Comments on: Managing The Slo-Mo Flood – February 25, 2012 http://www.arcataeye.com/2012/02/managing-the-slo-mo-flood-february-25-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=managing-the-slo-mo-flood-february-25-2012 The mildly objectionable weekly newspaper for Arcata, California Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: kevpod http://www.arcataeye.com/2012/02/managing-the-slo-mo-flood-february-25-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-55658 kevpod Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:50:59 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=4913#comment-55658 “uh…residence of planet earth only need reply.”

What does that mean?

]]> By: uhh... http://www.arcataeye.com/2012/02/managing-the-slo-mo-flood-february-25-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-55657 uhh... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:44:12 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=4913#comment-55657 “Precipitation loss? Last year we were well over 100% precip. No change. ”

uh…residence of planet earth only need reply.

]]> By: Jon http://www.arcataeye.com/2012/02/managing-the-slo-mo-flood-february-25-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-55650 Jon Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:18:58 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=4913#comment-55650 The redwoods used to cover much of the earth but climate change, which has been happening since long before humans arrived, has reduced their range to the tiny area we see them in now.

Precipitation loss? Last year we were well over 100% precip. No change.

However one thing is correct; no matter what happens we’ll be fine. We are adaptable. Old story. Move on.

]]> By: uh... http://www.arcataeye.com/2012/02/managing-the-slo-mo-flood-february-25-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-55429 uh... Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:29:00 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=4913#comment-55429 When somebody says things like “we are adaptable, we’ll be okay” I wish they’d be more specific as to who “we” are. In my lifetime, “we” are going to experience crisis drought, leading to all kinds of physical hardships and plenty of death (already happening as a result of food/water shortage all over the world). This will only get worse for AT LEAST hundreds of years yet to come.

The redwoods have “been around for millions of years”, only to be almost completely killed off by humans in less than 50 years. The degree of precipitation loss in Humboldt alone is worth imposing emergency conditions, including a complete moratorium on logging and new development. This fact isn’t being properly addressed in the media let alone political offices where all kinds of monies are at stake.

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