Is there nothing it can't do?

Posted on September 11, 2006 | Comments Off on Is there nothing it can't do?

Global warming caused the war in Dafur. Also, hurricanes, the lack of hurricanes, growing ice sheets, retreating ice sheets, excessive heat, excessive cold, and the early demise of Firefly.

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0 responses to “Is there nothing it can't do?”

  1. Matt's avatar Matt | September 11, 2006 at 5:11 pm |

    But especially the early demise of Firefly. I leave for a week and you are already reducing the importance of Firefly. Sad.

  2. Kristin's avatar Kristin | September 11, 2006 at 5:25 pm |

    I’m in the acceptance phase of the grieving process.

  3. Matt's avatar Matt | September 11, 2006 at 6:11 pm |

    I’m totally not there yet.

  4. Kristin's avatar Kristin | September 11, 2006 at 6:18 pm |

    It takes time.

    And bright, shiny objects.

  5. Matt's avatar Matt | September 11, 2006 at 9:09 pm |

    Ohhhh, I do like shiny objects!

  6. Kelsey's avatar Kelsey | September 12, 2006 at 1:57 am |

    I hate to rain on your parade, and can’t speak about Firefly, but desertification – whether global warming made or not – is definitely a huge contributor to the war – along with the extreme lack of water.

  7. Kristin's avatar Kristin | September 12, 2006 at 8:13 am |

    I’m not saying that desertification isn’t a major factor in the trouble, but it’s not being blamed for everything. It’s either global warming or George Bush. Those are the only two root causes anymore. Of course, George Bush causes global warming, so I guess that makes him the root cause.

  8. Matt's avatar Matt | September 12, 2006 at 11:10 am |

    So on a more serious note: are there still efforts to prevent the desert from spreading? I had heard that in some areas of the sahara they had planted lots of trees (probably poplars) and the desert was actaully retreating. Is that possible in Uganda or will that not happen because all their money and efforts are elsewhere?

  9. Kristin's avatar Kristin | September 12, 2006 at 12:49 pm |

    I don’t think that’s a major problem in Uganda. It’s not far off the equator. The sothern half is on the equator, actually. And the deforestation problems there are would go away if the government could pull itself together long enough to allow an economy that can pull the rural people up out of subsistance farming. Which, if the ceasefire holds and the people get out of the IDP camps, I believe it can do, barring another violent upheaval of course.

    Sudan is another story. Being mostly desert and all.

  10. Matt's avatar Matt | September 12, 2006 at 9:58 pm |

    Too bad governments often don’t pull themselves together.