2007-07-22 01:05:47 · 16 answers · asked by Serjane489 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Many scientists believe this is due to global warming.
Wow, lot's of thumb happy people in here, lol. I can totally understand where everyone who doesn't think it's global warming is coming from though. There is much more coverage of worldwide disasters these days, but I don't think that explains why the ice caps are melting, the heat waves in Europe, or animals leaving their natural, ancient habitats for different areas because things have gotten too hot.
2007-07-22 01:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Catastrophes have been occurring from time immemorial. In early times, due to the paucity of technological know-how, detecting the natural disasters was a difficult chore. But with the advent of latest machinery, high-tech communication and transportation facilities and modern mass media network, natural disasters have started coming in notice of the mass. Moreover, factors like "Global warming" and "Environmental degradation" have emerged as the burning natural issues in the contemporary times, which did not exist before.
2007-07-22 01:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by veennoode 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mother nature is fighting back, first by flood, second by fire. if you think about it, when we build cities we add weight to that area. On a spinning ball if there is to much weight in one area it tends to throw it off balance. We all live on a ball, and a lot of us live in large cities. 2 million people times an average 150 lbs, plus our buildings and cars add up to a lot. not including we are sucking water out of the ground at a rate faster than it can naturally go back in. Not to mention those counties that have been "testing" nuclear bombs underground as well as in the oceans for years. And you wonder why we are going to hell in a handbasket. Stop this ride. I want to get off. Hey TSR. You know that for sure. Were you around then?
2007-07-22 01:22:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think there's just more media coverage now, so it seems like there's more disaster. Also, I'm getting older, so the older I get, the more disasters I get to see on the news.... maybe I'll just stop watching the news!
2007-07-22 01:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by crankyissues 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't think there's more. I think that in the past they didn't have the technology they do now to track and record all the natural disasters.
2007-07-22 01:08:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I understand there were quite a few natural disasters 24,700 years ago, but no-one caught them on video and they weren't reported on TV.
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2007-07-22 01:15:31 · answer #6 · answered by tsr21 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the world is more densely populated now with the potential for thousands to be affected, and with so many news media outlets needing to fill twenty-four/seven news coverage, it is more well publicized.
2007-07-22 01:45:02 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just part of the natural cycle of nature. And I think we hear more about it on 24hr news coverage and things like that.
2007-07-22 01:09:38 · answer #8 · answered by Yahooer 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, not really. About the same. Weather has always been "wacky" and, to a degree, unpredictable.
2007-07-22 01:07:56 · answer #9 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because there are more. Global Warming is a huge factor in it.
2007-07-22 01:08:58 · answer #10 · answered by qwertyness85 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