We're doomed
#2
Re: We're doomed
At the risk of sounding Nigel Farage-ish the Guardian have gone too far with their Remain stance on this one. I thought this sort of thing was always given scale in terms of its relationship to the size of Wales?
(Off to try to google how big Luxembourg is, preferably in comparison to Wales, but I'm sure that is Siouxie is awake she'll beat me to it!)
(Off to try to google how big Luxembourg is, preferably in comparison to Wales, but I'm sure that is Siouxie is awake she'll beat me to it!)
Last edited by Teaandtoday5; Jul 12th 2017 at 1:35 pm.
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Re: We're doomed
Climate May Make Some Regions ‘Uninhabitable’ by End of Century
End of the world: Climate change means 'humans will not live past 2100' | Nature | News | Express.co.uk
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...rature-warming
HOWEVER
Planet may be no hotter at the end of the century than it is now, claims report | Daily Mail Online
#7
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Any Guardian readers as ignorant as me (googling where exactly is Luxembourg?) could do 'visit Luxembourg' a favour though, as it looks lovely. Definitely on the wish list now.
Although probably not a good thing for the environment. Aeroplane travel and all that.
Last edited by Teaandtoday5; Jul 12th 2017 at 2:41 pm. Reason: To add some tiny iota of reference to the real message of the article.
#9
Re: We're doomed
Maybe. Turns out Wales is about four times the size of Luxembourg, so maybe 'half the size of Wales' sounded less dramatic as a headline.
Any Guardian readers as ignorant as me (googling where exactly is Luxembourg?) could do 'visit Luxembourg' a favour though, as it looks lovely. Definitely on the wish list now.
Although probably not a good thing for the environment. Aeroplane travel and all that.
Any Guardian readers as ignorant as me (googling where exactly is Luxembourg?) could do 'visit Luxembourg' a favour though, as it looks lovely. Definitely on the wish list now.
Although probably not a good thing for the environment. Aeroplane travel and all that.
ETA: Wales is 8 times the size of Luxembourg, so it may be TeaandToday's arithmetic that needs remedial attention
Last edited by Oakvillian; Jul 12th 2017 at 3:45 pm. Reason: I just had to look up the areas of Luxembourg and Wales
#10
Re: We're doomed
The Guardian may be all Continental and sophisticated and Luxembourgeois (if that's the word) but it's good to see Auntie Beeb has her priorites right. Quarter the size of Wales, though, is the only reference here, so somebody's arithmetic is up the creek... Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic - BBC News
ETA: Wales is 8 times the size of Luxembourg, so it may be TeaandToday's arithmetic that needs remedial attention
ETA: Wales is 8 times the size of Luxembourg, so it may be TeaandToday's arithmetic that needs remedial attention
BTW, this (for once) has little or nothing to do with climate change. This sort of thing has always happened at irregular intervals. And because the Larssen C is an ice-shalf, which floats, the broken off bit won't affect sea-levels when it melts.\
"Don't panic" might be the better Dad's Army quote.
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According to the CBC it is the size of PEI and twice the volume of Lake Erie.
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It's OK, a few "actors" will be down there soon to have a look, the Arctic having been done to death already!
#14
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Expert on 'pm' says it could keep uk's g&ts supplied with ice for the next 25 million years. At last a comparison I can get on board with.