02-10-2008, 01:33 PM
Again, the premise is mistaken. The Northern Hemisphere is getting WARMER on the whole (along with more extreme weather in both directions). But generally, every place, every place is getting warmer. That's why polar bears are dying. The ice floes they counted on to fish from are gone.
What this means for Hawaii (here's the segue!) is that, according to predictions, the ocean levels will rise. My place is about 40 feet above sea level (about 10 feet above the cliff level). The current prediction, per a recent article in the Honolulu advertiser, is that sea levels will rise by significantly by the end of the century. There is a concern that this timetable could be accelerating. One thing is clear, based on science: Kaloli Point may be completely awash in 100 years unless we do something...and perhaps even IF we do something.
Kapoho? Aloha O Kapoho.
Anyway, the Northern Hemisphere is getting WARMER, not cooler.
If this warming continues, seas will rise.
When seas rise, Hawaii will change. It is not as vulnerable as certain South Pacific islands, near New Zealand. These low lying islands are vanishing now, and New Zealand is taking in immigrants from these islands.
http://www.countercurrents.org/cc-marks271006.htm
What this means for Hawaii (here's the segue!) is that, according to predictions, the ocean levels will rise. My place is about 40 feet above sea level (about 10 feet above the cliff level). The current prediction, per a recent article in the Honolulu advertiser, is that sea levels will rise by significantly by the end of the century. There is a concern that this timetable could be accelerating. One thing is clear, based on science: Kaloli Point may be completely awash in 100 years unless we do something...and perhaps even IF we do something.
Kapoho? Aloha O Kapoho.
Anyway, the Northern Hemisphere is getting WARMER, not cooler.
If this warming continues, seas will rise.
When seas rise, Hawaii will change. It is not as vulnerable as certain South Pacific islands, near New Zealand. These low lying islands are vanishing now, and New Zealand is taking in immigrants from these islands.
http://www.countercurrents.org/cc-marks271006.htm