Re: [HoE] Lost colony speculation-spoiler

["The Rusty" <therusty@vallnet.com>]

I will say it again, if Faraway turns out to be Earth, I will EAT my
Hardbacled HoE and Wasted West books.
----- Original Message -----
From: Sweet Jesus <gargano@students.uiuc.edu>
To: <hoe@gamerz.net>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [HoE] Lost colony speculation-spoiler


> > That is possible, I'd say.  Banshee being a past Earth, I mean.  But
Earth
> > could very well become an over grown jungle planet...  Simply put:
Global
> > Warming.  Your Polar Ice Caps melt, and you've a few Billion more
Gallons
> > of Water in the atmosphere, and that, added to the warmer temperatures
make
> > for the perfect conditions to produce a Greater Amazon Basin, the whole
> > world over.
>
> I think we possibly have the cause of the over grown jungle theme right in
> Wasted West.  Isn't there a tropical rainforest that grows about ten feet
> a day???  Now imagine that all the edges expand out at 10 feet a day and
> consider how long it would go unchecked (assuming Faraway is Earth and
> something happened).  You also have to remember that there was only one
> huge continent a long long time ago. . .so why can't the continents
> eventually meet up again?  At that point in time, the jungle effect could
> be trans-continental leading to a global forest preserve.
>
> Gregg "Remember, I have a pocketful of sewage. . ." Gargano
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