tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post7606384673469691310..comments2024-03-27T16:39:46.349-07:00Comments on Island Musings: Twelve TreesMarie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-24985823094828770782016-03-11T15:55:52.103-08:002016-03-11T15:55:52.103-08:00It has been slow progress!It has been slow progress!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-3249783200468619212016-03-11T15:55:13.842-08:002016-03-11T15:55:13.842-08:00Let us hope that science will prevail!Let us hope that science will prevail!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-42825313894502363482016-03-11T15:54:22.190-08:002016-03-11T15:54:22.190-08:00Agreed, Barbara.Agreed, Barbara.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-88065940888070455172016-03-11T04:32:55.970-08:002016-03-11T04:32:55.970-08:00You do seem to have cause for concern. The world h...You do seem to have cause for concern. The world has been slow to react to the problem.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-88803506334186976942016-03-11T00:04:54.362-08:002016-03-11T00:04:54.362-08:00Don't even get me started, Marie, because YES,...Don't even get me started, Marie, because YES, this is very frightening...and disturbing. I do pray we have time to reverse some of these effects, before our grandchildren have their own grandchildren. (sigh)<br /><br />In the meantime, several years back, when we had the good fortune to visit Vancouver Island, I remember all the lumber on the beaches that, I believe, was there because of falling loose from the logjams going by? I still have visions of all that wood!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-14805299444268038252016-03-10T13:24:11.891-08:002016-03-10T13:24:11.891-08:00It is certainly scary and so sad to lose what we m...It is certainly scary and so sad to lose what we may never be able to get back. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-29985087049496409852016-03-09T14:30:53.447-08:002016-03-09T14:30:53.447-08:00Scary is right! Imagine the migrants within our ow...Scary is right! Imagine the migrants within our own country.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-35770598040803835412016-03-09T14:29:11.485-08:002016-03-09T14:29:11.485-08:00There are people who can lead us through this cris...There are people who can lead us through this crisis but I don't know if we are ready to listen.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-59591229268478336042016-03-09T14:26:17.354-08:002016-03-09T14:26:17.354-08:00There has to be the political will to work on the ...There has to be the political will to work on the problem and listen to the scientists.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-68699033340014244872016-03-09T14:24:52.085-08:002016-03-09T14:24:52.085-08:00Erosion is a huge problem. We are just seeing the ...Erosion is a huge problem. We are just seeing the beginning of it now.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-9123830276574701702016-03-09T14:24:01.229-08:002016-03-09T14:24:01.229-08:00I agree. They won't be able to live here.I agree. They won't be able to live here.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-40126402950370238772016-03-09T14:23:25.298-08:002016-03-09T14:23:25.298-08:00A sick earth is dangerous for all of us! A sick earth is dangerous for all of us! Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-85493290086438448252016-03-09T14:20:36.761-08:002016-03-09T14:20:36.761-08:00Thank you for your comment, Andrea. I love this fo...<br />Thank you for your comment, Andrea. I love this forum. People with varying opinions can express them. I think it is important to see how others view an issue, even if it different from our own.<br /><br />For me, the issue of global warming is about science. I think my first degree in science, though it was years ago, has informed much of my life. I would not trust a politician who did not take tested science into account in his/her decisions for Canada. <br /><br />While we disagree on this issue, we are fortunate that we live in a part of the world where people can disagree on issues and express them without fear. <br /><br />If global warming is due to people-created environmental changes, my grandchildren are inheriting a world with terrible problems that we have created. The world as we have been blessed to know it will not exist for them. If we don't work to limit the earth warming to less than 1.5 degrees C, many islands in the South Pacific and low lying countries, like Bangladesh, will cease to exist, including this Canadian island of Prince Edward. The refugee crisis we see today will be nothing compared to what will be if the polar ice caps continue to melt at such an alarming rate.<br /><br />If the effects are due to climate change which is a natural phenomenon, then what is the solution to stemming that change so as to prevent catastrophe? Is it inevitable? Do we wait for God to fix it? Do we sit back and do nothing?<br /><br />God helps those who help themselves. I think she would expect us to do something. She has certainly shown us the way. <br /> Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-42072025326468887972016-03-09T08:58:11.211-08:002016-03-09T08:58:11.211-08:00We have areas here where this has happened too! We have areas here where this has happened too! ann @ studiohydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615115294267727281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-63328620600507704102016-03-09T08:36:26.151-08:002016-03-09T08:36:26.151-08:00Very frightening indeed and your granddaughters ma...Very frightening indeed and your granddaughters may have to migrate as did my ancestors who left Zeeland. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-2633647094326314922016-03-09T08:16:37.480-08:002016-03-09T08:16:37.480-08:00It is a beautiful place and let us hope it remains...It is a beautiful place and let us hope it remains so. Your neighbours to the south can't be helping global warming much or perhaps they are helping global warming.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-60643099846349912412016-03-09T06:35:25.642-08:002016-03-09T06:35:25.642-08:00I do not believe in global warming, which the name...I do not believe in global warming, which the name had to be changed to climate change because many places are not warming but becoming colder. Our area has been cold and set records from 100 years ago in coldness. I believe in millions of years there has been many changes in the earth and you cannot look at even 100 years to view what is happening. It is very naïve to think we can change the earth that God made. It is only a ploy of governments to control our actions and take away our freedoms. Many people here do not believe in climate change. AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-33831006006248325532016-03-09T05:59:29.666-08:002016-03-09T05:59:29.666-08:00I think the climate change models show Vancouver u...I think the climate change models show Vancouver under water too. Agreed, scary stuff.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-46548866826632558892016-03-09T05:24:26.191-08:002016-03-09T05:24:26.191-08:00Climate change, or as it used to be known and is p...Climate change, or as it used to be known and is probably a more accurate name, global warming, is a frightening concept, and the whole world has to wake up and do something positive to stop it.... but like many people, I have no idea what can be done. Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-57504960053935313962016-03-09T05:14:45.939-08:002016-03-09T05:14:45.939-08:00It is indeed frightening. Climate change is real a...It is indeed frightening. Climate change is real and is happening worldwide, with islands like yours taking the brunt of the early effects. It gives me such a feeling of helplessness. :-(DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com