifetimes, and it will continue to be a huge issue for hundreds of years to come. Among the predicted consequences are mass extinctions, disruption of food chains, slow but continual rise in sea levels, to the point that some communities (some islands, for example, and also some major cities in the longer term), will underwater in the foreseeable future.
Especially daunting are the facts that it takes a long time to make any changes, so even if we stopped emitting CO2 now, we would still suffer many of these consequences. In other words, once it gets started (and it has), it takes a lot to slow it. Second, the environment is so complex that any change can have unexpected effects. For example, the ocean’s ph seems to be changing as a result of the CO2 in the atmosphere, giving rise to more jellyfish and less of everything else.
To answer your question, I’m very worried.
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| asked February 26th, 2008
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