The Climate, Environment and Energy Thread

[kruddler]

Fascinating subject that doesnt get much air time, the magnetic field created by earth gives us protection and any shift or weakening opens us up to a lot of different problems.
Plenty of attention to what is going on above ground and in the atmosphere but not to much media about the inner core and liquid outer core and effects from volcanoes, lava flows, polar vortexes, and of course will the poles reverse some time again?

From my understanding its not a matter of IF they will reverse again, but when.

As for how that would effect us? AFAIK, it would essentially leave the world without power instantly.

I'm sure people are working on what to do when this happens, but i reckon we are all screwed when it does.

[LP]

From my understanding its not a matter of IF they will reverse again, but when.

As for how that would effect us? AFAIK, it would essentially leave the world without power instantly.

I'm sure people are working on what to do when this happens, but i reckon we are all screwed when it does.

Not quite, it potentially leaves us without a protective magnetosphere for a period of time but our human built power generation won't be affected in anyway other than the possibility we are all irradiated and can't turn it on!

I think [member=78]spf[/member] might have been referring to the drift in the position of the North and South poles, which is far more likely to have an impact within the next few thousand years.

By the way, the flip and the drift are different events. The poles are always drifting, they never stop moving. The flip in effect is a collapse of the field, a bounce effect then and return to normal that takes about 20K to 30K years.

[PaulP]

https://theconversation.com/how-new-desi...nge-152749

[LP]

https://theconversation.com/how-new-desi...nge-152749

I've read some articles about how some European countries are already changing planning design, cities become less compact, retain more natural space. I think it's a good thing. There is far more emphasis on walking and bicycles and far far less on cars and motorbikes.

The thing that struck me was the exact opposite of the 60s and 70s, row after row of engineered masonry block buildings warming and cooling with the sun, the new successful designs were far more of a horses for courses approach, no one solution fits with diversity ultimately ruling!

[Baggers]

https://theconversation.com/how-new-desi...nge-152749

Firstly, Pauly, thank you for starting this extremely important thread.

Mrs Baggers and I are looking to move (again), very soon. Ponsing up the house to sell -- going like hotcakes on the Island at present -- getting a half acre block (approx) hour to hour and a half east through to northwest of the city and building a very small home (not quite one of the tiny / container homes phenomena - but close) and aiming for self-sufficiency in most respects - grow our own veggies (been doing that for years), electricity, water capture and so on. I'd have to go to a butcher for meat as I couldn't grow and slaughter an animal. I had the very good fortune a few years ago to bump into Paul West in Tilba whilst on holiday and we had a great chat about self-sufficiency. Terrific bloke.

[kruddler]

[member=61]Baggers[/member]
Whereabouts are you finding half-acre blocks nowadays?

[LP]

[member=61]Baggers[/member]
Whereabouts are you finding half-acre blokes nowadays?

At the bar probably!

[img width=350]https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/11/beer-belly.jpg[/img]

Or maybe a Trump rally!

[img width=350]https://live.staticflickr.com/4064/4647534300_f035d23b8a.jpg[/img]

[kruddler]

Fair call LP. Fixed.

[LP]

Fair call LP. Fixing.

We all knew I couldn't resist!

Unfortunately on those photos it takes one to know one!

[kruddler]

We all knew I couldn't resist!

Unfortunately on those photos it takes one to know one!

When you said "at the bar", i was going to say "better than in the mirror"