Hot enough for ya?
Typing this entry quickly before the scorching Brisbane heat kills my computer, again. I decided last year, before this sweltering summer, I will be moving to either Melbourne or Canada in case Queensland becomes the next Death Valley. Ever year it seems to get hotter and things don't seem to be cooling down according to this article:
Australian Institute executive director Clive Hamilton says the Government is pandering to the fossil fuel industry, allowing greenhouse gas emissions to continue to rise unchecked and contribute to global warming.
He says recent scorching temperatures are a sign of what is to come, with the CSIRO predicting drought conditions will become the norm.
"According to the CSIRO, we can expect a doubling or trebling of the number of scorchers in the next 30 to 40 years," Dr Hamilton said.
Environment-friendly countries like Sweden have never heavily relied upon coal power due to their limited coal supplies, unlike Australia which has some of the largest coal reserves in the world. Unfortunately, the political donations of coal-lobby groups are hard to match for rival power-generating industries (according to one of my professors). Thus, Australia is one of the largest C02-producing countries per capita. Ironically, the hotter our summers become the more coal (for electricity) we need for air-conditioning.
However, the question remains will reducing Australia's large coal use curb this apparent global temperature rise? Probably not, but it may be a good start as far as the environment is concerned. And Australia may even serve as an environmental role model for once. Whatever happens, for now I'm eyeing off some nice acreage in the Yukon, eh?
Update: Definitely a warm year.
Australian Institute executive director Clive Hamilton says the Government is pandering to the fossil fuel industry, allowing greenhouse gas emissions to continue to rise unchecked and contribute to global warming.
He says recent scorching temperatures are a sign of what is to come, with the CSIRO predicting drought conditions will become the norm.
"According to the CSIRO, we can expect a doubling or trebling of the number of scorchers in the next 30 to 40 years," Dr Hamilton said.
Environment-friendly countries like Sweden have never heavily relied upon coal power due to their limited coal supplies, unlike Australia which has some of the largest coal reserves in the world. Unfortunately, the political donations of coal-lobby groups are hard to match for rival power-generating industries (according to one of my professors). Thus, Australia is one of the largest C02-producing countries per capita. Ironically, the hotter our summers become the more coal (for electricity) we need for air-conditioning.
However, the question remains will reducing Australia's large coal use curb this apparent global temperature rise? Probably not, but it may be a good start as far as the environment is concerned. And Australia may even serve as an environmental role model for once. Whatever happens, for now I'm eyeing off some nice acreage in the Yukon, eh?
Update: Definitely a warm year.
posted by Engels at 2:54 pm
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