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A tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal disappeared into the sea due to sea levels continue to increase. The article says its due to Global warming with the melting of glaciers. They also say more islands are at risk from sea level.

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Your thoughts on this and possibly more islands ''sinking''.

I bet if they actually check deep beneath the water they will find that the island didn't get submerged, it just sank. The support of the island wore away and it sank. As the comments on the Yahoo News says:

"Global warming is a term used way to much ..............."

I agree. I don't believe that Global Warming is doing anything compltely destructive to the earth however I do agree it is real. Just not a "real" threat!

Global warming can't be entirely to blame, and even this article, which was trying its hardest to make it sound like it (some climate models tends to mean "the most pessimistic and unrealistic ones we could get our hands on"), admits that sea level rises have been infinitesimal. A rise of 5mm per year over the last decade equates to only five centimeters. For it to have completely disappeared would mean that no part of the island was ever more than 5-10cm above sea level, making it farcically low. Any time any water at all was on the island there would have been flooding for the past several decades. There has to have been an external force (such as erosion) which was lowering the island at a much quicker rate for this to have occured suddenly.

I bet if they actually check deep beneath the water they will find that the island didn't get submerged, it just sank. The support of the island wore away and it sank. As the comments on the Yahoo News says:

"Global warming is a term used way to much ..............."

I agree. I don't believe that Global Warming is doing anything compltely destructive to the earth however I do agree it is real. Just not a "real" threat!

I agree 100%. This global warming thing is so blown out of proportion. As you said, it's real, but it's not such a big problem.

Global Warming explains there was snow in Texas earlier this year. Gimme a break, 10 years ago, they were talking about Global Freezing, now it's Global Warming. Don't believe that garbage. (BTW, you can drive your Smart Cars around all you want, just know you might not have the best of luck in an accident. )

Edited March 24, 201014 yr by Spyder

Global Warming explains there was snow in Texas earlier this year. Gimme a break, 10 years ago, they were talking about Global Freezing, now it's Global Warming. Don't believe that garbage. (BTW, you can drive your Smart Cars around all you want, just know you might not have the best of luck in an accident. )

When it does not snow in North Dakota where I live, then I'll be scared of Global warming, until then, Nature is just doing it's thing.

Careful, guys, this is quickly going to turn into politics...(i.e., stuff that can quickly get out of control)

I will chip in my 2 cents, though ( )

I'm not sure about global warming, as it is used a lot, but I do know this is real:

-Pollution

-overpopulation

-deforestation

-desertification

-overhunting

Remember, guys, keep it civil.

Oh please, one rock disappears and instantly the world is coming to an end because of "Global Warming". Sheesh.

I don't think that global warming is something that will kill us in the next few years, but I do think that we shouldn't go around blowing stuff in the air constantly either. Like Mr Mando said, that stuff isn't made up, so it certainly doesn't hurt to be a little more environmentally friendly.

I'm certainly not an expert on this subject so anything I say would simply be speculation. Personally I feel that the global warming argument is used too much. Still, there's nothing wrong with being socially responsible and recycling or trying to limit the use of fossil fuels. Even if global warming is nothing but hot air, trying to reduce polution doesn't seem like a terrible idea IMO.

It's unfortunate that even the most civil discussion on topics like this quickly become heated debates.

I agree with many others on this one: I acknowledge Global Warming's existence, I try to "go green" but don't go ridiculously out of my way to do it. If everyone freaked out about every potential issue ever brought up, the world would be chaos. There's all the talk about the oil crisis, greenhouse gases, etc. I think in this particular setting, we should just leave the issue alone, and turn our attention to other, more Lego-related matters.

(Don't even get me started on antibacterial resistance. )

I think people are ignoring the obvious here: conspiracy theories.

This was either-

a) A Bond villain base that has submerged before firing nuclear missiles at China to try and start nuclear war.

b) The back of great Cthulhu's head. All hail Cthulhu, he shall return!

c) Cthulhu's friend the Kraken.

d) The island was destroyed in an epic battle between Aquman and Black Manta. Outrageous!

Batbrick Away!

Man, it's Atlantis all over again....

Just one word: Bradyseism. And to quote Armageddon: 'It has happened before, it will happen again. It's just a question of when.' (or something like that)

Then, a thin water layer from polar ice melt to start Yahoo reportes' fantasy

LuxorV

I'm not sure about global warming, as it is used a lot, but I do know this is real:

-Pollution

-overpopulation

-deforestation

-desertification

-overhunting

Remember, guys, keep it civil.

I have not heard alot of global warming used. But i agree on your list. The deforestation would cause less trees which would provide less oxygen. Also there would be tons of animals with no homes. The air in La looks very dark than other places in the world. There has been alot of overhunting. We dont want species to be extinct. Look at the do do birds. Due to there over hunting, today's generation or before or after generations will not know what it looks like. We could live without hunting. Think of it as someone hunting you and then when they have you boiling you, cutting you until your mere energy for them.

Oh please, one rock disappears and instantly the world is coming to an end because of "Global Warming". Sheesh.

No one said the world was going to end. The world is not going to end in 2012. The earth will definatley be gone when the sun is old and does a supernova. We wont be there when that happens but future generations will if nothing goes wrong. People do not care about this planet anymore. All they care about is there money. You should see what Earths outer atmosphere looks like right now. Everything floating around the earth is trash other than the space station. For those who live in Los Angeles, CA every year it has been getting colder and colder during the winter. Usually its suppose to be in the 70's but it has been between the 30's and 40's. It was cold enough to snow out in La where it never snows. This rock was gone because of the rise of water. The melting of glaciers help expand the water to rise. No i do not drive a smart car. There are lots of bad drivers out there that makes it unsafe to drive in a smart car or any other car. Other than a risk of global warming we also have other risks.

