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Mars Orbiter Sees Changes
pin_gween writes "The long-lived Mars Global Surveyor (8 yrs and flying) has enabled scientists to see changes in the surface of Mars. From the article: 'New gullies that did not exist in mid-2002 have appeared on a Martian sand dune. New impact craters formed since the 1970s suggest changes to age-estimating models. And for three Mars summers in a row, deposits of frozen carbon dioxide near Mars' south pole have shrunk from the previous year's size, suggesting a climate change in progress.' The probe's primary mission ended in 2001 and scientists are hopeful the orbiter's life can be extended for another 5 -10 years."
I don't get this... climate change is a part of nature. The climate is ALWAYS changing. Why is it that every time we notice something changing we (as a species) always sit back and go "WTFOMGBBQ!!!!!!WOWOWOW!!!!!one1!!!!!"
Species change, people change, girlfriends/wives/husbands/boyfriends change, islands change, continents move, plants grow, animals die, and politicians are crooked. Get over it.
So, you've extrapolated all of the above from 3 years of indirect observation of a planet completely different from our own?
Don't you think that says a lot about how desperate you are to believe those theories?
Let's try something:
Carbon Dioxide is a greenhouse gas (i.e it causes infra red radiation to be reflected back to Earth) - agree or disagree?
We are releasing a lot of CO2 from burning fossil fuels - agree or disagree?
If you disagree with those well proved theories you are a crank, plain and simple.
If you agree, then how exactly have you convinced yourself that we will not eventually cause some degree of climate change? You can argue about the degree and the timescale, but your little rant seems to rule it out completely.