Raise the Hammer

So whatever happened to global warming?

From a USA Today article 30 January 2014 "Baby, it's cold outside, but globe is warming: Our view"

Weather isn't climate. Weather is what happens moment to moment in the atmosphere; climate is the long-term average of weather over time in particular places. As an adage puts it, climate is what you expect, and weather is what you get. Global warming doesn't preclude cold snaps, even severe ones.

Local isn't global. This month's severe cold isn't affecting the whole planet, or even the whole USA. The same weather pattern that has funneled frigid air into Chicago and Minneapolis has brought unusual warmth to Alaska and severe drought to California. Even more to the point, the USA covers just 2% of Earth's surface. Australia had its hottest year on record last year and experienced temperatures this month as high as 118.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/20...

"God's anger" ?! lol
I think we should concern ourselves with man's greedy actions instead.

Oh man, who let the crazy in here

Tell God we need two way streets.

Heh.

Why do people find what I've said so offensive?

Actually, you are the one making the a priori assumption here, which is that those who believe God made the sun didn't come to that conclusion based on questioning.

Let me ask you, who did make the sun? If you say, as you will, that it wasn't made per se, but formed over x amount of years following the big bang, then you must still believe in the impossibility that something can come from nothing (e.g. God).

And if you believe that, then clearly you're not any more rationale than me.

In any case, the only guidance we've been given is God's guidance. The question is, are we open to receiving it? It seems people have too many assumptions. We need to empty those out if we are to better understand each other.

Mine is only sincere advice to myself and you.

"...He is the Beneficent. In Him we believe and in Him we put our trust. And you will soon know who it is that is in error manifest. Say: Have you considered, If your water were to disappear into the earth, who then could bring you gushing water?" (Qur'an 67: 29-30)

Peace.

It's called Climate Change - expect more extremes in the future and less predictable weather patterns.

Global warming, global. Glllloooobaaalll. Australia heatwave prompts fire alerts

Comment edited by DanJelly on 2014-02-05 17:53:00

Yeah...

When the earth is shaken with her (violent) shaking,
And the earth brings forth her burdens,
And man says: What has befallen her?
On that day she shall tell her news,
Because your Lord had inspired her.
On that day men shall come forth in sundry bodies that they may be shown their works.
So. he who has done an atom's weight of good shall see it
And he who has done an atom's weight of evil shall see it.
(Qur'an 99:1-8)

Its almost every other day now I hear people asking what's wrong with "mother nature", our earth. It is global warming without doubt, which is the fruit of our greedy, wasteful, and destructive ways. We need to turn back before its too late.

Great beautiful species are going extinct before our very eyes (e.g. elephants and tigers). The majestic qualities in these creatures which we describe human beings with are also seemingly becoming rare. Whereas we've got no shortage of cockroaches and rats, and jelly fish (which are like many people nowadays: mindless, spineless, consume and destroy everything).

Tuna fish will be extinct in twenty years at the rate we're fishing.

We can't loose sight of these greater realities when we fight for walkable neighbourhoods/ complete streets, cleaner air, etc. Fighting for these things is not a matter of luxury or choice but of duty and necessity, moral responsibility to those who come after us.

I have seen troll feeding and I have seen troll feeding. RTH meet FTT.