07-16-2022, 04:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2022, 05:07 PM by Space Karen.)
(07-15-2022, 05:05 PM)leilanidude Wrote: The earth was pretty hot during the dinosaur times and pretty cold during the ice age and man doesn't seem to have caused either issue. Likewise, continents have risen and fallen for millions of years with no input from man...
Trees absorb and store carbon which provides cooling. Over the last 2,000 years people chopped down more than 50% of forests in the world.
Its like cutting the radiator in your car in half.
It will run hotter.
(07-16-2022, 03:08 PM)Durian Fiend Wrote:(07-14-2022, 11:01 PM)Space Karen Wrote: Leading to the average consumer having less income to spend on hospitality sectors in travel and tourism. This in turn is taking a toll on airlines who are seeing sharp declines in travel.There has not been a sharp decline in air travel recently. When was the last time you were on a commerical flight? Covid has caused a pent up demand for travel so people have been willing to pay the higher costs.
If circumstances deteriorate enough, the tourism industry in hawaii could trickle to a close.
What would life be like if that happened.
With regards to tourism "closing", it's not an all or nothing proposition. A decline is certainly possible in the long term. More likely is a decline in the price of fuel in the near term and a return to normalcy, more or less.
I want to make a bet the price of gas won't decline anytime soon.
AKA free money.
