2007-06-13 08:45:13 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Global Warming
I'll have my shades on sitting under my umbrella beckoning for my personal cabana boy to bring me another Mai Tai.
2007-06-13 08:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by astroeyes2000 6 · 6⤊ 4⤋
This is effectively what has happened in the past during the periods between the ice ages. During such times temperatures have been up to 20 degrees C warmer than they are now, plants and trees have grown across the entire planet and animal life has been completely different.
Going by past ice age cycles it's probable that without human intervention the world would be a 'tropical paradise' in about 70 million years. At the current rate of warming we may only need to wait 1300 years.
Unfortunately in acheiving this tropical paradise there will be devastating consequences, not least being that 60% of residential areas and 80% of agricultural land will be underwater. Further, most plant and animal species will become extinct and human life as we know it will alter almost beyond comprehension.
2007-06-13 16:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by Trevor 7 · 6⤊ 3⤋
By "tropical paradise" I'm assuming you are envisioning places like Brazil, Tahiti, and Thailand. If that's the case, don't get your hopes up. It won't happen. The current rate of deforestation of the world's tropical rain forests and jungles will most likely ensure an increase in desertification resulting in LESS tropical rain forests, not more. However, if baking, infertile deserts are your cup of tea, you're in luck.
2007-06-13 22:53:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mentok! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
super-heat and cold mix storm's and drought and flood's, the earth will overheat, and before it doe's, the mixing of the last of the freezeing pole's will cause tempest's, and extreme's of all kind's. Tropical paradise's will be west coast of USA and Chili S.A. and many hundred's of thousand's of greenbelt's under the arctic and antarctic circle's, as the heat blanket suck's life out of the plant's and animal's the drought will evaporate many city's of the world that are currently tropical paradise's. Those climate's of bliss will move northward..Seattle will be like vera cruz, etcetera...Miami will be like Mumbai, and Moscow will be like harai.
2007-06-13 18:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by willoyaboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You make an interesting point. We know from scientific studies that the earth was much warmer several thousand years ago. Parts of the earth will be better with global warming -- Greenland, for example. But, other places will be worse off.
2007-06-13 16:32:57 · answer #5 · answered by jdkilp 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's unlikely. Howver, history shows warming trends are hugely beneficial to the north hemisphere. So while it may not be tropical.. it will make places like Alaska, Canada, Siberia and Greenland a lot nicer.
But then.. there did used to be tropical forests in northern Alaska. So who knows...
2007-06-13 16:29:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Impossible. If Canada was a tropical paradise, then what would Florida's climate be like?
2007-06-13 16:50:37 · answer #7 · answered by awake 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It won't happen. The existing tropical paradises will be desert.
2007-06-14 03:56:46 · answer #8 · answered by travel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's really not so bad, if it were not for the lack of fresh water, that out planet needs in many of the third world countries. This is the major consern, that alot of third world countries and Banks of the World are mostly conserned with if you watch PBS on channel 7 here in Washington State. The Water issue, is that great, for these countries because they do not have adaquit water pumps or aquafers to store fresh water, and waters there are so dirty, which passes on deseases. This is a major consern. So pray for a solution, I for one am.
2007-06-13 16:30:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is a good question because it reveals the idiotic bias that the alarmist espouse that everything associated with global warming is bad. Everything has to have negative connotations. Of course, the far north and south will remain cold and inhospitable and we won't be moving to Siberia anytime soon.
2007-06-13 16:07:48 · answer #10 · answered by JimZ 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
It would be nice...no more work, just sit in the shade enjoying life.
Of course, tho who love winter sports would be piqued. but we can get a consensus of scientists and others to put the fear of God into such dissidents.
But it sounds wonderful, what you propose...beaches and beach beauties, wonderful fruits fresh off the trees, no need to work since it all comes to you with hardly any labor.
When do you plan this to happen? And where do I get in line?.
2007-06-13 16:21:21 · answer #11 · answered by looey323 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