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150th Anniversary of Greenhouse Climate Theory
An anonymous reader writes "It was 150 years ago that John Tyndall, one of history's truly great physicists, published a scientific paper with the far-from-snappy title On the Absorption and Radiation of Heat by Gases and Vapours, and on the Physical Connexion of Radiation, Absorption, and Conduction. The BBC has an article on John Tyndall and his contributions 150 years ago to the physics behind the study of climate change."
Yes, climate changes. Always has.
Yes, CO2 has some impact on climate. Always has.
No, it's not likely that climate changes are primarily controlled by human activity, as opposed to myriad non-human factors.
No, it's not likely that a warmer world will cause more harm than benefit to humanity or the biosphere as a whole.
No, I'm not going to do what you want just because you're super cereal.
These are the same guys who habitually appoint the worst violators of human rights on the planet to their human rights bodies.