The Disappearing Lake

[amadeus]

The first thing I thought was "how will they blame this one on whitey?"

Well, I damn near keeled over when I saw this:

"Africa is being cheated again by the industrialised West," says Jacob Nyanganji of Nigeria's University of Maiduguri.

With universities like that, it's no wonder Mugabe has an economics degree.

 

[FriendlyFire]

The article specifically quotes an America blamer.

"Africa does not produce any significant amount of greenhouse gases, but it's our lakes and rivers that are drying up. America has refused to ratify Kyoto and it is our lakes that are drying up."

Kinda reminds me of during the ethopian ereathria war. Ethopia spending 2 Million a day on the war meanwhile some ethopian offical was saying the drought was starving its people and if the international comunity dosent help it would be on our conscience.

part of the problem is poor government and missmanagement. The lake saddly has been heavily overused. And Africa is undergoing a period of drought (were just begining to see the effects of globel warmming)

 

[Godwynn]

So, who still thinks global warming is a myth?

I wonder that myself.

 

[gallego]

Jeez louis first we're scared about rising water levels and now we're scared about falling water levels?

Rising oceans, falling lakes IIRC.

 

[JohnRM]

There are some people who will always think that global warming is a myth, even as they wipe the sweat from their brows in December.

There is certainly a troubling chain of events going on worldwide that should put the fear of Chuck Norris into everyone. Lakes are disappearing. Droughts are occurring. Huge storms are killing people. These events are not typical. Something is very wrong and our contribution to the problem should not be underestimated.

 

[Godwynn]

Jeez louis first we're scared about rising water levels and now we're scared about falling water levels?

It does seem counter-intuitive, yes. However, our drinking water comes from fresh water sources, mainly lakes. Around here at least, 1,500 miles from the nearest ocean. What else are lakes being used for? Cleaning dishes, washing faces, showers, baths, car washes, cooking, watering lawns, so on and so forth. The hellacious drought that the South is experiencing (and in my parts as well) the only rejuvenation these lakes receive is from rainwater.

While the glaciers melt, our freshwater lakes will dry up. Even faster if the human population boom continues.

 

[JohnRM]

There can be little doubt that conditions on the planet are going to continue to deteriorate, especially with regard to fresh water supply. Events that once seemed decades or centuries into the future now seem to be only years to, at most, a decade in the offing, and in some cases are even occurring today. The situation is going to deteriorate rapidly. It would behoove one to have a plan to deal with the coming changes.

 

[Godwynn]

There can be little doubt that conditions on the planet are going to continue to deteriorate, especially with regard to fresh water supply. Events that once seemed decades or centuries into the future now seem to be only years to, at most, a decade in the offing, and in some cases are even occurring today. The situation is going to deteriorate rapidly. It would behoove one to have a plan to deal with the coming changes.

I agree, and to think I used to brush off global warming as a myth that would destroy the marketplace.

I hate to admit it, but lacking freshwater and rising sea levels, there wouldn't be much of a marketplace left to make my riches.

 

[JohnRM]

Well, the areas of concern, immediately, would be the American Southwest and the old South. Of course, the rest of the world is going to have problems, as well. Those of us in the higher latitudes of North America will most likely survive the coming calamity with comparitively less trouble, but preparedness is nonetheless appropriate.

 

[cubsfan6506]

I hate to admit it, but lacking freshwater and rising sea levels, there wouldn't be much of a marketplace left to make my riches.

GO GLOBAL WARMING GO

I used to also brush it off as a myth. Why because I dubbed it as depressing. But we really need to do something now.

 

[Irish Caesar]

The issue here isn't so much global warming as it is poor use of water, in many cases.

Would the lakes be disappearing anyway? Possibly, and maybe probably; not my field.

But I'd be willing to bet that woeful mismanagement of the water resources is a much bigger problem.

 

[sirdanilot]

If someone actually invents a cheap system to create fresh water out of seawater, without it having a funny taste, we could probably just fill up those lakes ourselves...

Allright, maybe that's a crazy idea.

 

[Fugitive Sisyphus]

If someone actually invents a cheap system to create fresh water out of seawater, without it having a funny taste, we could probably just fill up those lakes ourselves...

Allright, maybe that's a crazy idea.

It works in Sim City 3k.


Anyway, hasn't Africa been drying out for the past couple couple thousand years? Humanity as a whole needs to more efficiently utilize water resources but to blame it all on America and global warming is ludicrous.

 

[Bast]

There are some people who will always think that global warming is a myth, even as they wipe the sweat from their brows in December.

There is certainly a troubling chain of events going on worldwide that should put the fear of Chuck Norris into everyone. Lakes are disappearing. Droughts are occurring. Huge storms are killing people. These events are not typical. Something is very wrong and our contribution to the problem should not be underestimated.

There can be little doubt that conditions on the planet are going to continue to deteriorate, especially with regard to fresh water supply. Events that once seemed decades or centuries into the future now seem to be only years to, at most, a decade in the offing, and in some cases are even occurring today. The situation is going to deteriorate rapidly. It would behoove one to have a plan to deal with the coming changes.

Well, the areas of concern, immediately, would be the American Southwest and the old South. Of course, the rest of the world is going to have problems, as well. Those of us in the higher latitudes of North America will most likely survive the coming calamity with comparitively less trouble, but preparedness is nonetheless appropriate.

You are making so much sense in this thread, John.

 

[sirdanilot]

You are making so much sense in this thread, John.

For some reason I can't tell wether you're being serious or not.

 

[Bast]

For some reason I can't tell wether you're being serious or not.

I'm serious!

 

[JerichoHill]

this may well be true. what a bizzare reversion to pre-agricultural times

Fear-mongering much?

 

[skadistic]

I wounder if Texas has any dried up lakes? Or Engerland? Or any of the other places around the world that drowned out this year.

 

[bhsup]

Well, Skadistic, a big chunk of the central basin of the United States used to be an inland sea, so yes I would say we're just one huge dried up lake.

 

[skadistic]

Well, Skadistic, a big chunk of the central basin of the United States used to be an inland sea, so yes I would say we're just one huge dried up lake.

Well was that caused by man made global warming?