As Mr. Mandalorian lets please keep it civil. I only posted the article since i found it interesting and i thought others would find it interesting too. I do not want to start a war in the community i just wanted to share this info. This is my opinion and no one else. Also look tonight into the stars if you want to see a good look of mars unless you can wait till 2012.

Bah, stupid global warming. Eveeryone's making such a big deal about, who's to say it's not natural? Who's to say itll do any harm whatsoever? IMO, some people arew just plain stupid. "Oh, the Myan calenders ends on 2012, so we're all gonna die!" Ha! Our calenders end every years, and we don't a big fuss about that. Who's to say they weren't just bored of making calenders? Maybe they said, "Oh, all of us will be dead by then, so let's just end it." People jump to conclusians to easily.

Bah, stupid global warming. Eveeryone's making such a big deal about, who's to say it's not natural? Who's to say itll do any harm whatsoever? IMO, some people arew just plain stupid. "Oh, the Myan calenders ends on 2012, so we're all gonna die!" Ha! Our calenders end every years, and we don't a big fuss about that. Who's to say they weren't just bored of making calenders? Maybe they said, "Oh, all of us will be dead by then, so let's just end it." People jump to conclusians to easily.

I agree on the calendar ending. Its stupid how people think the calendar is going to end the world. It isn't natural since it would have happen many years ago before factory's ,cars etc started releasing pollution in the air.

Again lets stay civil.

Edited March 25, 201014 yr by LegoGalactus

I agree on the calendar ending. Its stupid how people think the calendar is going to end the world.

Every calender on a computer ends at 2099. That's when the world is REALLY going to end ;)

Plus if the Mayans were so smart you would think they would have seen Cortez coming before he wiped them out. Not convinced :)

What i mean is that the calendar ending should not be a concern. There are many things that can kill us. I believe that 2012 is another year not the end of the world. The point of this topic was to point out that a island sank. I thought people would find it interesting.

Every calender on a computer ends at 2099.

I can't believe I just checked that...

Doesn't ice have more water displacement than just water?

Every calender on a computer ends at 2099. That's when the world is REALLY going to end ;)

Plus if the Mayans were so smart you would think they would have seen Cortez coming before he wiped them out. Not convinced :)

Mine ends at 2999

Bah, stupid global warming. Eveeryone's making such a big deal about, who's to say it's not natural? Who's to say itll do any harm whatsoever? IMO, some people arew just plain stupid. "Oh, the Myan calenders ends on 2012, so we're all gonna die!" Ha! Our calenders end every years, and we don't a big fuss about that. Who's to say they weren't just bored of making calenders? Maybe they said, "Oh, all of us will be dead by then, so let's just end it." People jump to conclusians to easily.

What the heck does the Mayan calender got to do with global warming? Way to jump from the subject

Plus if the Mayans were so smart you would think they would have seen Cortez coming before he wiped them out. Not convinced :)

This statement is so full of errors that I almost decided to continue the off-topic talk just to correct it, almost. PM me if you want an explanation.

Doesn't ice have more water displacement than just water?

It does, but a lot of the ice in the world is located on land as glaciers, like the whole Antarctica and Greenland. But the rising of water levels is just one of several theories about what effects global warming has on the planet. It's not as simple as media describes it and we shouldn't look at just parts of it but the entirety.

I thought that this would've been a second LOST topic from the title.

As a matter of fact, without ice caps, continents like Antartica would have a positive rising feedback (added bouancy for loss of weight on the mantel); we see it today in nothern Europe and America, where the continental shelves rise after the last big glaciations (11.000 y.a.). Of course this is a slower process, since it involves actions, re-actions and feedbacks from the surface to the upper mantel and then up again.

Moreover, even if we are used to perceive the world as good when it is like we see it today (or we used to see it 50 or so years ago, if you listen to media), the normal situation in Earth's history is no ice caps on the continents (including no or almost no mountain glaciers) and even no polar ice caps.

Don't fool yourself (or let others fool you) we have inherited this world configuration as a consequence of the last glaciation period, which was an anomaly in geological terms. We are now in the middle of an inter-glaciar age, and we are moving towards another glaciation. I don't want to say pollution, crazy environmental changes and resources exploitation are good things. But they are not the only and ultimate cause for the melting of ice caps in the globe. They are just hurrying a natural process. And, if you want to know, scientific extimates tell we'll have no more Alpine glaciers in a bout 40-50 years.

If you want to blame humans for a big environmental disaster, then refer to the ancient Saharians, who about 6.000 y.a. changed a fertile and rich region into a desert with deforestation and excesses in sheep/goat farming. At least this is one of the latest theories by the geo-archeologists here at Milan University. Then again, others (manly north Americans) say it is connected with natural climate and insolation rates changes.

Humans may interact, even radically, with Earth's environments, but the ecology (and all which is connected with it) is too vast to allow us to simply point the finger and say: look, this is what caused it all!

There's a lot to know before we can just talk about ecology and climate pretending to know what we are speaking of, and unfortunately most reporters only seek easy sensationalism.

LuxorV