A strawberry grower in Florida was interviewed on ABC Good Morning America Weekend on Saturday, 1/9/2010, concerning the impact of freezing temperatures on his plants. He reported that he has seen colder weather in Florida for the past three years. I grew up in South Florida and am very familiar with weather conditions there. A friend of mine is thinking about purchasing a town house in Key Largo, Florida, and I was reminded of the Absolute Zero movie which talks about a polar shift where the ice caps melt at both the North and South Poles and Miami becomes buried in ice--overnight.
We are all aware of the global climate changes we are experiencing. Whether or not these changes are being brought about by global warming or some other mechanism, the results are the same. Ice is melting at the poles and many parts of the world are experiencing significantly different weather patterns.
How do we prepare for such changes? For a polar shift, I really don't know. (I don't think anyone does.) That would be catastrophic for the entire planet. Has it happened before? Probably. It could also be linked to the Bible story of Noah and the flood. Could that be what wiped out the dinosaurs? Perhaps? Could a polar shift be caused by an interplanetary impact (a large meteor, for example)? Possibly.
In any event, movies can give us food for thought along with entertainment.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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