03-08-2008, 04:09 PM
Here is a rather scary article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/mar/01/scienceofclimatechange.climatechange?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
I don't want to start a big argument, (so Rob feel free to delete this if it gets out of hand) lets just pretend for a moment that global warming has reached a tipping point.
Now consider as a thought exercise a fairly rapid (over a decade or two) where Hawaii becomes more and more isolated. Air transport cut 90%, shipping cut 90%. You get the idea. As living gets more and more difficult I think the first result would be a mass migration from the islands and a vastly smaller population.
Without massive imports, how much population can Hawaii support?
I have been searching, with very little luck, research on these types of issues. I would imagine that somewhere students and professors have approached this problem. Can anyone (Carrie?) direct me toward research?
By the way, I thought the recent (government?) plans for a "sustainable" Hawaii were rather pathetic and timid.
Jerry
Art and Orchids B&B
http://www.artandorchids.com
I don't want to start a big argument, (so Rob feel free to delete this if it gets out of hand) lets just pretend for a moment that global warming has reached a tipping point.
Now consider as a thought exercise a fairly rapid (over a decade or two) where Hawaii becomes more and more isolated. Air transport cut 90%, shipping cut 90%. You get the idea. As living gets more and more difficult I think the first result would be a mass migration from the islands and a vastly smaller population.
Without massive imports, how much population can Hawaii support?
I have been searching, with very little luck, research on these types of issues. I would imagine that somewhere students and professors have approached this problem. Can anyone (Carrie?) direct me toward research?
By the way, I thought the recent (government?) plans for a "sustainable" Hawaii were rather pathetic and timid.
Jerry
Art and Orchids B&B
http://www.artandorchids.com