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Replying to: alltorque (Nov 25, 2008 5:29 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Nov 25, 2008 7:28 am) |
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An interesting article that actually mentions other GHG's such as methane and nitrous oxide. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2008-11-25-greenhouse-gase- s-record-highs_N.htm Methane is about 30X more potent than CO2 as a GHG. I wonder whether the methane is mainly due to human-leaks, or more likely natural venting? |
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Do the GW models of the climate include the methane mentioned above. Maybe; but I doubt they include things like the following. http://blogs.usatoday.com/sciencefair/2008/11/cosmic-ray-hots.html What effect does this extra radiation have on heating the atmosphere or ionizing it and creating chemical reactions in the air? Oh how little we understand, and yet Mr. Gore and his paid-for-scientists would have you believe we must drastically change our lifestyle.
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Replying to: kernick (Nov 25, 2008 1:32 pm) |
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Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition... engines. a 4 cylinder VW diesel is used to study the HCCL... link title A local university is into research efforts link title "The Smart Little Engine That Could," Sensing a new automotive Future, by Erica Klarreich Forefront, College of Engineering, University of California Berkeley fall 2008, pg 16-21. |
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Not only are the air temperatures been really cold around here (which could be discounted as weather, and not climate), as expressed in the following article; but the ocean temperatures which are far harder to change because of their mass are colder than normal. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2008-11-25-turtle_N.htm And it is only Fall! The only people who like winter are the skiiers and plow-drivers; so I say again let's forget about keeping the Earth this cold. |
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Replying to: kernick (Nov 26, 2008 9:09 am)  They did let me drive an Oshkosh once! MORE POWER !!! We are able to drive up to the snow SKI and drive out of the snow,( in as little as 2 hours: Actually 4 hours) The 3 or four total winter seasons I have so called LIVED 24/7 in the snow was enough to last my lifetime, and I was dragged kicking and screaming to those. ( for 2 years, I was stationed 90 miles south of the Army's Artic training Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division- USA's version of Siberia?) Watching your car rust in front of your eyes was not my idea of fun.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Nov 26, 2008 9:20 am) "An opinion poll in 11 countries has produced what organisers term a "global mandate" for action on climate change." And the Vatican is putting up solar panels (pic at the link - BBC)
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 26, 2008 9:26 am)
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