Say What?
Posted on 03/12/2018 7:59:42 PM PDT by dennisw
During the World Ocean Summit held in Mexico last weekend, President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said it’s time for Icelanders to stop joking about global warming. Instead, he said, Icelanders need to start taking into account the serious consequences we’ll face in the future if we don’t act fast, Vísir reports.
The event, which was organised by The Economist, was intended as a chance for political leaders, heads of international organisations, companies and specialists to discuss the future of our oceans.
“Global change is affecting all our countries, but the impact it has on the Nordic countries is particularly clear,” Guðni said during the summit. “The ice caps around the North Pole are melting and our oceans are heating up fast.” In particular, Guðni drew attention to the fact that the increasing temperature of the oceans is detrimental to biodiversity and fish stocks, as it often triggers acidification of sea water.
While Guðni admitted that warmer waters around Iceland could attract more mackerel, he also insisted that it might force cod to move further north. It is therefore important that world countries take into consideration all consequences of global warming in order to adjust more easily, for instance when it comes to fishing deals with neighbouring countries.
“In Iceland people often joke about it being so cold and windy here that a little global warming would be very much appreciated,” Guðni said during his speech. “But the situation is not funny anymore.”
Say What?
Iceland should stop electing Jokes as Leaders
Per capita, I would bet that Iceland is far and away the largest emitter of hydrocarbons and other noxious gases in the Northern Hemisphere. There seems to be at least one active volcano for every ten Icelanders.
James Woods in Contact? The movie.
Maybe if those CLOWNS would stop being so scared of global warming and instead welcome it, they’d be able to sit in their backyards without freezing their asses off.
So many ignorant, low IQ, anti-science libtards, so little time...
No doubt the President is worried about the cost of changing the name of his nation to “Thawedoutland”.
Funny, and all this time I thought it was the democrats who were joking about global warming.
This cultist is a cousin of Zero’s.
All of this hand-wringing is building up too much heat
No more fun! Jokes kill!
It is time for Iceland to elect a new leader.
The global consequences he should worry about are the reversals of the magnetic direction of the poles which is happening. Not globull warming
If this continues they may have to re name the country NoIcleland
easy, get ready to plant crops
Good gawd! This idiot thinks he’s living in a doomsday movie.
Ridiculous and pathetic how weak-minded liberals have become.
Yes, stop joking. “Global Warming” means big bucks for the scientific community, no joke.
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