Comments on: Five Lost Cities Of The Future http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:09:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Interesting Reading… – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-3#comment-303956 Interesting Reading… – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:57:26 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-303956 [...] Five Lost Cities Of The Future – “The concept of a lost city has always astounded me, not because I don’t see how you can simply let a civilization dry up, but because I realize that in several hundred years, there will be anthropologists of that age looking at the ruins of whatever modern encampment didn’t quite work out, and asking the same questions we now ask about the Maya, or the Inca, or any other ruins we stumble upon with little explanation. With that thought in mind, and the coming climate change, what cities are most likely to be abandoned and raising questions?” [...] [...] Five Lost Cities Of The Future – “The concept of a lost city has always astounded me, not because I don’t see how you can simply let a civilization dry up, but because I realize that in several hundred years, there will be anthropologists of that age looking at the ruins of whatever modern encampment didn’t quite work out, and asking the same questions we now ask about the Maya, or the Inca, or any other ruins we stumble upon with little explanation. With that thought in mind, and the coming climate change, what cities are most likely to be abandoned and raising questions?” [...]

]]> By: ecofiend http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-2#comment-286475 ecofiend Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:51:03 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-286475 Las Vegas is the poster child of conspicuous overconsumption. We should not wish ill will on any place, but this is an unsustainable evironmental disaster that should be abandoned. Las Vegas is the poster child of conspicuous overconsumption. We should not wish ill will on any place, but this is an unsustainable evironmental disaster that should be abandoned.

]]> By: Gunnar http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-2#comment-174730 Gunnar Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:36:44 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-174730 What about Phoenix? It's in a desert. I don't know the specifics about its water situation. But I imagine it's somewhat similar to Vegas. What about Phoenix? It’s in a desert. I don’t know the specifics about its water situation. But I imagine it’s somewhat similar to Vegas.

]]> By: Matt http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-2#comment-132636 Matt Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:35:16 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-132636 About Las Vegas... It's not the city government that's paying people to take out their lawns, but the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which is the private water utility. Also, the big problem with Lake Mead is not Las Vegas, but also the other places that get water from the Colorado River, especially California, which has used much more than their share for years, and Arizona, which has a lot of agriculture. Snowfall in the Rockies has also been less in recent years, which translates into less water flowing through the Colorado River. About Las Vegas…

It’s not the city government that’s paying people to take out their lawns, but the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which is the private water utility. Also, the big problem with Lake Mead is not Las Vegas, but also the other places that get water from the Colorado River, especially California, which has used much more than their share for years, and Arizona, which has a lot of agriculture. Snowfall in the Rockies has also been less in recent years, which translates into less water flowing through the Colorado River.

]]> By: palmer http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-2#comment-80803 palmer Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:16:00 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-80803 i thimk that the whole east coast whill eventualy be underwater because of a tsunami and california will be destroyed by an earthquake i thimk that the whole east coast whill eventualy be underwater because of a tsunami and california will be destroyed by an earthquake

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-2#comment-79405 Stephanie Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:31:38 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-79405 I don't know about the other three cities, but I believe that Atlanta definitely should NOT be on this list. It's one of the fastest growing cities in the nation today because it offers so much and I don't see how a simple drought will cause its downfall in the future. I don’t know about the other three cities, but I believe that Atlanta definitely should NOT be on this list. It’s one of the fastest growing cities in the nation today because it offers so much and I don’t see how a simple drought will cause its downfall in the future.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-2#comment-37217 Andrew Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:46:59 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-37217 <blockquote>Here’s one. Chicago and most of northern illinois. Most people dont know that the great lakes especially Lake Michigan were created by enormous glaciers. When they melted and dispersed it took a huge amount of weight off of the crust beneath it. Slowly but surely the crust is rebounding in a process referred to as Isostasy. Its pushing down on a pool toy, when the pressure is taken off it shoots back up. But this all happens on the geologic time scale. So it rises a few centimeters a year. The prediction is that this will cause cities like Chicago to become flooded. </blockquote> Though this may not be a factor if the water levels in the Great Lakes continue to drop.

Here’s one. Chicago and most of northern illinois. Most people dont know that the great lakes especially Lake Michigan were created by enormous glaciers. When they melted and dispersed it took a huge amount of weight off of the crust beneath it. Slowly but surely the crust is rebounding in a process referred to as Isostasy. Its pushing down on a pool toy, when the pressure is taken off it shoots back up. But this all happens on the geologic time scale. So it rises a few centimeters a year. The prediction is that this will cause cities like Chicago to become flooded.

Though this may not be a factor if the water levels in the Great Lakes continue to drop.

