Back off Ricksp, I was merely expressing a reaction I had to a BBC Talking Point section that did in fact feature a ton of comments from activists who blamed global warming.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4207856.stm
Here are two of them that really made me laugh at how certain some of these people are
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I am disgusted by the lack of response by those in charge in the US. This just goes to show how little planning is put into ensuring the safety of the common citizen. This also brings up a question - when is the rising problem of environmental refugees going to be addressed seriously? How many more natural disasters must occur before they realise the threat of natural disaster due to global warming is greater than that of any terrorist attack?
Becca Dakini, Melbourne, Australia
There are a few scars in history where political policies are laid so bare for all to see. I am struck whilst watching the apocalyptic images that this is such an occasion. Yes, this is a natural disaster, but thing have been made worse by global warming, lack of gun control and a widening wealth gap. There is intense sadness welling up around the world when watching the decline of the USA. Will the next generation of Americans be able to overcome this social, ethical and environmental decline?
Declan, Stockholm
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Quote by: Sonart --The strongest hurricanes in the present climate may be upstaged by even more intense hurricanes over the next century as the earths climate is warmed by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Although we cannot say at present whether more or fewer hurricane will occur in the future with global warming, the hurricanes that do occur near the end of the 21st century are expected to be stronger and have significantly more intense rainfall than under present day climate conditions. This expectation (Figure 1) is based on an anticipated enhancement of energy available to the storms due to higher tropical sea surface temperatures.-- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Yes, how many of these factors will be human-based also remains in question. A large portion of global warming seems to come from livestock, bogs, etc (I suppose that could partially be considered human-caused by not changing how we raise animals)