Someone cast Wolven Winter on New Orleans!

[krpeters]

Originally Posted by llamabeast

Thanks, that's exactly what I've been meaning to say. i.e. regardless of the (enormously complex) details, we are definitely trapping more heat in the atmosphere (non-controversial I think?) and one way or another, that's bound to have some big effects. Big effects are most likely bad news.

This is where I think a lot of people are missing the boat... why is no one looking at global warming as an opportunity?

*Rapid* big effects are most likely bad news... but *slow* big effects can be great. Imagine Canada and Russia being as warm and fertile as North Carolina or France today! OK, yeah, Bangladesh might sink, but if we can get our act together we could invite all those Bangladeshi farmers to the fertile plains of Siberia to grow crops there instead...

It doesn't *have* to be a disaster if it's managed right!