]]> By: grdotija http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-2#comment-36003 grdotija Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:20:01 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-36003 Most of the lost cities of the past are lost mostly because of foreign invasion or natural disasters. Americans as proven with NO hurricanes are unable and not prepared to cope with this disasters. It was a pure display of how selfish people in NO are. They would rather stomp over their neighbor instead of offering help. Every level of government showed low skill level when it comes to dealing with any kind of disaster. So the problem comes from within the population. Greed is ever expanding and humanity is disappearing. Only exists in the individual examples, but not on a larger scale. Racism is present everywhere, even though people are afraid to talk about it for sake of being politically correct. Comments about millions of immigrants invading USA by Obbop shows not only that people aren't ready to make a step toward integration and seeing little further in the future then tomorrow, but also that Obbop is a MORON. As long as USA is inhabited by people like him, EVERY city is a future lost city. American society eats itself from the core. The founding fathers visions are long lost in peoples views of fake democracy and ability to choose the candidate one or candidate two. The rest of the world is working towards equality and bright picture of the future. Americans live with a short vision-better car, new condo, membership in the golf club and and ability to look down on their waiter and doorman, and a self redemption by being a member of an official religion. The value of the dollar is lost and there aren't many countries left in the world willing to be invaded without resistance. So every city in USA will be lost unless people start changing. Not by legislature, but by example. Stop investing in bombs and admire the rich and famous and stop hating everybody that is little bit different from you. Thank you. Most of the lost cities of the past are lost mostly because of foreign invasion or natural disasters. Americans as proven with NO hurricanes are unable and not prepared to cope with this disasters. It was a pure display of how selfish people in NO are. They would rather stomp over their neighbor instead of offering help. Every level of government showed low skill level when it comes to dealing with any kind of disaster. So the problem comes from within the population. Greed is ever expanding and humanity is disappearing. Only exists in the individual examples, but not on a larger scale. Racism is present everywhere, even though people are afraid to talk about it for sake of being politically correct. Comments about millions of immigrants invading USA by Obbop shows not only that people aren’t ready to make a step toward integration and seeing little further in the future then tomorrow, but also that Obbop is a MORON. As long as USA is inhabited by people like him, EVERY city is a future lost city. American society eats itself from the core. The founding fathers visions are long lost in peoples views of fake democracy and ability to choose the candidate one or candidate two. The rest of the world is working towards equality and bright picture of the future. Americans live with a short vision-better car, new condo, membership in the golf club and and ability to look down on their waiter and doorman, and a self redemption by being a member of an official religion. The value of the dollar is lost and there aren’t many countries left in the world willing to be invaded without resistance.
So every city in USA will be lost unless people start changing. Not by legislature, but by example. Stop investing in bombs and admire the rich and famous and stop hating everybody that is little bit different from you.
Thank you.

]]> By: loke http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-2#comment-35719 loke Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:44:30 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-35719 Wow, this site is so riddled with idiots you'd think its the presidential morning meeting. I saw one idiot claiming the ice caps in Antarctica are expanding, and some other fuckhead talk about how freedom is great in the US. Someone needs a serious bitch-slap to wake them the fuck up! Present day Americans wouldn't know freedom if Thomas Jefferson himself stapled it to their face. I have absolutely no idea what happened to the awesome idea that was once the US, all I know is that they fucked it up, bad, and left our generation to clean up the mess. Thanks a lot. Wow, this site is so riddled with idiots you’d think its the presidential morning meeting. I saw one idiot claiming the ice caps in Antarctica are expanding, and some other fuckhead talk about how freedom is great in the US. Someone needs a serious bitch-slap to wake them the fuck up! Present day Americans wouldn’t know freedom if Thomas Jefferson himself stapled it to their face. I have absolutely no idea what happened to the awesome idea that was once the US, all I know is that they fucked it up, bad, and left our generation to clean up the mess. Thanks a lot.

]]> By: Tessa http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065/comment-page-2#comment-35476 Tessa Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:34:03 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065#comment-35476 It's a good list. The main problem with Las Vegas is not so much the demands of its tourist population but the continuing growth of the city's population (sprawling far beyond the strip). This has caused increasing pressure on the water supply for an outpost that was never really meant to become a permanently inhabited settlement (let alone a city). An additional problem with Vegas is the lack of any real industry except for tourism and construction. Once construction starts to contract many of the newer inhabitance of the city will be left without work. There are a lot more American cities are in quite a lot of danger. NYC for example would be horribly effected if an earthquake strikes near the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (which happens to be located not far from the city and has been built on an active fault line). Also LA for reasons previously mentioned. It’s a good list. The main problem with Las Vegas is not so much the demands of its tourist population but the continuing growth of the city’s population (sprawling far beyond the strip). This has caused increasing pressure on the water supply for an outpost that was never really meant to become a permanently inhabited settlement (let alone a city). An additional problem with Vegas is the lack of any real industry except for tourism and construction. Once construction starts to contract many of the newer inhabitance of the city will be left without work.

There are a lot more American cities are in quite a lot of danger. NYC for example would be horribly effected if an earthquake strikes near the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (which happens to be located not far from the city and has been built on an active fault line). Also LA for reasons previously mentioned.

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