Ol Boc
23-08-07, 10:51 PM
Living in North Yorkshire, I have been much troubled by the thought of rising sea levels - allegedly from global warming. I don't suppose that either the Atlantic or the North Sea will lap at my front door but, if the level rises high enough, then there is a genuine concern that Blackpool might be forced to relocate to somewhere like Barnoldswick, and Grimsby to perhaps Ripon. A ghastly thought really.
So what can be done? I think global warming may be too far advanced to really slow down so, IMHO, there are only palliative measures remaining. The first is that we have to get fish to drink more water - that should ease the pressure on levels a bit. The second is that we have to get rid of big fish; I'm thinking Whales (and yes, I know they are technically not fish) and big Sharks here. It's noticeable that sea levels have risen since we stopped whaling, so there are two potential benefits: firstly, they eat a lot of fish - and we need the fish to drink the water. Secondly, they displace a lot of water - particularly when full of fish.
I reckon that if we got rid of Blue Whales, it would re-establish the land bridge to Europe. This would be a VERY good thing as we could then do away with the Channel Tunnel which, because it is more or less bankrupt, won't be paying any tax for about the next 2347 years and is thus a dead-loss to the economy, replacing it with a toll-road to Ostend and a forest of Gatsos.
The only other thing we may have to do is to stop Tim Wilky and Captain Nemo swimming in the sea - well, at least at the same time.
So what can be done? I think global warming may be too far advanced to really slow down so, IMHO, there are only palliative measures remaining. The first is that we have to get fish to drink more water - that should ease the pressure on levels a bit. The second is that we have to get rid of big fish; I'm thinking Whales (and yes, I know they are technically not fish) and big Sharks here. It's noticeable that sea levels have risen since we stopped whaling, so there are two potential benefits: firstly, they eat a lot of fish - and we need the fish to drink the water. Secondly, they displace a lot of water - particularly when full of fish.
I reckon that if we got rid of Blue Whales, it would re-establish the land bridge to Europe. This would be a VERY good thing as we could then do away with the Channel Tunnel which, because it is more or less bankrupt, won't be paying any tax for about the next 2347 years and is thus a dead-loss to the economy, replacing it with a toll-road to Ostend and a forest of Gatsos.
The only other thing we may have to do is to stop Tim Wilky and Captain Nemo swimming in the sea - well, at least at the same time.