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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark
Hi Robbie,
I know it doesn't seem like much, but it is. Here's a few things to know:
As water warms up, it expands, taking up more space. 2 degrees is nothing to a single gallon of water, but to the Atlantic ocean for example that contains about 82 Billion Billion gallons of water, warmer water means lots of expanding water, and lots of flooding of coastal towns.
This tiny increase in the average temperature also means that heat waves last longer, creating food shortages and drought, etc. Plus, a whole lot of other problems that I'm sure you've read about.
It's a really serious problem. I think there are lots of jobs and big money to be made helping scientists, people and companies find solutions to this problem. The nicest payoff of course will be a beautiful green and blue planet.
Cheers!
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This is the reported consensus of the scientists in the field, that a 2 degree increase for an extended period of time will change our geography and coastal cities will be inundated with rising oceans, complicated destructive weather changes, but there is little that man can do to prevent this from happening but any effort to postpone or lessen the impact would be a worthwhile effort.
People as old as Robbie is will not be here to experience the worst of it so it is easy for him to make fun of the inevitable. I too will not be here to experience the impact of an extended 2 degree change.