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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
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aquachimp writes

Yes, well; funny thing about scientists... back in the 70"s they were
predicting a mini ice-age.

Actually, that is a myth. The (then weak) consensus in the scientific
press, rather than the popular media, was for warming.

It depends on whether you mean the 1870s or 1970s :-)

More seriously, I despair at the way our rulers are selling us down
the river, and the way that the Merkin-dominated gutter press is
playing the warming aspect. Rising sea levels will cause major
problems, including the loss of a large chunk of our best farming
land, but the real killer comes from the near-certainty that the
North Atlantic Drift will stop.

At best, we are looking at the temperature dropping by about 5
degrees Celsius, summer and winter, causing the collapse of our
agriculture and most of our infrastructure. If the drift reverses
(which is considered unlikely, but what do we know?), I should be
surprised if more than 10% of the population survives the resulting
chaos.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.