The earthquake and tsunami in Japan yesterday are another reminder of the broken world in which we live- a world broken a long time ago by sin, not be carbon dioxide. But of course the intelligence of some people is remarkably low- the temperature of the atmosphere has absolutely no impact on tectonic plates, people.

I wonder if Bob Brown will demand the coal miniers pay for reconstruction.

Andrew Bolt writes:

And thousands are missing after Japan’s earthquake and tsunami:

Friday’s 8.9-magnitude quake—the seventh biggest ever recorded—generated a monster wall of water that pulverised the northeastern city of Sendai, where police reportedly said that 200-300 bodies had been found on the coast.

At least 337 people were killed in the massive earthquake and following tsunamis, police and press reports said.

Our deepest sympathies are with the Japanese. But what does it say about the country that the losses, while terrible, are far lower than you’d historically expect from an earthquake so huge.

UPDATE

If they believe even this, there is no reasoning with them:

Hours after a massive earthquake rattled Japan, environmental advocates connected the natural disaster to global warming. The president of the European Economic and Social Committee, Staffan Nilsson, issued a statement calling for solidarity in tackling the global warming problem.

“Some islands affected by climate change have been hit,” said Nilsson. “Has not the time come to demonstrate on solidarity — not least solidarity in combating and adapting to climate change and global warming?”

“Mother Nature has again given us a sign that that is what we need to do,” he added.

Global warming enthusiasts have also taken to Twitter to raise awareness of the need to respond to the earthquake by finally acting on climate change. And the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Lee Doren compiled some of the best ones.

Some examples:

AliceTMBFan said “2 hours of geography earlier talking about Japan has left me thinking…maybe global warming is way more serious then we thought…”

Arbiterofwords tweeted “I’m worried that Japan earthquake, on top of other recent natural ‘disasters’, is a sign we’ve passed point of no return for climate change.”

MrVikas said “Events like the #Japan #earthquake and #tsunami MUST keep #climate change at forefront of policy thought: http://bit.ly/cZe8To #environment

Tayyclayy noted her frustration by tweeting “An earthquake with an 8.9 magnitude struck Japan.. And some say climate change isn’t real?!”

DanFranklin postulated “Never really believed all this global warming talk, but after the earthquake in NZ and today in Japan. Maybe we’ve ruined the world.”

And TeamIanHarding tweeted “While Japan witnessed an earthquake we were talking about the problems that global warming leads to in school. Think. Pray. And change.”