(December 4, 2010 at 10:02 pm)Chuck Wrote:(December 4, 2010 at 9:29 pm)Shell B Wrote:(December 4, 2010 at 9:25 pm)Chuck Wrote: Except climate change attacks the habitats of the greatest value and importance to human economy.
What does that even mean? Climate change doesn't cut down trees or dig mines, oil wells, etc.
Sea level rise caused by Climate change will destroy majority of coastal wetland style habitats on which maybe half of the world's population depend for food.
Also, Prior to human development of the last 200 years, many habitats can respond to climate change by moving to seek Familiar climate conditions when climates at it's original location becomes unsuitable. With extensive human developments boxing habitats in, some habitats that normally would survive climate change by moving can no longer do so. This restriction probably makes many habitats much more susceptible to destruction by climate change then they were before human development.
Which would make over population and deforestation the problem.
The fact of the matter is that sea levels rising is not an immediate problem. That is my point. Forests literally disappearing is an immediate problem. As are invasive species and over hunting.
