[Rhodes22-list] More on GPS

[TN Rhodey]

Ron,  I am somewhat in the middle of this one.....yes average temps seem to 
be rising and one can not argue that gaciers and ice caps are shrinking 
quicker than they used to. Pinning down what part of this temp increase we 
are causing is hard to quantify but it does seem clear to me we are 
contributing to the problem.

I think it is a good thing to strive for a cleaner environment and more 
effient use and types of fuels. If a by product of this is reduced global 
warming this is also good.

Wally


>From: Ronald Lipton <rlipton at earthlink.net> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail 
>list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] More on GPS
>Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 11:40:35 -0500
>
>The IPCC statement is that there is a "90%" chance that global warming
>is caused by humans.  That is probably conservatively high, due to
>pressure
>from governments, primarily the US and China.  We do know that the
>climate
>models, which incorporate our best knowledge of the earth's climate
>system.  It is clearly very complex, but the models seem to do a good
>job of simulating things like the effects of volcanic eruptions and el
>Nino.
>There has been a substantial increase in understanding the various
>interactions that contribute to the global climate, including solar
>variability,
>sequestration of carbon in the oceans, loss of albedo due to melting of
>snow cover, and increase in vegetation due to increased Co2
>concentration.
>The increase in carbon emission appears to fit the warming data well.
>
>I wouldn't just accept that we can't understand the causes, people can
>be
>pretty smart if motivated and politicians stay out of the way.
>
>Ron
>
>
>On Apr 7, 2007, at 11:25 AM, John Lock wrote:
>
> > I haven't participated in the global warming discussions because I
> > don't have much to offer.  My belief is the global warming IS
> > happening, but we aren't smart enough to understand the causes.  Nor
> > do we accept the fact that sometimes it just happens, regardless of
> > what humans do.  And finally, I do not believe that humans have the
> > capability to "fix" it.  We don't even know if it's broken!  All we
> > know is that it threatens our way of life.  Maybe that's natural
> > selection at work... I dunno.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > John Lock
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> > Lake Sinclair, GA
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >> compass would just spin.  Now here's a question, isn't it possible
> >> that
> >> 'global warming' is a function of the sun and not so much mankind?
> >
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