damian 0 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Quote: A vast chunk of the Eiger, Europe's most notorious mountain, threatens to break loose and crash down in the next few days, a geologist says. Hans-Rudolf Keusen says 2 million cubic metres of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland - twice the volume of the Empire State Building - is working its way loose. He says the mountain appears to have cracked open as an indirect result of global warming. But there is no danger to people in the area. Measurements show the crack is widening at 75 centimetres a day. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 thanks Bush! Link to post Share on other sites
firedog23 0 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Yeah that makes alot of sense. Being that he has been president for 6 years, I suppose that means he holds the responsibility for the past 100 years of major industrialization across the world. I am not making excuses for what we as America won't do to make the world cleaner but it is BS comments that show lack of vision other than "it's Americas fault". China, India have 2 billion+ people each and their industry/autos probably have something to do with the global warming. Iran, one of the leaders of oil have a state produced vehicle that gets apporx 8 miles per gallon. Have you seen pictures of Mexico City? Not exactly a beautiful view due to the pollution. Brazil has it right when it comes to Oil, they don't import it but they are still cutting down their own Amazon at a gigantic rate. Have you tried to see Mt. Fuji from Tokyo? It's not exactly a given now a days. Russia, Pakistan, and the rest of the world have something to do with global warming. This is not something that just started in 2000 but has been building for alot longer than Bush's presidency. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 75 cm a day!! Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I hope someone is smart enough to set up a 24 hour camera on it to catch the moment it happens! Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 An indirect result of global warming? And here I was thinking that erosion has been occurring for billions of years. Damn that ozone layer. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 sorry Firedog I was under the impression that America was the world's number 1 polluter http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/sci_tech/2001/climate_change/usa.stm anyways, getting into an argument over climate change is not for this thread. So I apologize for linking George Bush with global warming and the cracking of the Eiger Link to post Share on other sites
fjef 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by firedog23: China, India have 2 billion+ people each and their industry/autos probably have something to do with the global warming. Whoa! Fact Check! CIA estimates for 2006: Pop of China: 1,313,973,713 Pop of India: 1,095,351,995 Not 2 billion each! (Pop of USA: 298,444,215) Iran, one of the leaders of oil have a state produced vehicle that gets apporx 8 miles per gallon. The USA, one of the leaders of oil have a GM produced vehicle that gets apporx 8 miles per gallon. See the tests on the Hummer H3: http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/03/09/000276.html Many large American SUVs get slightly more than 8 mpg Have you seen pictures of Mexico City? Not exactly a beautiful view due to the pollution. Have you seen pictures of LA, and many more? Not exactly a beautiful view due to the pollution. Brazil has it right when it comes to Oil, they don't import it but they are still cutting down their own Amazon at a gigantic rate. And the majority of products made from rain forrest trees are sold where? And the beef produced after the land is cleared is sold where? Have you tried to see Mt. Fuji from Tokyo? It's not exactly a given now a days. Russia, Pakistan, and the rest of the world have something to do with global warming. This is not something that just started in 2000 but has been building for alot longer than Bush's presidency. For the last part, see Kumapix link again... I'm not trying to say that its only the US' fault - but credit should be given where its due... Link to post Share on other sites
7-11 2 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Haven't seen anything more about this. I would have thought something like that would be on tv. Link to post Share on other sites
js 0 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 It's all Clint Eastwood's fault! Knocking in all those pitons when making the Eiger Sanction! Dang Hollywood!! Link to post Share on other sites
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