You assume that there is a solution. To human generated causes there is. To natural processes there may well be nothing we can do except to adapt or die.
Amazon River Disaster & Global Warming Facts
- Thread starter Heiko Bleher
- Start date
THE PROPER RESPONSE IS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE CAUSE.
(was that all caps? oh my)
So I'd say the cause is tremendously relevant.
I'm not going to lie, after reading all nine pages, I'm pretty upset with this thread.
I was aiming to find conversations about the species that were involved and what species where in critical conditions in terms of being wiped out, not hearing about how destructive the human race is as a whole, or what even caused it. We will truly never understand what really caused this drought, we may have facts of what may have contributed to the cause but in the end WE really don't know. But with that said this is the real reason why i am posting.
I love SA fish, most of them represent my favorite species in the hobby. These are my concerns
Species that were affected: Does that mean the wildtype of that specimen is completely eradicated?
Does this mean that prices for SA fish will increase?
Should we reconsider how we keep these fishes and consider biotopes as main option when keeping these fish?
Should we as hobbyist try to create breeding situations for these fish to keep the population growing?
I was aiming to find conversations about the species that were involved and what species where in critical conditions in terms of being wiped out, not hearing about how destructive the human race is as a whole, or what even caused it. We will truly never understand what really caused this drought, we may have facts of what may have contributed to the cause but in the end WE really don't know. But with that said this is the real reason why i am posting.
I love SA fish, most of them represent my favorite species in the hobby. These are my concerns
Species that were affected: Does that mean the wildtype of that specimen is completely eradicated?
Does this mean that prices for SA fish will increase?
Should we reconsider how we keep these fishes and consider biotopes as main option when keeping these fish?
Should we as hobbyist try to create breeding situations for these fish to keep the population growing?
These are good questions.
Threads grow organically, and you can't always predict where they go, like any conversation.
Why don't you relink the OP and add your questions and start a new thread, mentioning how you'd like to explore these questions and not discuss climate change?
I think Mr. Bleher will be well equipped to answer your questions, Jtang, but I wouldn't be surprised if he had already published exactly that sort of info elsewhere. I'd google his name for some literature before contacting him about it. No point in asking him to rehash if he's already put it out there.
The problem here is actually a very fundamental one. Things that happen to planets tend to last for anywhere from thousands to billions of years. We are lucky to live anywhere near 100 years.
It is very difficult for we humans to relate to all this as a result.
For how many millions of years were one celled and simple organism the dominant life form on the planet. How many millions of years did sea creatures followed by land animals dominate. We have been the dominant species for only a couple of hundred thousand years. We are also the only dominent species which has been able to willfully effect the planetary ecology to a measurable extent. But if the Yellowstone caldera blows or we get hit by a large asteroid etc., there is not much we can do about it- we are all toast.
Climate change? Here is a little perspective about the current ice age we are in.
It is very difficult for we humans to relate to all this as a result.
For how many millions of years were one celled and simple organism the dominant life form on the planet. How many millions of years did sea creatures followed by land animals dominate. We have been the dominant species for only a couple of hundred thousand years. We are also the only dominent species which has been able to willfully effect the planetary ecology to a measurable extent. But if the Yellowstone caldera blows or we get hit by a large asteroid etc., there is not much we can do about it- we are all toast.
Climate change? Here is a little perspective about the current ice age we are in.
Just busting Travis' chops a bit!Is your point regarding what's happening or syntax?
