Super Genius
Posts: 1,274 
November 16th, 2006, 10:15 AM
If anyone who lives on the BC coast does not believe in global warming, you might get swept out to sea in coming years.
The warmer air picks up more moisture. Pacific moisture is brought to the BC coast this time of year on the Pineapple Express weather systems, and more and more water is being dumped there every year now as the air is warmed by fossil fuel emissions [greenhouse gasses]. Stronger winds are also part and parcel with warming.
This was a record breaking storm. Trees were blown down and crushing homes and cars and messing with electric wires - wetter ground and stronger winds caused trees to topple that had not toppled in 100 years. This will become more common as the planet warms.
All the worlds coastal areas are in for big trouble. Flooding, and water in general, tends to do the most damage. There will be a great deal of hardship for sure, and if we do not change our fossil-fuel burning habits, there will be catastrophic consequences far worse than what we saw in the past 10 days.
To the people of coastal BC - this was just a little taste of whats to come.
If anyone who lives on the BC coast does not believe in global warming, you might get swept out to sea in coming years.
The warmer air picks up more moisture. Pacific moisture is brought to the BC coast this time of year on the Pineapple Express weather systems, and more and more water is being dumped there every year now as the air is warmed by fossil fuel emissions [greenhouse gasses]. Stronger winds are also part and parcel with warming.
This was a record breaking storm. Trees were blown down and crushing homes and cars and messing with electric wires - wetter ground and stronger winds caused trees to topple that had not toppled in 100 years. This will become more common as the planet warms.
All the worlds coastal areas are in for big trouble. Flooding, and water in general, tends to do the most damage. There will be a great deal of hardship for sure, and if we do not change our fossil-fuel burning habits, there will be catastrophic consequences far worse than what we saw in the past 10 days.
To the people of coastal BC - this was just a little taste of whats to come.
