GEOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Global Cooling, Sour Gas, Sea Level Rise
3 Dec 2020
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Consider the timescale sea level rise is occurring over scales of decades. During last ice age global temperature average was only 4oc lower than today. Many organisms can"t tolerate temperature shifts of even a few degrees. Nas report concluded that global warming was inconclusive. Scientists can"t decide between global warming and cooling . Scientists get their lavish laboratories and fund their artic vacations . New oil finds onshore in alaska (most offshore) Biggest onshore discovery in alaska in 30 years if true. Renewable replaces itself naturally and quickly. Nonrenewable does not replace itself quick enough for human consumption. About 82% of energy consumption in us and globally. 23% coal, 37% oil, 23% natural gas, 6% hydroelectric, 6% nuclear. Reserve amount of material ready to use. Resource amount of material known to exist, whether usable or not. Deposits not uniformly distributed leads to conflict.
