Whether conditions ever get that bad or not, humans would all be dead. Nobody could survive in those conditions. We don't have the technology to live in domes. The biodome experiment they did a while back could not sustain itself without bringing in supplies from the outside, no matter how hard they tried. Even if we could live in domes, we couldn't go outside to get that terrible sunburn if there is no oxygen.
We do already have acid rain because of pollution, and it does cause problems for forests and farms and things. However it hardly matters if we have acid rain if there is no oxygen - there wouldn't be any plants anyway.
It is highly likely that we will experience some climate change within our lifetime. In fact, weather patterns are already starting to change. Some places are getting cooler, warmer, wetter, or drier than they used to be. The sooner we reduce our CO2 emissions, the smaller the change will be. Climate change is definetly real. However, it will not be anything like your friend's sister says.
It is much better to look at this whole problem in a more positive light. Within our lifetime, many things about our cities and lives will have to change. We have the opportunity to shape the world we are going to live in. We will design and create different modes of transportation (like mass transit or electric cars). We will eat fresher, tastier food that was grown near where we live. We will use energy sources (like wind and solar) that don't cause pollution. We will have less respiratory problems (like asthma) because we will be breathing less pollution.
So, things will have to change, but change can be for the better.
2006-12-03 17:39:21
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answered by Lorax 2
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I think your friend's sister is overreacting. It's true that we have seen holes in the ozone layer, and that we are polluting the atmosphere, but neither problem is anywhere near as catastrophic as she makes it out to be. As for oxygen running out, I never even heard that theory before.
2006-12-03 14:06:29
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answered by Amy F 5
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it seems plausible, however i bet that in a 100 years from now we will find a solution for most of our modern day problems.... just look how far we have goten in that past 100 years!! I do promise you this, the sun will swallow us whole in about a billion years
2006-12-03 15:48:13
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answered by Anonymous
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well not that i don't believe in global climate change, because i do; but all that is a little extreme to happen withn 100 years.
to talk like that is your sister like 9 or 10 maybe?
2006-12-03 15:24:58
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answered by qncyguy21 6
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There is no doubt about it that the weather patterns are changing.
But it's not going to be as bad as she thinks it will be.
Life will go on, we will make changes, some even will make things better.
2006-12-03 14:11:56
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answered by Floyd B 5
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Yes, and my brother says that the magnetic poles are reversing and that we should all get rid of all of our electronic devices because they give you cancer. OH, and DOGs will rule the world.
2006-12-03 14:04:50
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answered by Anonymous
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Your sisters friend is not telling the truth...
2006-12-03 14:03:18
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answered by Anonymous
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yes
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answered by Kelly 1
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