When typhoons and hurricanes sweep through mountainous areas, they cause more than human destruction. They also physically and chemically weather the mountains they pass, taking carbon with them and burying it in the oceans in the form of sediment. This in turn allows the planet to cool. While scientists have long predicted that extreme storms cause such effects, only recently have they been able to measure just how carbon much storms take away: tons.
anwar- it might be that "pollution" has been around for a few thousand years, but it's never really been a serious problem until the last few hundred. there has been a SIGNIFICANT increase. and we keep finding new ways to pollute (shooting it into space). so it isnt like we've really seen the effects of the damage yet. we cant keep this up. fortunately the people not ignorant to this are many and hopefully we'll start acting on this serious issue. so yeah, the earth isnt fragile, but it can only take so much!
Think back to your college years. Did you spend more time at the lab bench than at the bar? Was getting a date harder than organic chem? If you carried protection was it for your pocket? We thought so.
"lugger 11" - hey let's also think about the fact that just as the stereotyped "numbskulled" athletes you speak of, you also see women as trophies. maybe you too are finding that those of the opposite sex who 'sex themselves up' are also more attractive. pwhoar. how could that be? It's clear a person would first gravitate to the healthiest, most attractive person if they wanted sex. athlete= fit. and probably confident. pretty simple. In addition to this, you find yourself attracted to women who announce they're sexuality - in fact your definition of these women seems to be just that. so it clearly is not an 'intellect first!' type deal, no matter what darwin might tell you. but by "fittest", i think he meant it. If science "nerds" want the ladies, they should work on not seeing women as unattainable objects, and rather as people. Also exercise a little and grab something aside from simply scholarly confidence while you're at it.
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