Horror Story part 1
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Starting during the time we lived in Denmark (Farum), I have been wondering about the future of the world. Triggered by the talk of the scientists on global warming and some other information available to me, I started to extrapolate. The results of my thoughts were frightening. The movie presented by Al Gore “An Inconvenient Truth’ only emphasized my ideas. The main difference between him and me consists in my belief that nothing can be done because the “Tipping Point” has passed. Now I hear from meteorologists the very scenario, which I have been espousing to some of my family and relatives (David Piff, Mike Piff and his wife Sara).
The sequence I envision goes something like this: More and more ice is melting and slowly Greenland will loose its ice cover. But before that Hudson Bay ice will also break up. Now sweet water is lighter than salt water and it and floating icebergs will eventually interfere with the Gulf Stream. Since the sweet water is lighter it will lie on top of the warm salt water and the icebergs will block moving water at a lower level. This will cause the Gulf Stream to be diverted from its northerly course to running south along the coast of Africa. This occurrence will happen very suddenly. The consequence would be, that Europe’s climate will suddenly become cold and a winter climate will cover all of it -- from northern Norway to southern Italy and the European part of Turkey. Asiatic Turkey and the Mediterranean will remain ice-free, so will all countries along the northern African coast but Africa, on the other hand, particularly the central part, will become unbearably hot and dry. In Europe, if you don’t leave, you might freeze to death, and in Africa you will be fried (all the heat now dumped into Europe will be dumped into Africa). The Mediterranean being in the middle between heat on one side and cold on the other side will remain inhabitable.
The ice cover is melting. A massive amount of water now locked in ice is going to be released. The consequence is obvious; the water level of the oceans will rise appropriately. Florida, New York City, and many other places will simply be under water. Where will the enormous numbers of displaced humanity live? They will try to find homes in areas not affected. . If many Europeans flee south and many Africans flee north the entire area along the southern part of the Mediterranean will be totally overrun by foreigners and the local squabbles between brothers (Jews and Palestinians) simple squelched by the influx. Consider 10 newcomers for every single person living there now. Libya, Israel, Egypt etc will cease to exist as separate states or entities. But then the same thing will happen all over the world.
As a side effect consider that England – or Great Brittan – does not exist any more because it is ice covered. What about the zero point for our global positioning system (GPS), simply there is no Greenwich. What a sobering thought.
Now I have written here about the way I see the future develop. Time frame might be 2050 or in other words children born now or our grand children are going to be affected.
I have not thought about the consequences for the rest of the world very much. I am sure this event will affect Asian and American countries as well as Australia. Here I can only point to the rising sea level and wonder about San Francisco and Los Angeles. The rising water level travels up the Mississippi and New Orleans will vanish. How far it will go – I don’t know but it will cause considerable problems.
On the other hand, let us not forget the enormous mixing going on. Just think of the language problem. I think in the end one language will prevail, and it might be the one, which is flexible enough to permit such an influx of new words and ideas. I am reminded of the time I lived in Germany under Hitler when it was forbidden to use any ‘non Arian’ words especially not Jewish ones. Language will have an influence on culture, and so does religion. I am sure humanity will come to a new cultural level.
And here is an aside – also on a very personal note: In about 900 years the magnetic pole of the earth will shift and there is an in between time of no magnetic field or very erratic magnetic fields around the earth. Cosmic radiation will considerably increase which results in an increased rate of mutations. Is that the time the next manifestation occurs? Giving us prayers that heal?
Horror story part 2:
We are at this moment in a period of global warming. Ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic areas is melting. I have talked about this in previous years, but now comes a new twist on top of the old one. Even cold “sweet” water is lighter than warm salt water. This melt water will consequently float on top of the salty ocean water. Ok, then, the Gulf stream is going to be pushed under the surface and is moving along separated from the air and wind and we don’t know how deep it is going to be driven. When this stream hits a solid object, like a rock formation strong enough to stop the flow, what will happen? There are millions of cubic miles (1 cubic mile is approximately 2 cubic Kilometers) of moving water and it is impossible for that mass to be suddenly stopped in its path (water hammer). The only way these masses can go is up. If you think a Tsunami is a big wave, think again – this upwelling is at least 100 times bigger – and I mean at least. So lets say the upwelling reaches the height of 1500 feet (about 460 m), but not only in the place where the stream was stopped, but this upwelling will move backwards along the stream into the Bay of Mexico because the water in the stream will be stopped and the stoppage moves backwards. The stream which feeds the Gulf Stream coming from the south Atlantic is not going to stop suddenly but the water masses moving into the Bay of Mexico will still keep on moving. Because of the pressure of the bulge created at the head of this column the stream will be forced into a new direction and the swelling subside. Don’t ask me how long that takes.
Good by East Coast, and half of Kansas might be submerged from the Mississippi on west (to the level of about 1500 feet).
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Starting during the time we lived in Denmark (Farum), I have been wondering about the future of the world. Triggered by the talk of the scientists on global warming and some other information available to me, I started to extrapolate. The results of my thoughts were frightening. The movie presented by Al Gore “An Inconvenient Truth’ only emphasized my ideas. The main difference between him and me consists in my belief that nothing can be done because the “Tipping Point” has passed. Now I hear from meteorologists the very scenario, which I have been espousing to some of my family and relatives (David Piff, Mike Piff and his wife Sara).
