Comments on: Climate Change=Death

By: Tiaira Muhammad

Tiaira Muhammad — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:57:14 +0000

You right John earth is an energy system. I would’ve said the excact same thing if you didn’t say it. I think that if God made the earth he wouldn’t destroy it.

By: John Skuja

John Skuja — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:37:34 +0000

I read and re-read comments and am amazed how some of us totally miss the point.. Weather is an energy system, there are far more factors involved in climatic change than carbon dioxide emissions by the humans on this planet. According to many scientists, we have not even gotten close to the warmest periods in our Earth’s history. Much of the press about the weather, the statements made by people with political aspirations, are just that, political aspirations.
I hear the comments to save the Planet, what are we saving the planet from? Our #1 problem is too many people, but if you address that issue, you get the religious folks up in arms that birth control is immoral. So we go on saying that we must do something to stop climate change. Perhaps climate change is the Earth’s way of dealing with our over population since we are incapable of doing so. So don’t say let’s save the Earth, let’s be honest and say let’s save our way of living, air conditioning and watering the desert(Las Vegas, Palm Springs, etc)and keep driving those gas(ethanol) guzzeling SUVs and motor homes.

By: Matt Leonard

Matt Leonard — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:08:34 +0000

I’ll agree climate change doesn’t cause earthquakes. Well, at least as far as we know. But given that thus far the impacts of climate change we are experiencing are VERY mild (compared to what we are looking at in coming years), who knows what dramatic shifts or chain reactions we will face from weather, tidal, and atmospheric patterns out of balance.

But – activities that cause climate change can also cause earthquakes. Deep mining and drilling practices can cause small seismic events as tunnels collapse – which are speculated to be able to trigger more substantial seismic events. Mine operators call these “bumps”, and are fairly common in major mine operations.

At the recent Utah mine collapse, it registered as a 3.9 on the Richter scale – largely due to it’s shallow depth (compared to naturally-occuring quakes). While the CEO of the mine company involved was quick to try to say that a “naturally occurring” earthquakes caused the collapse – it turned out to be the other way around.

And it’s not an accident – coal mining companies are notorious for cutting corners on safety and environmental regulations to make profit – yet another reason why coal is the enemy of the human race. (to quote David Roberts over at Grist)

-Matt

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:42:03 +0000

Ummm… climate change does not create earthquakes. Hot days, yes. But not earthquakes.

By: Alex & Bethany

Alex & Bethany — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:54:12 +0000

We love the weather ! But some people say we are getting punished for our sins but the weather rocks !

By: Cameron

Cameron — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:25:44 +0000

Chrysta,

What’s going on right now does seem scary. That’s why lots of smart, committed people are working to make the world a better, safer place. Getting involved can make you feel a lot more powerful and less afraid…try it!

By: chrysta

chrysta — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:51:42 +0000

i am scared we r going to die wat will happen plzn wb

By: Eli

Eli — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:15:15 +0000

The comment of Memphis’s mayor is a total abdication of responsibility. Natural events rarely kill people outright. It’s usually a failure on our part to care for people. The reason people die in cold weather isn’t simply the weather itself, but because they couldn’t the heating. Clearly both are contributing factors, but we should be careful not to give the weather more agency than it deserves.

By: TomK

TomK — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:51:01 +0000

This war mainly serves as a distraction to keep the real threats like Global Warming off the mainstream news headlines.