Is president Obama talking the talk?
By Toto
@totobasso (331)
Canada
November 30, 2015 10:01pm CST
Is global warming really happening? Is climate change a reality? What do you think?
My question is, is it already too late? Will we really do what it takes? Are we talking the talk?
US President Barack Obama outlines a vision of the world, at the Paris 2015 climate conference, if efforts to halt global warming are not stepped up.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
1 Dec 15
The ocean has been rising for thousands of years and will continue to rise, whether the climate is warmed or not. 14,000 years ago people were living on the land that's now the English Channel. Most of ancient human civilization near the shore is underwater. It didn't 'sink', the water just rose. It will continue to do so. As more water is added to the ocean more ice will melt in other places. That's just from simple thermodynamics. Are we adding to that? Sure, we are, but there's no point in just talking about it. I already have a solution, not talk, but an actual plan. But no politician would ever want to listen.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
2 Dec 15
@enlightenedpsych2 The planet (and mainly its climate) is set up in a dynamic system with several variables. The sun, the orbit/revolution, and water storage. We can't change the first two, but we can change where we store water. Right now it's main storage location is the ocean. When we extract ground water, it eventually is stored in the ocean. When ice melts, it largely is stored in the ocean, and when land that was once fertile farmland is turned to desert, that water certainly isn't there any longer. So we change where it is stored, and work on moving more of it to the deserts, arid lands, and aquifers around the world.
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@totobasso (331)
• Canada
2 Dec 15
@OneOfMany Sounds like a good idea to me! So instead of transporting oil which is causing the problem; we transport water. That is a very good idea but I am no scientist. It makes sense!
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
3 Dec 15
Continued: The Second Step is distribution. Water in larger stream areas where water is unable to be added to aquifers will be channeled from the high water mark into piping networks. This can be built into cistern over-flow systems as well, to limit the water that would flood rivers down stream. Gravity is used for most pipelines up until pumping stations, which would send water out of the watershed to needing areas elsewhere. Water can be stored in other aquifers or used directly for irrigation practices.
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@lmpandey (71)
• New Delhi, India
6 Dec 15
@totobasso that is the major problem. We each can contribute to it. I am sure many of us waste electricity lot.A little saving will also help
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@casarthak (33)
• Ahmedabad, India
1 Dec 15
The world looks up to the US for its quality of life and living standards. They aspire to be like the US. What is not said is that the US has a CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) of 17. China stands at 6.7 and India at a meagerly 1.7. (World bank report)
Imagine what qualities of CO2 China and India, with more than 1.3 billion people each would produce if they keep aspiring to develop in the sameway.
President Obama in the COP21 has agreed to bring the the CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) down to 11. But at the same time US is investing in "clean coal". Double standards i must point out. With the resources US has, it should invest more into solar, wind and other renewable energies.
When the world looks up to you, it is your responsibility Mr Obama to lead the way for a better future instead of talking about eroding coastlines and submerging villages.
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@casarthak (33)
• Ahmedabad, India
5 Dec 15
@enlightenedpsych2 I've been to Canada and many places in Europe. USA is on the travel list so I cannot comment on the standards of living unless i see it for myself.
Also, it is not about the actual conditions but the perception that everyone else has of the US that puts it on a pedestal. May be the marketing is strong!
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