Climate change warning for Sydney
Feb 1st 2007, 7:25 am
#16
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Re: Climate change warning for Sydney
"A report on the effects of climate change in Australia paints an alarming picture of life in the city of Sydney.
It warns that if residents do not cut water consumption by more than 50% over the next 20 years, the city will become unsustainable."
"Sydney would come to resemble the harsh, dry and inhospitable conditions of remote inland towns."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/6315885.stm
Howard take note. Dick head.
It warns that if residents do not cut water consumption by more than 50% over the next 20 years, the city will become unsustainable."
"Sydney would come to resemble the harsh, dry and inhospitable conditions of remote inland towns."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/6315885.stm
Howard take note. Dick head.
Feb 1st 2007, 3:31 pm
#17
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Re: Climate change warning for Sydney
Global warming worries me a lot - drought in Australia, floods /ice in Britain etc.
Everywhere will be affected to some degree.
Everywhere will be affected to some degree.
Feb 1st 2007, 8:17 pm
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Re: Climate change warning for Sydney
Do you mean increased CO2 from the increased electricity generation? I have a sneaking feeling that this is why nuclear power is being talked about more and more. If wind/wave/sun could be used it would be a far better option.
Feb 1st 2007, 8:25 pm
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Re: Climate change warning for Sydney
Well, we're of to Brisbane, and if i gets too hot n dry, we can always move to Melbourne,
I heard it rains there quite a bit,
Also buy a house on a hill, just incase the oceans rise.
Move away from the trees, just incase theres a fire.
And build a three level celler under the house just incase the sun explodes.
Or just stay in Brissie buy stacks aof beer n get a real good tan LOL
I heard it rains there quite a bit,
Also buy a house on a hill, just incase the oceans rise.
Move away from the trees, just incase theres a fire.
And build a three level celler under the house just incase the sun explodes.
Or just stay in Brissie buy stacks aof beer n get a real good tan LOL
Feb 1st 2007, 8:29 pm
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Re: Climate change warning for Sydney
On a more serious note.
wouldn't a couple of desalination plants on the cost provide enough water from the sea for Sydney ????
wouldn't a couple of desalination plants on the cost provide enough water from the sea for Sydney ????
Feb 1st 2007, 8:39 pm
#22
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Re: Climate change warning for Sydney
Yes - the power required for large scale water desalination is considerable. Desalination also produces highly concentrated waste, which harms the ecosystem when returned to sea, as the hypersalinated brine sinks and hangs around. Renewable energy sources are a option. Geothermal may be an option. But whether they could produce sufficient power is another issue.
Feb 4th 2007, 12:58 pm
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Re: Climate change warning for Sydney
In many cases nothing happened *because* there was a panic several years previously, and many millions of man-years were spent pre-empting the problem. I myself spent months debugging a couple of pretty simple programs that I had written which would have gone down the GIGO route had I not spent the time.
Translate *that* into action now, before the big heat!
Translate *that* into action now, before the big heat!
Feb 4th 2007, 1:10 pm
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Re: Climate change warning for Sydney
it's no big deal packing an extra case with bottled water when you fly over 
Feb 10th 2007, 6:26 pm
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Re: Climate change warning for Sydney
http://www.sydneywater.com.au/Ensuri.../Desalination/
