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Scientists Surprised to Find Earth's Biosphere Booming
radioweather writes "An article from the Financial Post
says that recent studies of
biosphere imaging from the NASA SEAWIFS satellite indicate that the
Earth's
biomass is booming: 'The results surprised Steven Running of the University of Montana and
Ramakrishna Nemani of NASA, scientists involved in analyzing the NASA satellite
data. They found that over a period of almost two decades, the Earth as a whole
became more bountiful by a whopping 6.2%. About 25% of the Earth's vegetated
landmass — almost 110 million square kilometers — enjoyed significant
increases and only 7% showed significant declines. When the satellite data zooms
in, it finds that each square meter of land, on average, now produces almost 500
grams of greenery per year.' Their 2004 study, and other more recent ones, point to the warming of the
planet and the presence of CO2, fertilizing the biota and resulting in the
increased green side effect."
Actually this is the REALITY.
The world that we, and our ancestors, have been used to has been a "desert" planet with far less carbon in circulation than (perhaps) ever before.
The Earth was once a lush green place with abundant plant and animal life. By pre-historic standards todays world is just barren and sparse
Whenever you see plant life; thats carbon thats been sucked out of the air.
Whenever you see animal life; thats carbon thats been sucked out of the air and concentrated in plants.
A living planet needs carbon. Ours was almost dead until we started releasing the carbon back into the ecosystem.
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
Yes, that is the willfully ignorant option.
No it's not, but your shooting down of anyone who disagrees with your religion is known as ad hominem. You know, discredit the person who disagrees with you rather than relying on facts.
There is NO PROOF AT ALL that the current warming trend, which may in fact be over, is significantly affected by humans. No doubt there is some small contribution, but natural climate cycles account for most of it. That's just as provable as your religion (anthropogenic global warming) is.
Gun control: The belief that a woman, raped and strangled with her panties, is morally superior to a dead rapist.
Mod me down, you snipcocks, and if you ever come to Aldershot, look me up in the Trafalgar.
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You mean the planet is getting colder not warmer? You mean it turns out that increased levels of CO2 are actually good for the planet and global warming is an international communist conspiracy carried out by the U.N. and designed to reduce the population of the world to abject misery and slavery?
Wait you mean to tell me that increased CO2 levels will lead to world prosperity the likes of which has never been seen? You mean we can actually start farming areas that were previously considered desert? You mean contrary to popular opinion we should not only not be trying to reduce carbon dioxide creation, but INCREASE it as much as is possible? Who could have predicted that? Only someone who took biology in fifth grade and actually paid attention:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freerepublic.com%2Ffocus%2Ff-news%2F2007402%2Fposts&ei=YDhNSKf7FKT2gQLcy_mnDA&usg=AFQjCNE-9gxV6myERRvOyldNNNP1CxjuUA&sig2=fWJgH4DKm7wd0E2mwyr0rw
To me it seems kind of pointless to try to halt CO2 production in the world. Yes, we need to cut down on the other nasty gases that directly affect our cities, but why such an emphasis on C02? Lets say we listen to the Envirotards and totally stop burning oil right now. It would cost the world trillions of dollars which represents a huge percentage of human effor on this planet. Now that we are in a C02 reduced paradise, a huge volcano erupts spitting millions of tons of the stuff into the atmospheare. What the hell did we accomplish? I say that we reduce pollution accross the board as it fits into economic constraints, and spend the money and research hours on Geoengineering and learning how to colonize other planets. A major climate change is but one of many human extinting events that we have to face if we want to continue to survie for another millenium.
Hidden assumption: coastlines wouldn't change independent of human CO2 production. All these predictions should more accurately be retitled ANTHROPOMORPHIC.
Not to mention the HOAX also includes the fact that THERE IS NO EARTH TEMPERATURE MODEL!
Take a guess what percentage the weighted variable Sun accounts for the Earth temperature. You are thus smarter and more scientifically advanced than the anthropogenic global warming alarmists, as your single variable accounts for many times more of the total effect on Earth temperature than their CO2 models.
You can't even *BEGIN* to guesstimate the impact of the variable of increasing CO2 on net average Earth temperature without reference to some assumed or hidden temperature model variables. We've been arguing against these pretend climatologist scientists for YEARS and still no temperature model has ever been produced in any scientific journal, any bogus credentialist climatologist conference report, or anywhere else for that matter. Climatologists talking about temperature change effects from anthropogenic CO2 are pure snake oil salesmen FRAUDS, who should be brought up on charges and jailed for alarmist mob action, fraud, and misuse of public education funding resources. The Universities employing these baboons should be subject to civil and criminal charges, penalties, and damages.
Doesn't matter how many times this is pointed out, all the RELIGIOUS ZEALOT MORONS who pretend to *believe* in anthropogenic global warming (now going by the more politically correct name "global climate change"), won't be able to point anyone to a temperature model with weighted variables, THUS IRREFUTABLY PROVING THEY ARE COMPLETELY FULL OF SHIT TALKING OUT THEIR ASSES.
Just watch, none of these fools spouting their religious beliefs have the slightest clue of a model on which they are basing their temperature change anthropomorphic predictions. And just keep in mind these so called mainstream climatologists were at one point talking 3 degree human caused temperature changes from an average earth temperature of about 13 degrees, or a 23% effect upon total temperature. They should just STFU and go back to daydreaming they pedal bicycles in their birkenstocks to power the Sun.
I'm really really sick of these frauds, and there needs to be a message sent by putting them in jail for abusing the public trust, lying, negligence, fraud, and theft of public resources for paid scientific work not performed. Give the Universities that employ these baboons sanctions like NCAA recruiting violations receive, barring those Universities from receiving any scientific public funding grants for a period not less than 10 years. That should provide a counterbalancing chilling effect on their hot air.
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