Ice Age Due?

lcrcboy

So are we going to have another ice age anytime soon or is it not possible with the way the earth is heating up due to global warming. Do you think in this modern day and age we would be able to survive an ice age if it did happen??

kildare.17hmr

yes

JJJJNR

I like twiglets.

joshrogan

An ice age wouldn't be that bad, just wear extra layers of clothes, job done!

Jaxxy

Yes. All the attractive people will survive, like in the movies. I can't wait to repopulate the Earth!

Where To

My complete lack of scientific knowledge tells me that it is on the way in 2023

Captain Chaos

When the Gulf Stream shuts down due to melting Arctic ice Ireland, the UK and Western Europe will have a mini ice age.

starlit

I think it either happened last year last winter which was the first of it or else its going to start this year!? Definitely within the next few years if it hasn't started already!

tan11ie

Hate the cold! I'd never survive

KungPao

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

Yes. All the attractive people will survive, like in the movies. I can't wait to repopulate the Earth!

That's me frozen to death then.

Coriolanus

I just wouldn't be the same without hairy rhinos and mammoths and stuff.

mattjack

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

Yes. All the attractive people will survive, like in the movies. I can't wait to repopulate the Earth!

with your good child bearing hips ?

wijam

Ice Age Due - not a great title for the 4th movie in the series

4leto

No we are not, we are at the middle of the milankovitch cycle so its the middle of an interglacial period.

Would we survive, yes, would civilisation, probably, would the Earth support so many humans, no.

But by then we should be colonising other worlds its a very long way away.

Jaxxy

KungPao wrote: »

That's me frozen to death then.

Sometimes people with specific skills survive too. Have you any specific skills, KungPao?

lastlaugh

There is absolutly no way that there will going to be a ice age in the near future giving that the earth's atmosphere has heated up over the last 200 or so years because of global warming.

Have you being living in the Stone age or something Op?!

Besides if there will be a new ice age coming soon there will be the tecnoligy in place to utilise the cold temperature and affectivly reverse the catistropic effect it causes.

KungPao

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

Sometimes people with specific skills survive too. Have you any specific skills, KungPao?

I'm pretty good at starting a fire, that would be handy.

marketty

Sure the last one only ended on July 19th

4leto

lastlaugh wrote: »

There is absolutly no way that there will going to be a ice age in the near future giving that the earth's atmosphere has heated up over the last 200 or so years because of global warming.

Have you being living in the Stone age or something Op?!

Besides if there will be a new ice age coming soon there will be the tecnoligy in place to utilise the cold temperature and affectivly reverse the catistropic effect it causes.

Maybe the OP thinks the snow of last year was an iceage. I do believe we will be getting more of that this year, something to do with sunspots or in this case the lack of them.

Captain Chaos

lastlaugh wrote: »

There is absolutly no way that there will going to be a ice age in the near future giving that the earth's atmosphere has heated up over the last 200 or so years because of global warming.

Have you being living in the Stone age or something Op?!

There was the mini ice age that happened because of reduced solar activity for a long time even while "man" had already started climate change.

It's because of climate change that is causing Arctic ice to melt. That is releasing fresh water into the Atlantic reducing the salt water content which in turn will stop the gulf stream flow which in turn will make our climate here in Ireland like Alaska or Northern Canada for a very long time. It will be year long winters for a few hundred years at least.

carveone

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

Yes. All the attractive people will survive, like in the movies. I can't wait to repopulate the Earth!

I lived in Canada for 4 years. -20 puts a damper on the 'ol repopulation urges. Curling into a ball and whimpering while the car warms up is more the style - I remember doing a lot of that.

Red thermal longjohns - this years fetching look.

mattjack

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

Sometimes people with specific skills survive too. Have you any specific skills, KungPao?

oh,oh, oh...me ,me, me ask me ?










sorry did you say specific skills or specific kills ?

starlit

Say the uggs be around to stay for a while and for many more years to come if the cold weather has anything to do with the winter months!

Tonyandthewhale

Uggs are the worst things ever.

starlit

They might be but they are so comfy and they can be cool if you put a bit of style and thought into when purchasing. Nothing like warm feet without feeling the cold! Like being snug bug in a rug.:)

Chuck Stone

An ice age would cause great hardship in many ways but the upside would be that you could leave your beers out the back in the open air and they'd be lovely and cold.

gurramok

ESB staff will be delighted with an ice age on the way, gravy train how are ya :P

So yeh OP, if you believe an English scientist who correctly predicted the snow last winter is on its way again, stock up on your woolies!

Herb Powell

lastlaugh wrote: »

There is absolutly no way that there will going to be a ice age in the near future giving that the earth's atmosphere has heated up over the last 200 or so years because of global warming.

Have you being living in the Stone age or something Op?!

Besides if there will be a new ice age coming soon there will be the tecnoligy in place to utilise the cold temperature and affectivly reverse the catistropic effect it causes.

