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NASA: Global Warming Is Now Changing How Earth Wobbles (go.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A new study from NASA finds global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar axis. Melting ice sheets are changing the distribution of weight on Earth, which has caused both the North Pole and the wobble, called polar motion, to change course. Since 1899, scientists and navigators have been accurately measuring the true pole and polar motion and for almost the entire 20th century they migrated a bit toward Canada. That migration has changed with this century -- now they're moving toward England, said study lead author Surendra Adhikari at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. "The recent shift from the 20th-century direction is very dramatic," Adhikari said. NASA scientist and the study's co-author Eirk Ivins said, Greenland has lost on average more than 600 trillion pounds of ice a year since 2003 and that affects the way the Earth wobbles in a manner similar to a figure skater lifting one leg while spinning.
Nah. They'll just say that man doesn't understand everything, God is doing it and besides those scientists are all biased liburs cuz they're taking govt money.... *sigh* yes I actually have heard this argument
It's like you ask a Republican politician if he or she believes in Evolution, or that the world is more than 6000 years old.
They have to answer "Well - I'm not a scientist. That is the only answer one is permitted, unless they want to drink the fundy koolaid.. And that's treading on thin ice.
It's amazing how a small cadre of nut jobs has the Republican party by the balls, and they dance like a puppet to their demands.
Because as late as 2007, The Republicans as a party believed in AGW Said so right in the party platform.
Now Dinosaurs and Men existed at the same time, Light slows up and speeds down in order to suit gawd, and all science is a work of Beelzebub.
Oh. And the Freemasons.
Oh, and the Kenyan Terror baby.
Oh, and gays and transgenders
Oh, Let's just say everyone but the core constituency.
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
- GOP 2012 Platform
Ask and ye shall receive! From the 2008 Republican Party platform. Addressing Climate Change Responsibly
The same human economic activity that has brought freedom and opportunity to billions has also increased the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. While the scope and long-term consequences of this are the subject of ongoing scientific research, common sense dictates that the United States should take measured and reasonable steps today to reduce any impact on the environment. Those steps, if consistent with our global competitiveness will also be good for our national security, our energy independence, and our economy. Any policies should be global in nature, based on sound science and technology, and should not harm the economy.
Oh those terrible, terrible Republicans and their hatred towards renewable energy! Oh wait...
I'mWaitingI'mWaitingI'mWaitingI'mWaitingI'mWaitingI'mWaiting , nah - no more.
Tell me, you really have to hate the Internet. It is most inconvenient for you. If you want to argue with me, I will give citations, and I check them out before I post, most of the time. Oh yeah, Here's the 2008 Republican party platform link http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
As far as your other strawmen, they're not even addressed in the 2012 platform. Don't know where you got the GOP position - for or against - on any of those.
ahem... this microphone on? You in the back I said the 2007 platform.
Tell me, it's gonna be Trump, or Dominionist Cruz as your chosen representative. Which one acknowledges AGW? or GW? Your Presidential Candidate Donald Trump says about Global warming
"“This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice”
"Antarctic ice shelf melt 'lowest EVER recorded, global warming is NOT eroding it'"
"It's really cold outside, they are calling it a major freeze, weeks ahead of normal. Man, we could use a big fat dose of global warming!"
"The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."
He's your presidential Candidate, and he wil control the party platfom
And dear reader, is a straw man when a person uses verifiable quotes? Take your stupid "left winger" pejoritives and spend spome time doing research instead of lockstepping.
The bubble and the echo chamber is your home, and no doubt.
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
Well, it wasn't Al Gore, it was Dr. James Hansen who, in 1988, claimed the NY West Side Highway would be underwater by now. Of course, rather than the 10 foot change he predicted, we've had exactly 2.5" of sea level change. Came up a bit short on that one!
Gore whiffed the Arctic ice prediction that it would be gone by now - which is clearly not the case.
Browsing at +1 - no ACs, I ignore their posts. So refreshing!