Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for August 07, 2018

There is no event so bad that it does not bring some good to someone; just ask a mortician.

There was a claim that global warming wasn’t real because if it were the World Trade Center site would flood and that would never happen, couldn’t happen. In 2012 Hurricane Shandy rolled in. It flooded the WTC site. And the yearly average temp continues to climb. So just maybe…

Yeah right. If that sort of climate change was there in the medieval ages, we all should’ve been dead before we were born.

It’s quick-to-dry-up-sand!

It is happening and it is a catastrophe for agriculture in southern and even middle Europe. Not enough rain and too much heat. Crops down by up to 70%.

If that is quicksand, how is the sign standing?

In a song from years ago, the words “There is none so blind as him who will not see.” I hear the meoldy, but cannot come up with the title.

I don’t get it…

And Nabuq sits back and snickers at all the people responding to his BS.

There are so many conflicting “facts” outlined here that I have no idea what to believe.

This is just as valid as statements by Nabuquduriuzhur</b> and <b>jrlind55

The problem with these “OMG the sky is falling” climate-change horror predictions is that nobody looks at the big pictures. Oceanographers just look at oceans, Geographers just look at earth. Weatherographers just look at their latest Super Doppler7000 and circle their arms around weather patterns. And so on.See, data is meaningless when it’s taken as an isolated point. See, for example, here’s a piece of data:2230Impressive, right? Now, if I just told you that number and said it was vitally important, what would happen? I’ll tell you what: an entire realm of science would pop into being dedicated to finding out what that number means, how it impacts our life. By the time the 2230ists were finished, the Theory of 2230 would relate to everything. Then other scientists would come along and say, no, you guys are wrong, the real Theory of 2230 is this. And so on, and so on, and so on. That’s what scientists do. They create meaning for things, then other scientists create another meaning, then they argue, then the government gives them grant money. And here’s the kicker: the truth is that 2230 is important, but each of them is just looking at it in isolation. Without understanding the big picture. They don’t know how all the parts fit together, or even what the parts are. And so they’re all wrong. Don’t get it? OK, let’s try it this way. Let’s pull back the lens a bit, take a look at the situation you’re describing. Water levels are rising. Oooh, scary. They’re rising faster than predicted. OOOOOOH, scarier. But what happens when you increase the total amount of water in a given surface? Hm? Volume, remember that? The water’s volume increases. OK, see that’s something that an oceanographer doesn’t consider, because it’s about math. So tell me: what happens when a water’s volume increases? That’s right, very good. The water becomes heavier. Because there’s more of it.

Need proof? Here’s an experiment for you to conduct: Pick up a 5-gallon jug of water. Now pick up a 1-gallon jug. Which is heavier?

So what happens when the water’s weight increases? Well, now we’re into geography, another part of the big picture. The heavier water pushes down on the ocean’s floor. Now, in some places, that will actually make the ocean deeper — sort of like when the bottom of a plastic dish bows outward. In other places, though, the heavier water won’t be able to actually move the floor, but will put tremendous pressure on it. TREMENDOUS pressure. And what happens when you put tremendous pressure on the earth’s crust?

That’s right, volcanoes. See, now we’re into volcanology, which teaches us that magma, which is produced by volcanoes, is earth’s building material. The pressure produced by the rising sea will force volcanic eruptions of magma to the surface, which in effect will create new land. So, even as the oceans are rising, land is rising, too. This is how planets get bigger, (and — see? — we’re into astrology now). Do you think the Earth was always this same size? No! Thousands upon thousands of years ago it was much smaller. There was also a lot less water. Now we have lots of water, and lots of land. A few thousand years from now, there will be even more of both. It’s the natural way of things. It’s science. SCIENCE. But not science studied in isolation. Science as part of the greater whole.

It’s interesting that coastal cities in Florida are losing ground faster than anticipated. The U.S.Navy is very worried about the Norfolk area and has admitted that Global warming is endangering the base and the town there and yet the deniers keep saying that its not happening.

Climate Changes. It gets hotter, it gets colder. Sierra Hotel

If it is a real threat to civilization what can we do about it? I mean other than giving up straws?

Absolutely fascinating….from now on when, I have a question regarding any challenging topic, my go-to resource for accurate, up-to-date information will be the comments section of gocomics.com.

Nabuquduriuzhur where can I get some of that cool weed you are smoking?

The Earth has always had changing climate. I’m only 63 and I have seen dry seasons, wet seasons, cold seasons and warm seasons. Here is a promise you can bank on. “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” Genesis 8:22

Now look, both you climate change activists and deniers. Global warming or not, it wouldn’t harm us if we took care of our environment, no? Let’s slow down a bit, let’s cut down no more trees or greenery. Let’s control hyoomans population, and let’s stick to need rather than greed. Let’s maintain a balance between nature and progress, an equilibrium that benefits both. Let’s find a way to not to release those toxic gases and liquids into air and water, but to recycle it or put it away that it does not mix with the environment and causes no harm. Let’s work together for a better world, a better future. Is that too much to ask? But y’all hyoomans are never going to agree, are you?

DUDE!!!