I think this is the beginnings of an economy based on perpetual growth and fossil fuel energy running headlong into geological energy constraints. Basically I see an undulatory downward path for the rest of my life. From here out, I think any rallies in our economic condition are going to be met with spiking commodity prices that knock us right back down.
That much hotter by 2020? That soon? They've gotta be kidding! That's horrendous!
This can't be right. _________________ "Thank you for attending the oil age. We're going to scrape what we can out of these tar pits in Alberta and then shut down the machines and turn out the lights. Goodnight." - seldom_seen
Joined: Dec 02, 2005 Posts: 6684 Location: Oil-addicted Southern Californucopia
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: China Faces Rising Temperatures, Shrinking Crops
Jack wrote:
Why can't it be right? What if existing climate change models are, as some suggest, deeply conservative?
Oh, it can be right, of course. It's just that a jump like that makes your head spin.
We're getting all sorts of indications that the models are way short on what is actually going on. Once again, that damned fast-forward button we've been talking about... _________________ "Thank you for attending the oil age. We're going to scrape what we can out of these tar pits in Alberta and then shut down the machines and turn out the lights. Goodnight." - seldom_seen
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