Tuesday, September 8, 2015

One of the upsides to climate change

"The next time you pat your dog on the head, take a minute to appreciate that the shape of your furry friend, and maybe even her relationship to you, came about because of the effects of a changing climate on her ancestors millions of years ago."

So, apparently, climate change is the reason the one on the left isn't the other one's lunch.

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  1. RebeccaHSeptember 8, 2015 at 12:50 PM

    I accept that climate change affected animal evolution. I call complete hogwash on the notion that the climate is changing too fast for us to adapt, and our only option is extinction. What a bunch of half-truth, eliminationist bovine excrement.

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  2. rinardmanSeptember 8, 2015 at 5:02 PM

    Well, Rebecca, humans aren't as smart now, as they were back when the climate was REALLY changing.

    And, the oceans are rising at over a tenth of an inch per year! How can mankind deal with such a drastic change?

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  3. bruceSeptember 8, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    Yes Rebecca, you only have to go to any coast to see that humans keep adapting, building and rebuilding, even creating harbors, moving sand and making new coastlines. If the sea level rises as it has been for thousands of years, we will slowly move higher up, as we have always been. And invent clothes and fans. I lived near Bangladesh where they claim such impacts, in fact it's the most dangerous coastline in the world and the locals have always known it and adapted: bamboo houses, easy to move. Too fast? No sign of it. I think she is just talking in the abstract, which others take literally.
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    Any excuse to show off cute g'parents pix, typical.

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  4. PacoSeptember 8, 2015 at 5:57 PM

    Haw! Can't get one by you, can I Bruce?

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  5. bruceSeptember 8, 2015 at 6:21 PM

    Not complaining, Maggie's a delight. Although it's a bit scary seeing her with the big fellow. Glad she's cautious, dogs are like soldiers - you don't take them by surprise.

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  6. PacoSeptember 8, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    Daisy is the merest putty in Maggie's hands.

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  7. RebeccaHSeptember 8, 2015 at 8:17 PM

    Daisy? A grandchild, a grandniece, progeny of a neighbor perhaps? If so, I do apologize for any doggy references to my own Daisy, who is a beagle-mix (I've already run into this as the local dog park, due to my foolish thinking that Daisy was a unique name).

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  8. PacoSeptember 8, 2015 at 9:35 PM

    Daisy was a dumpster puppy who won the lottery ("Yes, that's right. I'm that rich Paco dog who lives up on the hill").

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  9. DeborahSeptember 9, 2015 at 12:04 AM

    God bless you for rescuing! Win-win! Are you zoned for a pony to go with Daisy? It's natural because Maggie can't ride her forever (or long).

    Re: Climate Change. Somebody, please, explain to this. Janis said the hunter and prey changed at different times, but dogs (hunter) changed because of changes in the environment.

    If there is such a dramatic rise in sea levels, why are shows like Carribean Life so popular? Guess the buyers don't know. It's interesting that island people don't move...oh wait.

    The links below the story are funny. International Efforts to Cut Carbon Won't Be Enough. Limiting GW to 2 percent threshold is 'infeasible'. Russia and Canada singled out for inadequate emissions plans. (Well, for once, it isn't us.)

    Doom and gloom. I'll be in the bomb shelter.

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  10. JorgXMcKieSeptember 14, 2015 at 12:30 AM

    The idea that the climate is changing too rapidly for adaptation is BS.

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