Hooray for Global Warming!
By the 22nd century, the world could be a very different place. If the environmental catastrophe of global warming continues to its predicted end, the polar ice caps will thaw, and with it, access to the frozen land of the north. The north-west passage could be open to the shipping industry, and mining and energy exploration could finish what global warming started, and turn the vast emptiness into a greasy industrial wasteland. Welcome to the Arctic -- the smog capital of the world.
Already, nations are rushing to stake their claim to the frigid lands. The Vikings are back, as Denmark continues their study to see if Greenland is connected to the Arctic so they can claim the North Pole. Canada has sent our military in on a training exercise -- soldiers got lost, helicopters caught fire and other embarrassing mishaps occurred to demonstrate that giving a person a rusty gun and a uniform doesn't constitute having an armed force [PDF]. The Soviets are already patrolling the Arctic Sea in their nuclear submarines, and nobody has a clue what the Americans are doing up there, but rest assured, they are doing something. All of this, and no one knows for sure if there are any natural resources worth the big fuss. Not to mention that the massive climate change is not such a good thing.
If global warming continues unabated however, and the Arctic does turn green, I have a suggestion ... how about if we all just leave it alone? How about if we make it into a global park? No humans allowed. All the nations can patrol its waters to ensure that nobody goes ashore. If anybody goes there, shoot on sight. A pristine place on the planet, unaltered by human activity there. Maybe someday when we learn to take care of the planet -- maybe then we can drop by and see how things got along without us. I wouldn't be surprised if things got along just fine without us.
Already, nations are rushing to stake their claim to the frigid lands. The Vikings are back, as Denmark continues their study to see if Greenland is connected to the Arctic so they can claim the North Pole. Canada has sent our military in on a training exercise -- soldiers got lost, helicopters caught fire and other embarrassing mishaps occurred to demonstrate that giving a person a rusty gun and a uniform doesn't constitute having an armed force [PDF]. The Soviets are already patrolling the Arctic Sea in their nuclear submarines, and nobody has a clue what the Americans are doing up there, but rest assured, they are doing something. All of this, and no one knows for sure if there are any natural resources worth the big fuss. Not to mention that the massive climate change is not such a good thing.
If global warming continues unabated however, and the Arctic does turn green, I have a suggestion ... how about if we all just leave it alone? How about if we make it into a global park? No humans allowed. All the nations can patrol its waters to ensure that nobody goes ashore. If anybody goes there, shoot on sight. A pristine place on the planet, unaltered by human activity there. Maybe someday when we learn to take care of the planet -- maybe then we can drop by and see how things got along without us. I wouldn't be surprised if things got along just fine without us.
FOR EVIDENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING LOOK NO FURTHER THAN DOWN UNDER IN NZ WHERE ICEBERGS HAVE BBEN SIGHTED. SEE MY RECENT POSTING.
ReplyDelete"Shoot at first" wouldn't be cruel Rita -- not to the world that would continue on without them. It would be a gift.
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