Subj : Re: Forget a hosepipe ban
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Aug 23 2025 09:59:06

> That was written in 2004 so some of it may be somewhat outdated
> but one thing I recall, I hope correctly, was them talking about
> how the ocean levels were rapidly rising, and he pointed out that
> there are some inhabited islands where the highest point is only
> a few feet above sea level, and they haven't had any problems yet.

I have noticed some social media "articles" (YouTube) where people are
pointing out that islands that should not longer be there still are.

> Another part was about how any scientists who didn't say exactly
> what the Gov't wanted them to say lost their jobs and/or funding.

This happens now and is a problem.  IMHO, things like this help fuel the
anti-science conspiracty theorists.  People like to point to them like they
are just stupid but, unfortunately, there are often real events that help
fuel their fears.

> MP>What I do find difficult to believe is when supposedly expert people claim
>   >that shifts that happened *before* the industrial age were mostly/completel
>   >caused by man and not, say, a string of volcanic eruptions (or other
>   >natural phenomenon) that were known to have happened at about the same time

> Yes, there have been forest fires as long as there have been forests,
> long before people, and a good sized volcanic eruption can add a
> huge amount of carbon to the atmosphere as well. The amount from
> volcanoes is wildly debated online, some say they put out more than
> people do and others say only 1% of what people create..

Those that want it to be "us" cannot stand the idea that nature might also
be causing some of the issues, just as much as those who want it to be
"nature" cannot stand the idea that we might also be a cause.

Mike


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