8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan + Tsunami and Alerts

And this is why I didn't want to argue about global warming. Can we please get back on topic?

Interestingly enough, people are trying to claim Global Warming was at least a factor in this disaster. So thanks to some global warming proponents, discussing Global Warming is on topic.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/...armism.php

know headlines like that might just make most folks roll their eyes at this point — I mean, what doesn’t climate change cause these days, am I right? And I realize that people are skeptical of news-cycle tie-ins, like this very story appears to be. But just because it’s sort of depressing to keep tabs on all of the myriad impacts of ol’ climate change occurring the world over, doesn’t mean we should be glossing over facts like this: Geologists believe that global warming may already be causing more earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. After all, screwing with the world’s ornery climate system to the extent which we have is bound to have far-reaching effects — effects like huge amounts of melting ice causing the earth’s crust to “bounce” up, potentially triggering earthquakes.

Which makes sense. And if you ask me, now is a perfectly apt time to be analyzing such possible causal relationships, like the one between climate change and earthquakes (which set off tsunamis). You are, after all, perhaps turning to a green site like TreeHugger to examine the environmental implications of various world events. But some insist this reeks of opportunism (especially those amongst the anti-climate crowd) — and therefore should be immediately written off as sensationalism.

Although, global warming cannot be the cause, assuming the UEA scientists are correct about the earth cooling.