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March 23, 2006
Imagine The Ocean Level 20 Feet Higher
Due to warming of the Earth, undisputable warming, factual warming; what would the naysayers say? Nay, no? Will the Bushes and Cheneys of the world be rolling in their graves in shame over all these coastal areas being inundated by the savage seas?
Well, no, actually, because it happened 130,000 years ago:
At the current rate of rising temperatures, by the year 2100 Arctic summers could be as warm as they were 130,000 years ago. Back then, in a time known as the last interglacial, the oceans were 20 feet higher than they are now.
Perhaps my education was sorely lacking, but I don't seem to recall there being cars or factories or even that source of all things globally-warming the good 'ol U S of A 130,000 years ago; hell, Dick Clark wasn't even born yet. So, it would seem to me that a possible answer to global warming, one that we have uncontested scientific proof, is that Mother Gaia has hot flashes every couple hundred thousand years. Think that'll get much press?
Be prepared for the shock of the most honest headline you will ever see on CNN about global warming:
Earth's past points to future melting
Posted by Mr. Bingley at March 23, 2006 03:17 PM
Comments
Start buying property in western Arizona.
Posted by: Cullen at March 23, 2006 04:09 PM
Curse that Cheney and his oil overlords! Proof they have developed time travel!
Posted by: Crusader at March 23, 2006 05:00 PM
Wow, Lex Luthor was right when he bought the land EAST of San Andreas! Go supervillains!
Posted by: Nightfly at March 23, 2006 05:07 PM
I'm putting my money into inflatable furniture, for those people who won't move when the waters arrive.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at March 23, 2006 08:56 PM
This happens every 100,000 years or so. It's part of Rove's strategy.
Posted by: Ken Summers at March 24, 2006 08:58 AM
BTW, on the subject, I have a slightly related post up.
Posted by: Ken Summers at March 24, 2006 10:41 AM
It was SUV-driving space aliens. Remember "Chariots of the Gods"?
Posted by: Trooper at March 26, 2006 01:19 AM
Ah yes, written by Erik von Daimler-Chrysler...
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at March 26, 2006 10:23 AM
(Oh, GOOD one, Bingster. {8^P)
Posted by: tree hugging sister at March 26, 2006 05:26 PM
Given my bachelors in mechanical engineering and my masters in ME (in progress) from UVA, I feel quite qualified to offer up this highly advanced, two-step technological fix:
1.) Dig a big hole.
2.) Fill it with water.
Send the check to:
Nobrainer
122 Engineers Way
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Posted by: nobrainer at March 26, 2006 10:43 PM