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[gjoseph]

The diagram is showing the state of Florida being submerged and will totally disappear if this does happen we WILL have to redraw our maps!

[capitalcity]

monsoon, on Dec 31 2006, 12:56 PM, said:

As we all know one of the big reasons that people relocate to the South is because of the warm winter weather.  It should be no surprise to anyone now that we are faced with the effects of global warming as there is plenty of scientific evidence that it is here and we are going to have to deal with it.   For the purposes of this topic, global warming could mean that in 20 years Northern winters are no longer that cold and that Southern summers have become brutally hot.   And on top of that hurricanes, storms, and flooding could be much worse in such a hot environment.   I am assuming there won't be much done about global warming until it becomes much worse as many people, including a lot of Southerners,  are still in denial that it even exists.  

So the question is will the spectre of a hotter more stormy environment cause a mass migration of people from the South back to the Northern climates?  Will Chicago for example become the new super city of the USA?   What cities are the most likely to lose people in the South due to global warming and why?   Can anything be done to combat the effects of it?

Global Warming has not been proven, to my knowledge.  There are both strong proponets and opponets to the theory.  I happen to believe that the earth can take care of itself and that any temperature increases are primarily cyclic.  20 years from now, we could just as easily see warm winters in the north as we could see a cyclic return of brutal winters in the north.  It probably will not affect southern cities in either case.

[monsoon]

capitalcity, on Mar 26 2007, 08:25 AM, said:

Global Warming has not been proven, to my knowledge.  There are both strong proponets and opponets to the theory.  I happen to believe that the earth can take care of itself and that any temperature increases are primarily cyclic.  20 years from now, we could just as easily see warm winters in the north as we could see a cyclic return of brutal winters in the north.  It probably will not affect southern cities in either case.

One more time.  If you don't believe in global warming, then don't post in this thread.  That debate isn't taking place here.

[davidzLA]

Global warming's possible affects on the Southeast got a passing mention in an article on CNN.com today, Study: Global warming may create 'novel' climates:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some climates may disappear from Earth entirely, not just from their current locations, while new climates could develop if the planet continues to warm, a study says.

Areas like the Southeastern United States and the Arabian Peninsula may also be affected, the researchers said.

[Fear of Heights]

Don't mistake my skepticism with man made global warming with wanting to clean up the environment. I'm 100% all for finding alternative fuel sources. That't not a global warming issue to me but a quality of life issue (clean and renewable fuel) that needs to be worked on.  I just have a hard time believing folks that think in only 10 to 15 years state boundaries will have to significantly redrawn and only 120 years of industrialization has caused this.