Warming and cooling
So global warming isn't a total catastrophe? Maybe not if it contributes to lower natural gas prices.
If it doesn't require as much energy to heat our homes, falling demand will force down prices.
Decreased consumption of fossil fuels has another benefit: It will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming.
So, then, the climate can cool off again.
But then we'll have to burn more energy to stay warm. Which will raise the temperature outside, too.
I'm predicting this warm early January weather will bring about a cold snap in February, which in turn will produce warming temperatures by March or April.
Why can't we do a better job of regulating the earth's temperature? I thought we had all the answers.
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The scary thing about warming is that it isn't a gradual warming everywhere. In fact, it is expected that the warming will disrupt climatological patterns and cause extreme weather. Exceedingly cold snaps followed by parched hot droughts.
Lovely.
Posted on January 5, 2007 11:32 AM
Experts tell us other planets are also warming (with no suv's to blame) so their studies point to the sun as the cause. Man is said to be nbr 9 on the list of causes of global warming. Another example of humanism - we are so small and yet continue to think we can cause and correct all the world's problems.
Posted on January 5, 2007 12:07 PM
John, how does global warming cause cold snaps?
Can all severe or unusual weather events be attributed to global warming, even when they occurred before global warming?
Posted on January 5, 2007 12:16 PM
You say the other planets are warming too? And it's not SUV's? Sounds like....no...couldn't be...No...God, NOOOOoooooo......The High Point Choice Plan.
Posted on January 5, 2007 4:00 PM
There was an awful lot of fuel wasted during the 2 years of the Choice Plan so I guess it's a possibility.
As a matter of fact, the same amount of fuel is still being wasted in High Point as they bus children according to the color of their skin...whites-south, blackies-north. (Or we could just refer to them as "slaves" and "slavemasters" like our elected district 8 representative does)
Posted on January 5, 2007 4:25 PM
"Another example of humanism - we are so small and yet continue to think we can cause and correct all the world's problems."
Well said, Mr Cox.
But be careful about offending the True Believers.
After all, anyone who doesn't believe in "Scientific Consensus" on "Global Warming" is in the same class as a Holocaust Denier.
Posted on January 5, 2007 5:24 PM
It's not all as simple as often presented. For example, the melting of the snow/ice on Mount Kilimanjaro is often cited as evidence of global warming. But some scientists say it's not necessarily warming but drier conditions that are causing loss of snow and ice on Africa's highest peak. Makes sense if there's less rain and snow falling that snow and ice that melts in the warmer seasons won't be replaced in the colder seasons. Unfortunately, the sub-Saharan climate does seem to be getting drier -- or actually has been for centuries. That may not have anything to do with global warming.
Posted on January 5, 2007 5:41 PM
Ralph,
There are 6 billion of us. How small are we, really?
Ever seen what a pack of pirhanas can do to a cow?
Pirhanas are so small...
Posted on January 5, 2007 10:30 PM
Since the majority of scientists studying the question do, in fact, loudly agree that we have seen a significant and troubling in warming since the onslaught of industrial pollution, I am inclined to believe they probably know much better about the facts than the cronies of Exxon/Mobil and the Republicans who'd be happy to squeeze every dime they could out of the environment until it is on life suport.
Or do you think maybe it would be great if the polar ice cap continues to melt?
Posted on January 7, 2007 9:15 PM