Comments on: Global Warming or Not? http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html Redfin Bay Area Sweet Digs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alex http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html/comment-page-1#comment-7913 Alex Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:15:47 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html#comment-7913 Some people have suggested that global dimming may be even more a serious threat to our environment than that of global warming. I suspect the two are worth considering seriously. Thank you for your post. Some people have suggested that global dimming may be even more a serious threat to our environment than that of global warming. I suspect the two are worth considering seriously. Thank you for your post.

]]> By: Sue http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html/comment-page-1#comment-7861 Sue Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:01:56 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html#comment-7861 Anon & Brewster, Thank you for both of your posts. Yes, the change in the weather patterns has been happening and most definitely affects the real estate industry because it is what we do with the land that has a big impact on our environment including living creatures. I sometimes wonder about the way we humans seem to be squeezing out the natural plants and animals. How much does this affect the global climate change? - Sue Anon & Brewster, Thank you for both of your posts. Yes, the change in the weather patterns has been happening and most definitely affects the real estate industry because it is what we do with the land that has a big impact on our environment including living creatures. I sometimes wonder about the way we humans seem to be squeezing out the natural plants and animals. How much does this affect the global climate change? – Sue

]]> By: anon http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html/comment-page-1#comment-7846 anon Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:26:00 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html#comment-7846 The point is not that there aren't natural cycles of temperature patterns across earth's history---certainly there are---but that evidence suggests that we may be hastening this particular one by impeding the earth's ability to mitigate these changes itself (adding significantly to the natural load of CO2, additional contaminants, etc.). Whether you believe it's human impact or just Mother Nature, though, it's certainly happening, and---seeing as this is a realty blog---has a very real impact on people looking to buy homes, especially those along waterfronts (check out Galveston, where the sea has risen enough post-Ike that some people no longer own any land at all---and no, insurance doesn't cover that!) or in other areas especially affected by our changing climate. Even very slight shifts of a few degrees, if they're consistent shifts, can be death knolls for an industry like wine---and at the same time might open up other lands for different uses in a more positive way. The point is not that there aren’t natural cycles of temperature patterns across earth’s history—certainly there are—but that evidence suggests that we may be hastening this particular one by impeding the earth’s ability to mitigate these changes itself (adding significantly to the natural load of CO2, additional contaminants, etc.). Whether you believe it’s human impact or just Mother Nature, though, it’s certainly happening, and—seeing as this is a realty blog—has a very real impact on people looking to buy homes, especially those along waterfronts (check out Galveston, where the sea has risen enough post-Ike that some people no longer own any land at all—and no, insurance doesn’t cover that!) or in other areas especially affected by our changing climate. Even very slight shifts of a few degrees, if they’re consistent shifts, can be death knolls for an industry like wine—and at the same time might open up other lands for different uses in a more positive way.

]]> By: brewster http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html/comment-page-1#comment-7840 brewster Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:13:24 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html#comment-7840 Every time a glacial sheet or mountain ice-pack retreats to some "all time historical never-before low", it uncovers remains of human activity and settlements. Apparently, there were ancient civilizations who actually lived UNDER the glaciers and ice-packs. Maybe the mythical Atlantis just froze over? Either that, or the climate change alarmists don't have a clue what is going on, whether the glacial sheets and ice packs have ever retreated so far, or how many times in the past million or so years they might have done so. 25,000 years ago, CHICAGO would have been covered by the Laurentide ice sheet. The nearest thing to an SUV 15,000 years ago were Mastodons and Woolly mammoths. They must have been an extremely flatulent bunch to have 'emitted' enough greenhouse gasses to result in the loss of one thousand miles of glacial ice sheet before the industrial revolution. Every time a glacial sheet or mountain ice-pack retreats to some “all time historical never-before low”, it uncovers remains of human activity and settlements. Apparently, there were ancient civilizations who actually lived UNDER the glaciers and ice-packs. Maybe the mythical Atlantis just froze over?

Either that, or the climate change alarmists don’t have a clue what is going on, whether the glacial sheets and ice packs have ever retreated so far, or how many times in the past million or so years they might have done so.

25,000 years ago, CHICAGO would have been covered by the Laurentide ice sheet. The nearest thing to an SUV 15,000 years ago were Mastodons and Woolly mammoths. They must have been an extremely flatulent bunch to have ‘emitted’ enough greenhouse gasses to result in the loss of one thousand miles of glacial ice sheet before the industrial revolution.

]]> By: anon http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html/comment-page-1#comment-7839 anon Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:25:07 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/09/global_warming_or_not.html#comment-7839 Your confusion over warming is exactly why most scientists and policymakers now refer to what we used to call "global warming" as "climate change"---since you're right, it's not necessarily about getting warmer in every part of the world. The changing patterns are a very real concern for the Bay Area, though, and many of the cities across the region are currently completing climate action plans to help plan for the impact of these changes. (Napa County is also looking specifically at the implications for their grape growing region.) While I don't think we'll see dramatic climate shifts in the near future, it's definitely worth checking out what sorts of policies your city is putting into place, how it's preparing for the future, and what that means for you as a resident. Your confusion over warming is exactly why most scientists and policymakers now refer to what we used to call “global warming” as “climate change”—since you’re right, it’s not necessarily about getting warmer in every part of the world. The changing patterns are a very real concern for the Bay Area, though, and many of the cities across the region are currently completing climate action plans to help plan for the impact of these changes. (Napa County is also looking specifically at the implications for their grape growing region.) While I don’t think we’ll see dramatic climate shifts in the near future, it’s definitely worth checking out what sorts of policies your city is putting into place, how it’s preparing for the future, and what that means for you as a resident.

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