We must reverse global warming

I’m really excited because now  I’m convinced that we must reverse global warming. We all know that as the planet warms the polar ice melts, and this increases sea level.

 

Experts have recommended that we reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases to reduce global warming and prevent a ton of people from drowning.

But  these experts haven't  thought of  something even more ambitious:  We can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep working the problem until the planet cools down and reaches the same temperature it had a long time ago, during the Ice Ages. Because if we get a lot of ice to  form then we will lower sea level to 100 meters or even more.

To be honest, when I heard  global warming was increasing  sea level I was really happy, because I live 500 meters from the beach.  According to my estimates, if things continue as they are, in 20 to 30 years  I would be living  right on the beach. My only concern would be who pays to clean up the rubble when the buildings located closer to the beach get flooded and collapse into the sea.

But then  I thought it over, if the sea level rises the beach  will disappear, and my favorite pizza parlour  in El Campello will be underwater. So I started thinking, what if we do it the other way around?  What if we  lowered sea level to the level it had 20,000 years ago?   And I concluded it has a lot going for it.

Look at the new Mediterranean map (the arrow indicates the new waterfront):

 

As you can see, in Spain’s case, the coast changes significantly, and overall the country grows quite a bit. The government  would have to build new roads, power lines, and of course new cities on the coast.  I imagine  this would reduce unemployment.

Now let’s see what would happen to the United Kingdom and France.  These two countries would be joined and come together to form a single, very happy country, because they would have a combination of   the British economy and French cooking, all at the same time!! It would be known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and France. This of course requires the French don’t get ideas and guillotine the royal family.

 

Other countries would grow even more, for example the United States have much to gain territory in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

The Americans and the Mexicans would have to do the same as the Spaniards,  and move to the new waterfront.  Cubans will  have a much shorter raft trip when they escape. New Orleans (Louisiana), now located in awful  marshy terrain and below sea level,  would be on dry land.

Of course, lowering sea level over 100 meters will require hard work. We have to reduce CO2 and methane emissions. To reduce CO2 emissions to an acceptable level,  I propose to  build 256 giant nuclear power stations.  And to reduce emissions of methane, the greenhouse gas that nobody mentions because  it’s not convenient for the livestock industry,  we have to stop eating beef (methane emissions are caused by cows’ farts).

I know,  not eating meat is going to be tough, and the  Fukushima incident  makes one think whether nuclear power is a good idea.  But I think winning all that land from the sea is quite tempting.  If we agree to  replace beef with chicken and pork, and accept a nuclear accident and some radioactivity once in a while, it’s worth it.

I've also  thought of the high probability that once the English Channel disappears and the UK and France are one country, we would have a huge invasion of Brits heading this way, to Spain.  But this British invasion would make Spain into a very rich country,  because at this time the excess housing stock is killing the economy, and those Brits would want to buy a lot of apartments and houses.  The way I see it, unemployment would disappear because everyone would be building again. What a happy ending!