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> Ah, right.. That is why deserts are so "wet". Its a bit more fracking
> complicated than that. And, no, cooler temperatures do not "necessarily"
> mean drier weather. The reason its dry here is "due to" the heat. The lake
> isn't large enough for the huge desert around it to be positively effected
> with rain, so the problem is that the rain either hardly ever falls,
> and/or evaporates again before it hits. Most of the rain falls farther
> inland, because it usually never gets "cold enough" for it to condense and
> fall to the ground, until it gets farther north, and out of the desert
> areas (or it runs into mountains, which.. tend to be high, so kind of
> "collect" anything that hits them before it can evaporate again...)
Global, global, global! *
Yeah, of course it's dry and hot in the desert. I wonder why
people live there.
*
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/animals/images/primary/wild-turkey.jpg
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> While increased CO2 is something to pay
> attention to, after all we need air to breath,
> the current CO2 levels are still low on a
> geologic timeframe,
It looks quite high to me:
http://www.mongabay.com/images/external/2005/co2_var.jpg
Around 375 ppmv today compared to the usual cycle of 200-300 ppmv over the
last half a million years.
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Tim Attwood wrote:
> Yeah, of course it's dry and hot in the desert. I wonder why
> people live there.
"""
The poor people there don't need foreign aid! They live in a dessert! They
need luggage! Send them all a plane ticket!
"""
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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>> While increased CO2 is something to pay
>> attention to, after all we need air to breath,
>> the current CO2 levels are still low on a
>> geologic timeframe,
>
> It looks quite high to me:
>
> http://www.mongabay.com/images/external/2005/co2_var.jpg
>
> Around 375 ppmv today compared to the usual cycle of 200-300 ppmv over the
> last half a million years.
By some estimates mamals have existed at times when it was over 2000 ppm.
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/11/06/science/earth/20061107_CO2_GRAPHIC.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/science/earth/07co2.html
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>> Around 375 ppmv today compared to the usual cycle of 200-300 ppmv over
>> the last half a million years.
>
> By some estimates mamals have existed at times when it was over 2000 ppm.
Sure, but the question is if 6 billion humans covering the Earth could
survive such a change.
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andrel wrote:
> There is a general consensus that there is anthropogenic global warming,
A general consensus means that everyone, or nearly everyone, agrees.
In the case of AGW, the agreement level simply does not reach this
level. There are literally *thousands* of scientists, in fields which
qualify them to hold meaningful opinions, who do not agree that mankind
is causing a long-term increase in global temperatures.
Regards,
John
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andrel wrote:
> Also my personal feeling is that almost any change in any direction is
> bad, at least in the short run (upto my grandchildren's grandchildren at
> least).
This is mostly because any change will affect some people negatively.
However, any geologists can confirm that over its history, the
temperatures of the earth have varied far beyond the levels that AGW
proponents are warning. The history of the earth is dotted not only
with periods that are significantly warmer or colder than the planet is
now, but also rapid shifts in temperatures as well.
This was not good for all of the animals; but others survived and
flourished.
I'm not worried. The existence of reality TV notwithstanding, the human
race is smart enough to cope.
Regards,
John
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John VanSickle wrote:
> However, any geologists can confirm that over its history, the
> temperatures of the earth have varied far beyond the levels that AGW
> proponents are warning.
I heave read that the middle ages were basically caused to a large extent by
a cooling of several degrees, making crops grow more poorly, reducing the
amount of time people had to be intellectual. Whether the temperature trends
are true or propaganda from the opposing team, or whether even if true it
was a causal relationship, are left as exercises for the reader.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
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On 3-7-2009 14:35, John VanSickle wrote:
> andrel wrote:
>
>> Also my personal feeling is that almost any change in any direction is
>> bad, at least in the short run (upto my grandchildren's grandchildren
>> at least).
>
> This is mostly because any change will affect some people negatively.
If it leads to large scale crop failures some people may be negatively
affected by dying. It is up to everybody themselves to decide how many
is still acceptable. Whether a few hundred million is too much or if the
human race can easily cope with 5, 10, or even 50% reduction. You might
even argue that 90% would be advantageous for humanity as a race, as
there are now more people than the earth can easily handle. Note that
being one of the probable survivors or being one that is likely to
perish might influence an otherwise objective reasoning.
> However, any geologists can confirm that over its history, the
> temperatures of the earth have varied far beyond the levels that AGW
> proponents are warning. The history of the earth is dotted not only
> with periods that are significantly warmer or colder than the planet is
> now, but also rapid shifts in temperatures as well.
>
> This was not good for all of the animals; but others survived and
> flourished.
I am not worried that life will be able to cope with any change in
climate, but most people are concerned about humanity, or more precise
with humanity being able to continue their way of living. One of the key
differences with earlier climate changes during human's history might be
that the ecosystems are already very much stressed.
>
> I'm not worried. The existence of reality TV notwithstanding, the human
> race is smart enough to cope.
Some people will find solutions and be able to afford them. If it is not
too severe you and me and everybody else in Europe and the USA are
probably safe. Regions probably at risk are Africa and parts of Asia.
(At least as long as the economic situation remains approximately the
same.) So if we decide that these people are not really relevant we can
decide that we agree on most things and wrap up this discussion.
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