Coss Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 In 2005, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warned that imminent sea-level rises, increased hurricanes, and desertification caused by “man-made global warming†would lead to massive population disruptions. In a handy map, the organization highlighted areas that were supposed to be particularly vulnerable in terms of producing “climate refugees.†Especially at risk were regions such as the Caribbean and low-lying Pacific islands, along with coastal areas. The 2005 UNEP predictions claimed that, by 2010, some 50 million “climate refugees†would be frantically fleeing from those regions of the globe. However, not only did the areas in question fail to produce a single “climate refugee,†by 2010, population levels for those regions were actually still soaring. In many cases, the areas that were supposed to be producing waves of “climate refugees†and becoming uninhabitable turned out to be some of the fastest-growing places on Earth. In the Bahamas, for example, according to the 2010 census, there was a major increase in population, going from around 300,000 in 2000 to more than 350,000 by 2010. The population of St. Lucia, meanwhile, grew by five percent during the same period. The Seychelles grew by about 10 percent. The Solomon Islands also witnessed a major population boom during that time frame, gaining another 100,000 people, or an increase of about 25 percent. In China, meanwhile, the top six fastest growing cities were all within the areas highlighted by the UN as likely sources of “climate refugees.†Many of the fastest-growing U.S. cities were also within or close to “climate refugee†danger zones touted by the UN Rather than apologizing for its undisputable mistake after being first exposed by reporter Gavin Atkins at Asian Correspondent, the global body responded in typical alarmist fashion: with an Orwellian coverup seeking to erase all evidence of its ridiculous predictions. First, the UNEP took its “climate refugees†map down from the Web. That failed, of course, because the content was archived online prior to its disappearance down the UN “memory hole. Then the UNEP tried and failed to distance itself from the outlandish claims, despite the fact that the map was created by a UNEP cartographer, released by UNEP, and repeatedly hyped by the outfit in its scaremongering campaigns. Eventually, as more and more media around the world began picking up the story, a spokesperson for the UN agency claimed the map was removed because it was “causing confusion.†It was hardly the first time UN bureaucrats had made such dire predictions, only to be proven wrong. On June 30, 1989, the Associated Press ran an article headlined: “UN Official Predicts Disaster, Says Greenhouse Effect Could Wipe Some Nations Off Map.†In the piece, the director of the UNEP’s New York office was quoted as claiming that “entire nations could be wiped off the face of the earth by rising sea levels if global warming is not reversed by the year 2000.†He also predicted “coastal flooding and crop failures†that “would create an exodus of ‘eco-refugees,’ threatening political chaos.†Other UN predictions were so ridiculous that they were retracted before they could even be proven wrong. Consider, as just one example, the scandal that came to be known as “Glaciergate.†In its final 2007 report, widely considered the “gospel†of “settled†climate “science,†the UN IPCC suggested that Himalayan glaciers could melt by 2035 or sooner. It turns out the wild assertion was lifted from World Wildlife Fund propaganda literature. The IPCC recanted the claim after initially defending it. http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/18888-embarrassing-predictions-haunt-the-global-warming-industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Not to take a position either way, but considering that there is no legal or agreed definition of "climate refugee" in place, it would be difficult to validate the results in any event... YimSiam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I think that statements like 'entire nations could be wiped off the face of the earth by rising sea levels if global warming is not reversed by the year 2000.' implies that entire nations would be running away from the water, like Holland all turning up in Germany, for example, which now is easier due to EU travel arrangements... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 There are a number of coastal villages in Bangladesh that have disappeared under water. This is a great insite. http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/366682691987/Years-Of-Living-Dangerously-Moving-A-Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Cant see it outside Australia, it says. You have to remember that for every beach that's washed away, every coral atoll that disappears, another beach is formed and another atoll appears. There are studies of Pacific atolls with photos showing coral atolls that have happily grown in size since the seventies and beaches do form by wave action. Indeed, my favourite fishing spot at Piha in Auckland, which is accessed by a walk around the rocks and through a hole in a headland, has become much more accessible recently. For the 25 years prior to 2011 that I've been fishing this place, access was dangerous at mid to high tide due to the beach being under the surf and the erstwhile fisherman having to rock climb around several precipitous areas. Now in 2014/15, the beach is, by my estimation at least 5 metres higher, a huge volume of sand has been deposited, making access, mostly, an easy walk except at the highest of tides. The sea is not retreating, the beach is advancing, oh no! If this trend continues NZ will be covered by sand by 2075, give me a Nobel prize please ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 https://kickass.so/usearch/years%20of%20living%20dangerously/ Episode 4 Moving a Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Nice tv show, and it's worth restating: All of the things that people are doing or want to do, in the combat of climate change, are great! (with the possible exception of taxes) I hate pollution and rainforest clearing and shark finning and excess use of resources. I love renewable energy, less chemicals in the food supply, peaceable debate and women who shave. But that still doesn't mean that man is responsible for, or can reverse, Global Warming, if there is any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 It would seem Prince Charles of the UK believes the war in Syria and terrorism is linked to climate change ... http://news.sky.com/story/1592373/charles-syrias-war-linked-to-climate-change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Breeding is our problem, more and more people living in marginal and unsuitable areas. Then we send in aid and resources so there are more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more.... In nature, populations that outstrip their resources, crash and burn... Droughts are good for that. Breeding is also a problem with Chuck, he's so distant from the reality of the world, he'll climb on any band wagon. He's becoming his Dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 i'm a climate refugee, most brits are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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