Thread: Climate Change and our Land of Fire, Flood and Drought.

Originally Posted by 350RRC

There are some issues with both books, but they contain a ton of references and bibliography so anyone can access most of the original source material and make their own minds up..

I've spent the best part of the last couple of months doing this, which has led to diversions to even more info. Some of it is seriously eye opening........ e.g what Sturt came across on 5.2.1829 and reports almost casually in his journal.

Seeing this getting a little OT, I'd like to get it back towards 'the changing landscape' and water levels with the Oz gov nomination for world heritage for the west Vic site, signed by Josh a couple of years ago. It's about 15Mb.

https://www.environment.gov.au/syste...on-dossier.pdf

Some of the stuff I've come across contains 1840 ish images of landscapes that are very, very different from the landscapes I'm very familiar with today, having worked in the creeks and rivers there over the last 20 years.

cheers, DL

Good on you for taking this seriously. Well done. You are way ahead of the pack.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

....the human body is 18% carbon.

Yes, I apologise. The tonnes per year don't alter, unfortunately.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Surely this is only a problem if being cremated or having an above ground burial (if there is such a thing), as if buried ones carbon is sequestrated under ground?

Yep, but an increase is an increase. It's the living that are causing the big issue!

As I saw pointed out recently, can't remember where, talking about "what can you do as an individual", by far the largest impact on global warming you can have, way beyond going vegan, walking everywhere, using only renewable power etc; simply have one less child.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

As I saw pointed out recently, can't remember where, talking about "what can you do as an individual", by far the largest impact on global warming you can have, way beyond going vegan, walking everywhere, using only renewable power etc; simply have one less child.

Tell that to our immigration minister.

Did Climate Change Happen Once Before In Earth's History? - The Atlantic

Climate change before humans.
No carbon spewing cars, no coal power stations.

Originally Posted by Saitch

Yes, I apologise. The tonnes per year don't alter, unfortunately.

The big killer is what those extra bodies/people consume and how they pollute over a lifetime.

Originally Posted by Johndoe

Did Climate Change Happen Once Before In Earth's History? - The Atlantic

Climate change before humans.
No carbon spewing cars, no coal power stations.

It's the rate of change now, that is unprecedented (barring asteroid strikes) in geological history!!