Hi Jay,
my post was supposed yo be tongue in cheek. Sorry if it didn't come across that way.
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| Originally Posted by Jay_Benson The jungles dry up and die . |
why woud they dry up and die. Warmer wetaher and rising sea level would create higher humidity. Granted, the jungles might be cut by man for logging, clearing space for habitation etc which would have a detrimental effect on the jungle ecosystem.
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| Originally Posted by Jay_Benson The increase in temperature will not necessarily warm places up as, for instance, the gulf stream fails the temperatures in the UK will drop dramatically in winter leading to increased fuel useage. |
Correct for UK but nor everywher is warmed by the gulf stream.(are they?). These may become warmer. For thise living in UK, best do that ice diving course or buy a set of skis.
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| Originally Posted by Jay_Benson As for the more water going onto the the deserts - there is not exactly a huge amount of nutrition available to any seeds that are in the desert (not that there will be many of them) and so they may do OK for a one off but there is insufficient to have a sustained jungle - that takes many lifetimes to come. |
I've lived in the middle east for over eight years and every winter after a day or two of rain, there are green shoots all over. In winters with prolonged periods of rain, there cn be carpets of soft green grass everywhere. The problem in desert areas is prolonged periods with a lack of water (typically Feb-Dec)
My garden (watered but not fed or fertlised) has masses of tropical plants similar to those in SE Asia (sorry apart from the bouganvilia and plams I have no idea what they are). This appears to be self sustaining. If this happens in my garden why not over a larger area if left to nature? Given the rate of growth that I see each winter, I can see no reason why this wouldn't happen in years not lifetimes
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| Originally Posted by Jay_Benson Mankind will adapt,. |
Hope so otherwise we are all buggered.
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| Originally Posted by Jay_Benson as will many other species, but there will be a widespread loss of a huge number of species in terms of both flora and fauna. This has already started and whilst it is not the first time it has happened previously it has been down to unavoidable issues such as meteorite strikes rather than the actions of a single species. |
Agreed in as much as that is what most of the models and projections indicate. Like most people I have no desire to se anymore species disappear and feel that action needs to be taken NOW. If we all do a little.....
Cheers, John