Major contributors to this problem like the US do not seem to recognise the oncoming catastrophe. Do you foresee the possibility of mankind scrambling for the antarctic and arctic lands in future. By the way they might be warm enough for habitation.
2006-07-17 01:29:35 · 3 answers · asked by manyamus 2 in Environment
I wouldn't say unstoppable, but it certainly does not look like the rate of carbon dioxide emission will be reduced any time soon. As I see it, we not only need to reduce emission, we need to completely stop all emission just to stop making things worse. And to do that right now would require giving up most forms of energy that drive the economy, which would completely ruin the world's economy, which may not be any better for civilization than the altered weather and high sea levels. So I cannot see any future other than continued fossil fuel burning for some decades. Still, I am reasonably optimistic we will get through this problem, just like we have so many others. We will develop other energy sources, just because oil runs low if for no other reason, and other technologies that can't even be imagined now will be available in the future. All is not lost yet, despite what some panicked people on this forum seem to think.
2006-07-17 02:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, that probably won't happen in our lifetime. Actually, if enough of the arctic and antarctic melt, it could actually cool the oceans enough to flip the cycle and send us into an ice age (which we are overdue for anyway). The earth goes through temperature cycles. The problem is not that the temperatures are getting warmer (because that could happen by itself), but it's that the pollution has thrown everything out of whack.
2006-07-17 08:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by q2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be stopped when human beings become extinct
2006-07-17 09:57:28 · answer #3 · answered by Dr M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