Intriguing article I ran into the other day: an argument against global warming. Are you kidding me? Why are people still so stupid? I'm glad that this was published in Britian, so it's not just the US that people are so naive about the world... stupidity seems to be a global phenomenon.
The main point of the article: There is lots of snow, so global warming must not be happening. For someone to make this point, they must have no understanding of our planet, or what climate change is. Climate change is by nature a gradual process. Nothing happens quickly on a global scale- this is one of the problems actually- we'll be so far in doodoo (or ocean water) when everyone fully realizes the problem. The overall warming is tacked onto the variations of the climate that occur naturally- these swings can easily be larger, but the overall warming trend is still there.
God forbid we start to do things that will help global warming. Even if you don't believe that we need to cut our CO2 emissions, think of all the other benefits you get: removing coal as the base of our electric power will reduce a whole host of other pollutants (mercury, lead, etc) and will slow the acid rain problem that is killing Adirondack Lakes; changing our transportation to electric cars, or using better mass transportation will reduce urban air pollution- especially in LA- which causes an insane number of health problems, especially for the young and elderly; designing and building better buildings will cut energy demand and will dissipate all the negatives associated with whatever energy source you're using, and will give me a living hopefully.
So... if someone tells you that global warming is not happening, explain to them that they are wrong.
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While talking about Einstein and physics very briefly and casually, I mentioned my one friend is in Grad School for Sun Spot research.
Thats when one of my coworkers launched into the whole Sun Spots are actually causing global warming debate. I stayed out of it, but then he started arguing that the C02 trapped in ice test is completely inaccurate because it diffuses out over time. Thats when I called him on it. I said, "And I am sure it would be ok with you if one of the Ice Scientists came in here and told you, that you have been doing your job wrong for the past ten years." But he was adamant that they do their test wrong. I took 10 minutes and found 2 published articles disproving his theory.
But he still thinks he is right that global warming is not man made / not happening. So I just said, "In 30 years, I will be the one that was right."
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