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yozz · 6th April 2008, 11:24

The main problem is that most people have a difficult time with statistics.
There are always fluctuations. Global warming doesn't mean that we won't have
cold weather anymore. It will just be (a little bit) less frequent.
And then, it may well be that most of the planet gets warmer but some parts
will actually get colder. This would definitely be the case if the melting of the
polar ice would cause the gulfstream to revert. The geological evidence is that
this has happened in the past. It will get mighty cold in Europe. Have a look at
the map of the east coast of North America at the same latitude.....

Expectations are that this year the world average temperature will be a bit lower
because of la Nina (cold current in the pacific ocean), but in a few years there will
be another el Nino and things may be hot again. I know somebody who's job it
is to work with the climate models, and although Al Gore may at points exagerate,
on the whole he may not be very far off. And the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere
seems really the work of humanity, because over the past years we have actually
had relatively little volcanic activity (a major source of CO2, but also volcanoes
have a cooling effect due to the dust they put in the upper atmosphere).

Now, whether governments and companies abuse the situation to squeeze more
money out of the public, there you can make some safe bets.
In Holland we had a case where they put 25 cents extra tax (still in the old coins,
hence about 11 Euro cents) on each liter of gasoline to make people drive less.
Yet in the budget they put this with the (correct) assumption that people would keep
driving just as much.
Another hype is the hybrid car. The other day one of the consumer programs here
went to investigate how much they really save and how they live up to the advertised
promises. There was no measurable profit. In the advertisements they do as if the
electric engine runs for free. Would be great of course, but is a bit against physics....

Y.

6th April 2008, 11:24	#6 (permalink)
yozz I'm a Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands I am Male Posts: 112 Thanks: 33 Thanked 31 Times in 22 Posts My Mood: Rep Power: 3	Re: Global Warming is a lie The main problem is that most people have a difficult time with statistics. There are always fluctuations. Global warming doesn't mean that we won't have cold weather anymore. It will just be (a little bit) less frequent. And then, it may well be that most of the planet gets warmer but some parts will actually get colder. This would definitely be the case if the melting of the polar ice would cause the gulfstream to revert. The geological evidence is that this has happened in the past. It will get mighty cold in Europe. Have a look at the map of the east coast of North America at the same latitude..... Expectations are that this year the world average temperature will be a bit lower because of la Nina (cold current in the pacific ocean), but in a few years there will be another el Nino and things may be hot again. I know somebody who's job it is to work with the climate models, and although Al Gore may at points exagerate, on the whole he may not be very far off. And the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere seems really the work of humanity, because over the past years we have actually had relatively little volcanic activity (a major source of CO2, but also volcanoes have a cooling effect due to the dust they put in the upper atmosphere). Now, whether governments and companies abuse the situation to squeeze more money out of the public, there you can make some safe bets. In Holland we had a case where they put 25 cents extra tax (still in the old coins, hence about 11 Euro cents) on each liter of gasoline to make people drive less. Yet in the budget they put this with the (correct) assumption that people would keep driving just as much. Another hype is the hybrid car. The other day one of the consumer programs here went to investigate how much they really save and how they live up to the advertised promises. There was no measurable profit. In the advertisements they do as if the electric engine runs for free. Would be great of course, but is a bit against physics.... Y. __________________ Raise your voice. Put on some heels.