A Hotter Sun May Be Contributing To Global Warming

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A Hotter Sun May Be Contributing To Global Warming

Posted by timothy on Sunday March 23, 2003 @09:09AM from the or-a-shrinking-orbit dept.

no reason to be here writes "The sun seems to be getting hotter. Total radiation output has increased .05% per decade since the 1970s. This article over at Yahoo! News has the scoop. Though .05% may not seem like much, if it has been going on for the last century or more (and circumstantial evidence suggest that it has), it could be a significant factor in the increase in global average temperature noticed during the 20th century."

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Law of thermodynamics by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 09:12 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Hrm. .05% of something as large as the sun is a lot of energy. So much for evolutions sacred law of thermodynamics.
Shucks..... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 09:13 · Score: -1, Flamebait

We'll just have to find yet another ruse as to why we need to turn to communism.
Re:How long before... by Tokerat · 2003-03-23 09:20 · Score: 0, Flamebait

(*cough* Bush Administration *cough*)

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Re:Greenie whinging by Azureflare · 2003-03-23 09:30 · Score: 1, Flamebait

How much do you like breathing smog? You must like it a lot. Try sticking your head behind a car's tailpipe and see how long you can stay there. Oh wait, that's right, you never go outside anyway.
Re:How long before... by operagost · 2003-03-23 09:34 · Score: 0, Flamebait

*cough* left-wing apologist *cough*

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Re:This seems... by Usquebaugh · 2003-03-23 09:37 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Well as long as it's a 'documented scientific fact' and not some other documented fact. I mean science never get's it wrong and on the odd occasion when it does not have the complete picture scientists will always admit their error.

Science the new religion for idiots.
Re:This seems... by nomadic · 2003-03-23 09:46 · Score: 1, Flamebait

You believe the earth is flat, don't you?
myths by Luke-Jr · 2003-03-23 10:24 · Score: 0, Flamebait

The global warming myth is almost getting as popular as the evolution myth... What's next? Microsoft claiming that Windows is secure? oh, wait...

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Re:Too short a baseline by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 10:35 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Nice to hear you're still alive, Mr. Marx.

Thanks again for fucking up the modern world, glad to see you're still at it, asshole.
Re:How long before... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-23 11:17 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Ah, one of the reasons I voted for Bush.
(Trust me, overall I DO NOT like this guy--doesn't want to deal with the invasion from Mexico.)

One thing he does not do is cater to all your international liberal policies. And as we all have observed (all too well) oftentimes liberals hold a cocky, smug "I'm right and your wrong" attitude (examples: Tom Daschle, Al Gore, protestors in your local town blocking public intersections).

It makes me gleam with joy that Bush has basically held his own against Kyoto and doesn't pander to those who resent the US in the international community.