Global warming....
Nov. 18th, 2005 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Global Warming is a fact. Man's involvement is not so clear.
More to muddy the waters -- a solar study.
The upshot -- The sun makes the earth warmer or cooler in a very recognizable way. We are currently in a solar warming trend, so any changes we see have to be colored by THAT fact before assumptions about greenhouse gases and particulate pollution. Yes, the ice-caps are retreating. And, had we not been here, they'd probably still be retreating.
More to muddy the waters -- a solar study.
The upshot -- The sun makes the earth warmer or cooler in a very recognizable way. We are currently in a solar warming trend, so any changes we see have to be colored by THAT fact before assumptions about greenhouse gases and particulate pollution. Yes, the ice-caps are retreating. And, had we not been here, they'd probably still be retreating.
why are we in this handbasket & why is it getting hotter!?!
Date: 2005-11-18 04:48 pm (UTC)Re: why are we in this handbasket & why is it getting hotter!?!
Date: 2005-11-18 05:40 pm (UTC)Greenhouse gases, though, aren't quite as bad. Jury is still out past their warming issues. Ozone, in fact, is used locally to help clear particles out of the air! A fact that I hate, since I can 'taste' ozone when I breathe it in any quantities....
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Date: 2005-11-18 06:21 pm (UTC)Just saying.
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Date: 2005-11-21 12:49 am (UTC)There's still no excuse for polluting, though.
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Date: 2005-11-18 10:16 pm (UTC)I don't think we can pin that one on Mankind...
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Date: 2005-11-18 10:22 pm (UTC)