Comments on: Seasons Springing Forward, Reports Show

Nature's Springtime Events Starting Sooner Because Of Global Warming, Scientists Say

[rf35]

devipod,
IMHO, the LACK of medical care in the past is a major contributing factor. As recently as the early 1900''s, it was not uncommon for children to die before reaching reproductive age. People would often have four or five children, hoping at least a couple would survive. According to the CDC, between 1915 and 1997 there was a 90% drop in infant mortality rates in America. Even in the best of time (no war, famine, epidemic disease), the infant mortality rate was around 20%. That''s just for children 1 year old. Add the ones that died later (up to the early teen years) and you can see that a large family was not really causing significant population growth. As you go further back in history, the mortality rates were even higher. People needed several children to ensure their genes were passed on. Having several children became a sort of %u201Ctradition.%u201D People simply haven%u2019t caught on to the fact that one or two kids will fulfill the genetic imperative to pass on their genes just fine.

[Syndicate]

I''ve noticed this but this year seems to be a little behind previous years. I wonder if there is something to the global cooling theory. Also keep in mind that the North American Continet has shifted four feet west since 1950. Any one complaining about over population should stop being a hypocrit and slit their wrist. Personally I would like about six kids. One interesting note most plants use light timming to determine when to bloom or fruit. Just ask your resident pot head. Perhaps this problem is caused by light pollution.

[rheola-2009]

Posted by singingrick at 03:10 PM : Mar 19, 2008

Exactly my sentiments also Rick.

Have a good one.

[shanev137]

I''ve been noticing it in our trees for a few years now. They use to go dormant in the wintertime....but not anymore. They''re growing faster than they use to grow.

[devipod]

If people consider population to be straining the Earth, you could easily conclude medical care has contributed to it. Nature has given millions of people diseases, disorders, and the like. But with medicine intervening with say ''natural selection'', it throws things out of balance, and you have a bloated population, desperate for resources.

[timdgrim]

Exactly!!!Too Many People!!
That is the root of the problem and nobody wants to talk about it. Imagine what the employment, housing, food, water, traffic and pollution problems will look like in ten more years, just in this country.
2 Kids is ENOUGH! (Thanks CBS for allowing regular people to comment on the topics and stories of the day, unlike CNN or ABC where it has to be filtered through some coporate lackey to decide if he should put it on) Bite Me Jack Cafferty!!

[displeased]

Earth can''''t sustain the current 6.5 billion people on it, let alone the 8 billion predicted in the near future. If you have 2 children, you are in sustainment mode. If you have more than 2, you are part of the problem, so quit whining.
Posted by rf35

I agree. I''ve always been astounded by the population growth and how people support it. I think we should tax people for having children, not reward them. And while we''re at it, force them to attend child psychology classes and perform general intelligence and parenting skills test. All for additional fees of course.

[rf35]

Global warming is a naturally occurring process. Sure, our greenhouse gas emissions have accelerated it a tiny bit, but it''s not the cause. If you really want to do something good for the planet, get off the global warming bandwagon and turn your attention to the real issue that humans CAN change: the sickening overpopulation of the Earth. Advocate for small families with 2 children max. Even if you really do believe man is responsible for GW, this is still the most reasonable way to deal with it. Fewer consumers = lower emissions, right? Get with the program and fight the real issue. Earth can''t sustain the current 6.5 billion people on it, let alone the 8 billion predicted in the near future. If you have 2 children, you are in sustainment mode. If you have more than 2, you are part of the problem, so quit whining. The government can''t fix this. It''s up to individuals to choose to have fewer children. That is the only way the planet and the human race will survive.

[rf35]

AL2008, that comment is sarcastic, right? Just wanted to make sure.

I really wish CBS would make just one change to their global warming stories: leave the man-made part out! Global warming is real, only a fool would continue to deny that. However, I wish they would quit touting the idea that humans have had more than a minor impact on the process. I''m all for drastic carbon reduction, a petroleum-free society, and an energy infrastructure that doesn''t include coal-fired power plants. I''m sure everyone can agree that clean air is nicer to breathe! But global warming has nothing to do with the above-mentioned pollution control (don''t bother telling me that co2 is not a pollutant...that''s not the point).
Continued...

[displeased]

I live in the North Carolina mountains and weather.com
is predicting snow this Monday March 24th.
Posted by mocaIeo

Snow in the mountains in March is not unusual. It may seem unusual because it happens less frequently than in the past, but it''s not considered a bizarre event.

[dormcook]

Global warming doesn''t mean its always warmer. The process is similar to summer thunder storms. The higher temps make the weather shift more dramatically.
Global warming caused shifts in weather could just as likely cause colder than normal seasons as warmer. The point is its hard to grow crops if you can not count on the weather being somewhat predictable. If the climate changes faster than animals and plants can adapt we are in trouble. Throw in the bee die offs and bat starvations we have seen in the last year and things could get very harsh very fast. I don''t think we are talking in my children''s lifetime now as much as my own.

[dormcook]

Global warming doesn''t mean its always warmer. The process is similar to summer thunder storms. The higher temps make the weather shift more dramatically.
Global warming caused shifts in weather could just as likely cause colder than normal seasons as warmer. The point is its hard to grow crops if you can not count on the weather being somewhat predictable. If the climate changes faster than animals and plants can adapt we are in trouble. Through the bee die offs and bat starvations we have seen in the last year and things could get very harsh very fast. I don''t think we are talking in my children''s lifetime now as much as my own.

[singingrick]

"Global warming my big old b-u-t-t"

mocaIeo



Congratulations, you are the moron of the day.


Please stick your head back up your "big old b-u-t-t."

lol!

[al2008-2009]

I''m appalled at the governor''s lack of response to the global warming sniffing, sneezing, and allergies. Our honey is ruined, flowers getting destroyed, animals starving, and storms increasing. We need to get cooler at once so health can return to all of us.
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Indeed, I%u2019m appalled at the governor%u2019s lack of response to the global warming thunderstorms and tornadoes we''ve just had as well. We have no comprehensive strategy in place whatsoever, let alone a detailed plan of action to mitigate the effects of these tornadoes, and mother earth continues to suffer while the governor%u2019s office refuses to go forward and do what%u2019s right for our mother.
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How long must we sit idly by while our mother continues to suffer from the warming taking place at a feverish pace? How long must our mother suffer before we have proper c02 taxes put into place? How long must the destruction of mother earth take place before we finally put responsible plans into action?
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We the people call upon the governor to implement a comprehensive antiglobal warming strategy at once and work in coordination with state and federal officials; these tornadoes and storms continue to worsen and the quicker we stop the warming the sooner we will see these storms cease. We need action now.

[prairiefox1]

AND YOU WILL FIND OUT WHY EARTH WAS REFERRED TO AS VERDEN!

[robstrck]

Oh please!!!!!!!!!!!!!