Someone cast Wolven Winter on New Orleans!

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No easy solutions and none that involve a painless outcome.
As far as the global warming discussion itself goes, here is something I think many people participating in this thread would benefit from reading:

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It addresses numerous issues regarding global warming, including a discussion of the science and pseudoscience related to it and many other things. It's written by a professor of geology from the University of Wisconsin and his resume can be found here. So we can trust this guy to know what he is talking about regarding this issue, as it pertains to his field of expertise in several ways, as climate is a big factor in many geological areas.

Whether you agree with him is immaterial, but for those who are interested, it could be educational. His other science/pseudoscience pages are also good reading. Often for laughs as much as for anything else.