Climate change reports

**Big Dave** · 10th April 2007, 16:42

NZ Herald:
'Climate change not all doom and gloom'

Sydney Morning Herald:
'Climate scientists paint grim picture for Australia'.

Might be a good time to invest in some land.

**JimO** · 10th April 2007, 17:17

global warming isnt man made its a natural cycle and has been happening since adam was a cowboy

**ManDownUnder** · 10th April 2007, 17:20

Bugger investing in land... powdered water's the future! There'll be a shortage and imagine if you could pack the dehydrated stuff.... you'd have it anywhere you wanted.

Where's the Patent office?

**rogson** · 10th April 2007, 17:25

Originally Posted by Big Dave

....Might be a good time to invest in some land.

Not sandy beach front though.

I could be argued that an overall a warmer climate is good for NZ - longer growing season, less energy use for winter heating, etc.

And, in the same vein, what's so bad about a warmer world climate? The chicken-lickens will have us believe its all doom and disaster - but is it? Don't things grow better in greenhouses?

**Squeak the Rat** · 10th April 2007, 17:28

All the talk of climate change affecting places in 30 years time is just to take our minds off a more imminent crisis - our oil will have run out in 10 years........

**MisterD** · 10th April 2007, 17:32

Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat

our oil will have run out in 10 years........

Shit, I'd better drink the wine cellar and start laying down the Motul...

**Crisis management** · 10th April 2007, 17:41

Originally Posted by MisterD

Shit, I'd better drink the wine cellar and start laying down the Motul...

Right, I'm just up the hill from you, you'll need help with the wine cellar I'm sure..........

Wots the address again?

**spookytooth** · 10th April 2007, 17:42

I just wonder are these they same guy that were bleating on about global cooling 15 years ago

**rainman** · 10th April 2007, 18:09

Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat

All the talk of climate change affecting places in 30 years time is just to take our minds off a more imminent crisis - our oil will have run out in 10 years........

Erm, I hate to be a pedant, but it won't so much have run out as maybe just peaked, so be ferking expensive... There's still as much left as we've used so far. That said, "ferking expensive" and "not available" are pretty close together, for given values of ferking.

**Krusti** · 10th April 2007, 18:39

Ever notice how kids are getting taller than they were when we were young......helps keep thier heads above water...

**Big Dave** · 10th April 2007, 18:41

Originally Posted by jimjim

global warming isnt mad made its a natural cycle and has been happening since adam was a cowboy

Man made or not doesn't really matter - and I'm not chicken little - this is daily fare back home:

Level 6 restrictions 'inevitable'

April 9, 2007

Tough level six water restrictions are inevitable if much-needed rain doesn't replenish Queensland's drought-ravaged southeast corner, authorities warn.
Level five water restrictions, the toughest yet, will come into force today as the state faces its worst drought on record.
They include a ban on residential washing of vehicles, caravans and boats, as well as on outdoor showers and water play pools, while bucket watering of gardens is to be scaled back.
But Queensland Water Commissioner Elizabeth Nosworthy yesterday warned restrictions would be further tightened between September and November this year if the relentless drought continued.
"If there isn't any rain, yes it's clearly inevitable," Ms Nosworthy told reporters in Brisbane.

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The salt table rising in Western Sydney is an even bigger problem. And that's a man made beauty.

**Swoop** · 10th April 2007, 20:47

Strange. The population centres at risk (Brisbane/Gold Coast, Sydney) are near the coast yet they still refuse to build some decent desalination plants that would solve the problem.

**Big Dave** · 10th April 2007, 21:30

Originally Posted by Swoop

Strange. The population centres at risk (Brisbane/Gold Coast, Sydney) are near the coast yet they still refuse to build some decent desalination plants that would solve the problem.

Sydney is planning a big one at Kurnell. Next to the oil refinery - right beside where Cook first landed.

**jonbuoy** · 10th April 2007, 21:34

If its as bad as they think we are all in for a rough ride.

**Finn** · 10th April 2007, 21:35

Originally Posted by Swoop

Strange. The population centres at risk (Brisbane/Gold Coast, Sydney) are near the coast yet they still refuse to build some decent desalination plants that would solve the problem.

Well at least they have that option available. Meanwhile in NZ... Dats our water bro.

Desalination is too expensive.