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Study Links Pacific Coastal Warming To Changing Winds
tranquilidad writes: In a paper published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, two authors ascribe the majority of northeast pacific coastal warming to natural atmospheric circulation and not to anthropogenic forcing. In AP's reporting, Ken Caldeira, an atmospheric scientist with the Carnegie Institution for Science, says the paper's authors, "...have not established the causes of these atmospheric pressure variations. Thus, claims that the observed temperature increases are due primarily to 'natural' processes are suspect and premature, at best." The paper's authors, on the other hand, state, "...clearly, there are other factors stronger than the greenhouse forcing that is affecting...temperatures," and that there is a "surprising degree to which the winds can explain all the wiggles in the temperature curve."
What is *really* so bad about global warming? The majority of the world's population lives in warm climates, while the rest of us face like 9+ months of cold miserable weather and unable to grow food. The worst that could happen, maybe we lose California and gain Alaska. I won't complain, especially if there is beach-front property here in the central US :D Call me selfish if you want, but I for one, welcome as much global warmth as I can get!
This is apostasy and can only be punished by academic death. They will never get a grant in this town, again!
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