Larian Studios Forums General Chat Chat (Anything) Natural Disasters during this year

rumors have begun to spread that the polar ice cap has melted 30% from the past 10 years..........

this was told to me by an undisclosed source....perhaps to prevent panic
but the word must be spread

Undisclosed sources = teh li3s.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!....we're all gonna die!!!......run to the hills!!

lol, i had the "we're doooomed" feeling during *aardrijkskunde(?)*
In a few years we'll be able to plant babanatrees in holland and if the ice caps keep melting this way then holland wont last for more then about 20 years (or less)...
and while i hear these things and much other things like it i think: "why the HELL am i still going to school"

and bluefire what i heard is that the seas have lifted 30cm and not that 30% is melted, but i could be wrong (too)...

srry for my bad english here im still half asleep....

@ The Divine
You mean "Geography"? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Remember I told you guys some time ago, when the movie "The day After Tomorrow" was out, that this could really happen? All I got was laughter, joking and being called a nutcase... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" /> I don't wanna say: "I told you..."

1 word; Cr*p !!

As I expected, that was b u l l s h i t.
Here they say that since 1979, 20% of the polar caps melted away. That would be 20% in 26 years which is NOT the same as 30% in 10 years. Please refrain from posting unconfirmed speculations in the future.

and if you notice in the bottom the text reads 2003

2 years later soon to be 3 its 2005

So... you implying that 10% of the caps melted in the last 3 years? Your brain and you aren't big pals, are you?

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" />

heh devdict, i dont really remember th right numbers, but i do know theres truth in it.

riiiiight...(doktor evil thingy)
i don't know but 1 picture on the internet doesn't prove a lot, then again maybe everything.

let's assume that the ice caps were beginning to melt from 1979.
but the rate of melting could be NOT linear.
at the beginning ice melted very slowly. bigger mass.
and let's say that the intensity of "warming" the ice got bigger trough the years, -> more greenhouse gasses, then it is possible that the melting rate the last 5 years could be like x-times greater then the first 5 years...

but then again,why am i replying with my own theories instead of hard evidence???
Mmm...lazyniss <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" />

One picture on the internet as evidence beats no evidence, especially since the picture's source is NASA.

I might seem like a bit harsh here. Possibly.
Nevertheless, information without a source is disinformation.

listen deva dick do you have issues or something? I think what you said is quite disrespectful and low. My statement was just leting others know what i heard about the ice caps and all you did was flame me......your an [nocando]# maybe you should grow up huh? and the fact that the moderators let people get flamed without doing anything speaks volumes of thier character and values.

this is a public forum on the internet
there is no excuse for your behavior

"Grow up, Deva Dick"?
Hey, I am not the one who calls people names/
If you can't handle a bit of criticism, get off the internet.

@ Virgo

The mods are very busy working on the Divinity 2 project.
I guess they did not notice this thread yet.
If you really feel insulted you have to send a PM to one of them.

DevDict and you are very old members in this forum and most of the people like you both.
It is a stupid argument.

Barta

Deva

dick <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

i can handle the outrageous criticism that you force on others but when you insult me......and i let it go for a day......then you don't even apolgize within that time frame i take it personal just as you took it when i accidently misspelled your name



im sorry i must have misspelled your name. i hope i did offend you

and to those that stand idley by and are members of this community......you are just as guilty

maybe im a little to senstive.......maybe .....maybe..... but inspite all this, put yourself in my shoes and how would you like to be treated like trash online......would you be hurt, mad....would you stay online?? what if they denied the charges just to egg you on?

how would you feel?

With the absence of mods, I guess we have to resolve the conflicts on our own.
First, I didn't expect you to take this so seriously. I know my sense of humour might be brutal sometimes, but... well, never seen anyone react like you. I suppose I owe you my apologies.
You did not offend me by misspelling my name but I thought you tried to insult me back.

Now, since this is the internet, you eventually end up being trashed by a random person you do not know. Happens often. I have stopped taking seriously everything I see online, with some notable exeptions. When someone trash talks to me, I reply if it's worth it or do not if it's not. I am not easy to hurt or shock in real life as well as online.