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WHAT’S SHAKIN’, BACON?
If Eve Ensler claimed that earthquakes cause global warming, I suppose that is at least theoretically possible— if the earthquake was accompanied by volcanic activity releasing a lot of CO2. But that wasn’t her comment. By saying that earthquakes are caused by global warming, she must believe that the movement of the earth's tectonic plates below the surface is affected by how much CO2 is in the air.
What? You haven't you seen the data that conclusively shows that there were no earthquakes before the 20th century?! I'm sure it’s in IPCC report somewhere.
Kenny Stein
A MALTHUS FOR ALL OF US
I have been aware for some time of the claims that AGW (does the “A” stand for “agitprop?”) causes earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, cyclones, tornados, micro-blasts, and mud slides, along with the more manageable phenomenon of rainfall and snowfall.
But with specific regard to earthquakes, are you aware of the explanations offered for how a warmer climate (if indeed the climate is warming at all) impacts the movement of tectonic plates? I am not suggesting a cogent explanation has ever been posited, only that I’ve never seen an explanation offered.
Not that there needs to be one. The claim, sufficiently pessimistic and thoroughly Malthusian, is sufficient enough to prove the causal connection. In fact, the alarmist nature of the claim supports its basis in science, and no further explanation is needed— at least not for those who specialize in environmental sciences, like Eve Ensler.
I’m so glad that Thomas Malthus was such an idiot. If he had been right, none of us would be here presently, as we would have perished from starvation and famine long ago. But sadly, he still seems to have many disciples here in the 21st century.
Andrew Greenhouse
BLAME GLOBAL WARMING ANYWAY
I lived my entire 56 years here in California, and I never would have guessed that global warming causes earthquakes here— most of the big quakes I remember were during cold weather periods. Just goes to show how ignorant I am in my getting older age.
M Harlin
Tustin, California
LGBTTW?
Mark, since you are a master of wordplay, I thought I'd offer a humble suggestion:
With the words "climate change" all over the news, I thought for variety and consistency’s sake they should say the planet is "trans-weathered".
K Barrie
Washington
‘TIS A QUAGMIRE
After reading your Corner posts from up here in Calgary, I'm wondering if you shouldn't be suggesting that the US pull out of Washington due to the Brutal DC Winter...
Lawrence Ator
Calgary, Alberta
HOLDER OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST BUSINESS CARD?
Mark, in your “Cancerous Women and Children Hardest Hit” post, you had a link to a WaPo article… did you notice the UN job titles in their photo caption?
Mazlan Othman Director of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh and Ulrich Huth, Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the UN-Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, from left, stand behind a model of Iran's SAFIR OMID the first Iranian Satellite Launch Vehicle during a presentation at Vienna's International Center, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
And they're applauding Iran's UFO. Lovely.
Albert
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