On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 10:26:06 -0800, bill.sloman wrote:
>
> Richard the Dreaded Liberal wrote:
>> On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 02:08:14 -0800, bill.sloman wrote:
>>
>> > Global warming means more water gets eva****ated from the oceans,
> which
>> > in turns leads to wilder weather.
>> >
>> > There are more specific effects, and one possible result of global
>> > warming would be for the Gulf Stream to turn off, which might leave
>> > most of northern Europe covered with glaciers (as it was in the
> last
>> > Ice Age).
>> >
>> > Since the U.S.is the biggest single generator of greenhouse
> gases,...
>>
>> Except for volcanoes, forests, and cows.
>
> Forests, volcanoes and cows have all been around for a while, and don't
> seem to be likely to be the source of the current, relatively rapid,
> increase in the average temperature of the surface of the planet.
And I would assert that there are those who believe that these trends in
temperature measurement are attributable to the buildup of cities around
the thermometers.
Cheers!
Rich
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