Armchair_Politician wrote on Feb 14^th, 2014 at 8:52am:



Probably, yet that doesn't end the major threat to the Australian economy from AGW.

Shame people hide behind an off the cuff remark by Flannery to hide their own fear of realising the science behind AGW and so act to protect Australia.

BigOl64 wrote on Feb 14^th, 2014 at 9:13am:


Like all deniers, he paraphrased enough to take it completely out of context.

There is nothing wrong with Flannery's comment.  We see the inability for run-off to fill dams to sustain farming in most of the central region of Australia due to the climate in that region. Climate change is predicting some parts of our current farmland will become like that. (ie not enough run-off to fill dams).
The key thing is, its not now, its in the future.

How can he be "proved wrong" when his prediction date hasnt arrived yet ?

Denier logic is not logic at all. Its lies built on lies.

____ wrote on Feb 14^th, 2014 at 9:16am:



Just admit you are a moron and we can all have a good laugh at your massive bugger up and move on.

Or are you going to just ignore what you posted and pretend you didn't actually write that little nugget of stupidity?       

Doctor Jolly wrote on Feb 14^th, 2014 at 9:28am:


Gawd, you never give up even when proven to be 110% WRONG!  There's no misquoting, no being taken out of context or anything. It's all there in crystal clear text:

SALLY SARA: What will it mean for Australian farmers if the predictions of climate change are correct and little is done to stop it? What will that mean for a farmer?

PROFESSOR TIM FLANNERY: We're already seeing the initial impacts and they include a decline in the winter rainfall zone across southern Australia, which is clearly an impact of climate change, but also a decrease in run-off. Although we're getting say a 20 per cent decrease in rainfall in some areas of Australia, that's translating to a 60 per cent decrease in the run-off into the dams and rivers. That's because the soil is warmer because of global warming and the plants are under more stress and therefore using more moisture. So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems, and that's a real worry for the people in the bush. If that trend continues then I think we're going to have serious problems, particularly for irrigation.

BigOl64 wrote on Feb 14^th, 2014 at 9:24am:



As has been said many times, a hotter and wetter world will increase the extremes at both ends. I understand your ignorance considering your refutal of the science behind AGW.

I understand that by trying to trivalize this major threat is the only tool the denialists have and this is done for political reasons … to avoid logical discussion … since the denialists are void of logical points on topic. And a rational debate on how Australia should prepare for AGW effects is the fear of the deniars since this would include the reduction in the use of fossil fuels.

And we all know the biggest backers of AGW denialism is the fossil fuel sector.


I hope you are being paid well  … or are you one of the mugs the fossil fuel sector are using?

____ wrote on Feb 14^th, 2014 at 9:40am:


Your OP trivializes it more than anything else written here....

FriYAY wrote on Feb 14^th, 2014 at 9:35am:


Am I dealing with a moron here ?

Is farming sustainable in central Australia ?

Heard of the Goyder's line ?

Doctor Jolly wrote on Feb 14^th, 2014 at 9:48am:


Go ask the Israeli's. They turned arid desert into very productive land - something the Palestinians failed to do for hundreds of years.