The sequence I envision goes something like this: More and more ice is melting and slowly Greenland will loose its ice cover. But before that Hudson Bay ice will also break up. Now sweet water is lighter than salt water and it and floating icebergs will eventually interfere with the Gulf Stream. Since the sweet water is lighter it will lie on top of the warm salt water and the icebergs will block moving water at a lower level. This will cause the Gulf Stream to be diverted from its northerly course to running south along the coast of Africa. This occurrence will happen very suddenly. The consequence would be, that Europe’s climate will suddenly become cold and a winter climate will cover all of it -- from northern Norway to southern Italy and the European part of Turkey. Asiatic Turkey and the Mediterranean will remain ice-free, so will all countries along the northern African coast but Africa, on the other hand, particularly the central part, will become unbearably hot and dry. In Europe, if you don’t leave, you might freeze to death, and in Africa you will be fried (all the heat now dumped into Europe will be dumped into Africa). The Mediterranean being in the middle between heat on one side and cold on the other side will remain inhabitable.
The ice cover is melting. A massive amount of water now locked in ice is going to be released. The consequence is obvious; the water level of the oceans will rise appropriately. Florida, New York City, and many other places will simply be under water. Where will the enormous numbers of displaced humanity live? They will try to find homes in areas not affected. . If many Europeans flee south and many Africans flee north the entire area along the southern part of the Mediterranean will be totally overrun by foreigners and the local squabbles between brothers (Jews and Palestinians) simple squelched by the influx. Consider 10 newcomers for every single person living there now. Libya, Israel, Egypt etc will cease to exist as separate states or entities. But then the same thing will happen all over the world.
As a side effect consider that England – or Great Brittan – does not exist any more because it is ice covered. What about the zero point for our global positioning system (GPS), simply there is no Greenwich. What a sobering thought.
Now I have written here about the way I see the future develop. Time frame might be 2050 or in other words children born now or our grand children are going to be affected.
I have not thought about the consequences for the rest of the world very much. I am sure this event will affect Asian and American countries as well as Australia. Here I can only point to the rising sea level and wonder about San Francisco and Los Angeles. The rising water level travels up the Mississippi and New Orleans will vanish. How far it will go – I don’t know but it will cause considerable problems.
On the other hand, let us not forget the enormous mixing going on. Just think of the language problem. I think in the end one language will prevail, and it might be the one, which is flexible enough to permit such an influx of new words and ideas. I am reminded of the time I lived in Germany under Hitler when it was forbidden to use any ‘non Arian’ words especially not Jewish ones. Language will have an influence on culture, and so does religion. I am sure humanity will come to a new cultural level.
And here is an aside – also on a very personal note: In about 900 years the magnetic pole of the earth will shift and there is an in between time of no magnetic field or very erratic magnetic fields around the earth. Cosmic radiation will considerably increase which results in an increased rate of mutations. Is that the time the next manifestation occurs? Giving us prayers that heal?
Horror story part 2:
We are at this moment in a period of global warming. Ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic areas is melting. I have talked about this in previous years, but now comes a new twist on top of the old one. Even cold “sweet” water is lighter than warm salt water. This melt water will consequently float on top of the salty ocean water. Ok, then, the Gulf stream is going to be pushed under the surface and is moving along separated from the air and wind and we don’t know how deep it is going to be driven. When this stream hits a solid object, like a rock formation strong enough to stop the flow, what will happen? There are millions of cubic miles (1 cubic mile is approximately 2 cubic Kilometers) of moving water and it is impossible for that mass to be suddenly stopped in its path (water hammer). The only way these masses can go is up. If you think a Tsunami is a big wave, think again – this upwelling is at least 100 times bigger – and I mean at least. So lets say the upwelling reaches the height of 1500 feet (about 460 m), but not only in the place where the stream was stopped, but this upwelling will move backwards along the stream into the Bay of Mexico because the water in the stream will be stopped and the stoppage moves backwards. The stream which feeds the Gulf Stream coming from the south Atlantic is not going to stop suddenly but the water masses moving into the Bay of Mexico will still keep on moving. Because of the pressure of the bulge created at the head of this column the stream will be forced into a new direction and the swelling subside. Don’t ask me how long that takes.
Good by East Coast, and half of Kansas might be submerged from the Mississippi on west (to the level of about 1500 feet).
An interesting story line Chris.
I'm of the opinion that we are on a "natural" cycle of temperature oscillations that we are helping along but not necessarily the sole cause.
Having said that, I do believe we are in a warming period and whatever tipping point there may have been we need to prepare for the end results.
My fictional story includes the current economic situation that causes both societal unrest and political clashes between countries.
The US dollar becomes devalued to the point that we have to go back to the gold standard meaning that paper money can be exchanged for real gold. As it once was.
Deflation is the norm as values shift from the unreal to the real.
We are getting close to that right now.
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David Bryan Gilmore |
7:27 PM