halfknot

I hope that the massive amount of scientific inquiry going into deciding who controls the Arctic Ocean will eventually lead to acquiring the knowledge to deal with and possibly heal the coming disappearence of the polar ice cap. The less time the cap is around, the less sunlight gets reflected and the more gets absorbed into the oceans, creating a warming effect. The real reason for the vigorous exploration however is to dredge up more oil to burn which will sustain the process by which the cap is disappearing in the first place. The Earth has been pretty resilient thus far, but if this process becomes completely self-sustaining then there will be no way for us to fix the problem. Of course, this has effects on what the weather will be like in 50 years, but it is also an indicator of how well the Earth will recuperate to more long term effects. Forgetting about global warming for one second, the extra amounts of carbon being pumped into the atmosphere will adversely affect Earth's natural cycles over the next 10,000 years or more no matter what band-aids we put on things in the present.

I have a lot of experience trying to fix things after it's too late. Any amount of effort put in is fruitless as the outcome is already set. I do not have the tools to figure out the answers to saving our home in anything other than a general way, but I have faith in the abilities of our scientists. I just hope that solutions will come forth and be hearkened. I do have the tools to see that the course of our boat is set, the only question is whether we fall off the edge of the Earth or figure out how to make it round in time.