Do you have a newsletter I could subscribe to?

woodoo

Captain Chaos wrote: »

When the Gulf Stream shuts down due to melting Arctic ice Ireland, the UK and Western Europe will have a mini ice age.

If the gulf stream pisses of we'll have freezing winters but great summers. Roll on the day.

LH Pathe

woodoo wrote: »

If the gulf stream pisses of we'll have freezing winters but great summers. Roll on the day.

too dramatic a variant.. I think we're doing alright. if we could just swap some winter chill for some summer sun

3rdDegree

Don't worry, Dana will fix it.

JerryHandbag

Its coming on.....THE DAY AFTER TOMMORROW! :eek:

Duggy747

Wasn't there supposed to be an Ice Age forecasted back in the 70's?

Captain Darling

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Its coming on.....THE DAY AFTER TOMMORROW! :eek:

But what about the day after the day after tomorrow?

WE DIDNT LISTEN!!!!

al28283

As long as John Cusack survives we'll be ok

ardinn

An Ice age COULD very well happen in less than ten years.

If your interested in the subject watch al gores "an inconvenient truth"

He explains how this could - and most likely will happen - very shortly!

Saila

we have about as much chance as a snowflake in hell

wonderboysam

With the growing popularity of jersey shore soon we'll be in a..... BRONZE AGE!!

ardinn

wonderboysam wrote: »

With the growing popularity of jersey shore soon we'll be in a..... BRONZE AGE!!

Never seen it - It cant be that popular!

Kirby

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

Sometimes people with specific skills survive too. Have you any specific skills, KungPao?

Well I'm fine than. I have an encylopedic knowledge of all things trek-related. People will definately want me around in the future. Sure, the lad with the fire-making skills might be a big hit.....but what people really want to know is which episode Spock cried in.

maygitchell

Im not saying it was ancient aliens but...

RichieC

ardinn wrote: »

An Ice age COULD very well happen in less than ten years.

If your interested in the subject watch al gores "an inconvenient truth"

He explains how this could - and most likely will happen - very shortly!

hehe, mentioning Gore online is like waving a red cloak at stupid..

ardinn

RichieC wrote: »

hehe, mentioning Gore online is like waving a red cloak at stupid..

I was unaware of this new fad - Apologies, I will go back to living in 1997.

Icyseanfitz

yeah well global warming is clearly a load of BS, how low did our temperatures get last winter? and its meant to be worse this year,

oh yeah and im not saying its ancient aliens but....

The Master of Disaster

lastlaugh wrote: »

There is absolutly no way that there will going to be a ice age in the near future giving that the earth's atmosphere has heated up over the last 200 or so years because of global warming.

Have you being living in the Stone age or something Op?!

Besides if there will be a new ice age coming soon there will be the tecnoligy in place to utilise the cold temperature and affectivly reverse the catistropic effect it causes.

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

yeah well global warming is clearly a load of BS, how low did our temperatures get last winter? and its meant to be worse this year

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picard facepalm all you want my good lad but we did not get any warmer last year

Elmer Blooker

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

yeah well global warming is clearly a load of BS, how low did our temperatures get last winter? and its meant to be worse this year,

Our big freeze last winter was caused by high pressure over Greenland but on the "other side" of that high pressure- west Greenland and North East Canada temperatures were up to 8 degrees above normal. When its unusually cold in one place its unusually warm somewhere else. Theres no reason why this winter shouldn't be one of the warmest on record. Don't pay any attention to these "experts" who say we'll be buried in snow this winter!

Icyseanfitz

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

Our big freeze last winter was caused by high pressure over Greenland but on the "other side" of that high pressure- west Greenland and North East Canada temperatures were up to 8 degrees above normal. When its unusually cold in one place its unusually warm somewhere else. Theres no reason why this winter shouldn't be one of the warmest on record. Don't pay any attention to these "experts" who say we'll be buried in snow this winter!

and i dont pay attention to these "experts" ranting on about global warming either, sure there is global warming to some extent (there always is as its a natural phenomenon) but it isnt half as bad as these "experts" lead people to believe, its a money scam for people to buy green products

Icyseanfitz

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

Our big freeze last winter was caused by high pressure over Greenland but on the "other side" of that high pressure- west Greenland and North East Canada temperatures were up to 8 degrees above normal. When its unusually cold in one place its unusually warm somewhere else. Theres no reason why this winter shouldn't be one of the warmest on record. Don't pay any attention to these "experts" who say we'll be buried in snow this winter!

and what was the explanation for the unusually crappy summer?

Pherekydes

woodoo wrote: »

If the gulf stream pisses of we'll have freezing winters but great summers. Roll on the day.

It might interest you to know that if the gulf stream switches off our summers will also cool down dramatically. After all, we are at 53 degrees north.

Compare Dublin with Punta Arenas (similar latitude):

Dublin summer mean temp: 11
Punta Arenas summer mean: 8

Dublin winter mean temp: 6
Punta Arenas winter mean: 4

Gee Bag

Does anyone know if this new ice age is due today? I was planning on putting some washing out.