Speaking at Blackfriars Station in London, which Network Rail is currently fitting with solar panels and rainwater harvesting systems in order to be more resilient against power cuts, Ms Spelman said the UK is already investing £200 billion over the next five years.Climate change has definitively reached the point of self parody.
But that will not be enough to stop economic impacts of climate change if it is invested in the wrong areas.
She warned of intense rainfall, droughts and heatwaves in the next 50 to 100 years because of man-made global warming. The signal from wi-fi cannot travel as far when temperatures increase. Heavy downfalls of rain also affect the ability of the device to capture a signal.
"Our economy is built on effective transport and communications networks and reliable energy and water supplies.
One day you wash up on the beach, wet and naked. Another day you wash back out. In between, the scenery changes constantly.
Friday, May 13, 2011
New Climate Change Threat - Loss of WiFi!
I guess burning/starving/freezing/drowning or dying of thirst weren't bad enough to convince people. But maybe they'll be motivated by the newest climate threat - It'll weaken your Wifi signal. And without your Wifi coverage at full range and strength, how will you ever be able to find out about it?
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