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04/16/2002 Archived Entry: "What is it with this weather???"
Not that I'm complaining. Today was perfect. Low humidity, 29 degrees celsius, sunny. Gorgeous.
But two weeks ago we had 10cm of snow.
I don't know what we'll do when the weather starts getting even funkier. I've heard most of the arguments saying that global warming isn't happening - that's right folks, it's all just a big hoax - or that it is hapenning but it won't make much difference. Often, the argument I've heard is that we had more of a temperature change in the last ice age, or that there was more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere when the dinosaurs were around. Yah, like that was a good time to be alive. huh. I just don't believe the arguments against it. Regardless of weather C02 is "natural", regardless of the politics involved, regardless of the uncertainty of the models... we just need to quit spewing out so much junk. We need to kick our dependance on fossil feuls (they won't last forever you know). We need to be a lot more careful about the environment. If global warming does turn out to be a hoax, and we end up with enviro-friendly, sustainable energy sources, the money spent on reducing CO2 will be money well spent.
But I think that global warming is real. There's tons of info out there about it so I'm not going to repeat it here. But the weather does seem to be getting more and more crazy.
We should be doing more to slow the trend to higher temperatures. The US should ratify the Kyoto accord. At the very least we should all stick to the accords and agreements that we've already agreed to. Maybe we should stop trying to weasel out of them by trying to scare up "extra credits" and do our fair share. Shame on us Canadians! And quit trying to say that it costs too much. I'm sorry, but not doing anything will cost WAY more.
We should put a lot more money and effort into finding and (making affordable) green energy alternatives. The new Honda Civic Hybrid is a good start. These energy alternatives should be subsidised for developing countries. Imagine what it would be like if the whole world used as many resources as we in the West do. Subsidising green energy for developing countries will benefit all of us. Let's quit farting around and make the world a better place instead of letting it become a complete sinkhole.
'Cause I'm just not ready for 30 degree weather in January - unless I'm on vacation ;)