The Top Ten Outlandish Mega Disasters (Global Warming Gets No Respect)

The New American ^ | October 21, 2007 | Anonymous

[null and void]

It would be bad. But a GLOBAL disaster? I think not.

[Mike Darancette]

It would be difficult for any earthquake to meet that criteria.

[null and void]

Absent a major asteroid strike breaking every faultline loose. But I think we would consider that as something other than a plate tectonics fault. (Pun fully intended)...

[seowulf]

Gamma ray bursts are nothing to kid about. I heard about this dude, Dr. Banner who was belted by gamma rays ... ... wasn't pretty.

Hey, I get a daily dose of Co-60 gamma radiation every day at work and nothing is wrong with me. Just don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry...

[steelyourfaith]

AGW™ ping

[Carbonsteel]

ping

[tcrlaf]

Remember when “The Population Bomb” was going to kill us all if we didn’t accept abortion and Socialism?

What about GLOBAL COOLING? Or Acid Rain???

[Publius6961]

Gamma ray burst is some scary stuff.

I think most educated adults will agree that "mounting a crisis attack", by returning to a pre-industrial world to prevent a gamma ray burst is incredibly childish and borders on insanity.

I see the 'global warming' hysteria as pretty much the same thing; more so than preparing the East or West coasts for the impact of 1200-ft earthquake-induced tsunamis...

Lots of things can be imagined. Anything that can be imagined is possible.

The distinction that we make between mentally healthy adults and the other kind is how we live our lives after examining those statements.

[Publius6961]

Actually, I might put that threat a bit higher up on this list.

Well, presented in that form, then, the "Global Warming Hoax" is in fact the greatest mega-disaster facing the world today!

No question whatsoever.

[tnlibertarian]

Not even an honorable mention?

[kb2614]

You’d think Britney Spears would’ve made the list.

[chessplayer]

“Theory links ancient extinction to supernova
Stellar explosion may have triggered gamma-ray blast and ice age”

ATLANTA - “The second-largest extinction in the Earth’s history, the killing of two-thirds of all species, may have been caused by ultraviolet radiation from the sun after gamma rays destroyed the Earth’s ozone layer.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3900550/

Scary stuff. A 10 second burst of gamma-rays from an exploding star 10 THOUSAND light-years away.

[dighton]

Pole Poll Shift

[Hot Tabasco]

Considering I live about 10 miles south of the Cajon-Tejon section of the San Andreas Fault I worry a lot.

Stop your worrying and move a mile East of the Fault. Your worrying will turn to anticipation of the day you will own oceanfront property.........