"Remember the hurricane predictions for 2006? Nope"
That's why it's called global. Catagory 4 and 5 storms
were numerous in 06, just not in the Atantic. Hurricane
prediction is hard, but the statistics of powerful storms
is beginning to look a little bit persuasive. It is not
understood why they're getting stonger, models don't predict
this. But, there is more available energy as the oceans
warm, and they are getting warmer.
I don't take you seriously, but if they want a credible
opposing view, I'd suggest that we might already be
past a tipping point with the rate of increase of the
concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere going like
time to the power of time rather than like gross world
product.
Al Gore might be wrong that emissions reductions would
be enough to halt global warming.
Ideas a little like yours are circulating now. Reducing
the solar input in some way, say with aerosols in the upper
atmosphere have been proposed. If the increase in CO2 concentrations
is now beyond our control, then such desperate measures might
be needed.
Slashdot Mirror
was a prickly old pol
With cause to whack
an out of joint nose
and a love of burning coal.
What rational means do you propose? Lottery?
"Remember the hurricane predictions for 2006? Nope"
That's why it's called global. Catagory 4 and 5 storms were numerous in 06, just not in the Atantic. Hurricane prediction is hard, but the statistics of powerful storms is beginning to look a little bit persuasive. It is not understood why they're getting stonger, models don't predict this. But, there is more available energy as the oceans warm, and they are getting warmer.
Ummm... This a little like Hofstader's GEB book no? You want Gore to refute critisisms of his movie in his movie?
This may be one of those Zeno problems I think.
I don't take you seriously, but if they want a credible opposing view, I'd suggest that we might already be past a tipping point with the rate of increase of the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere going like time to the power of time rather than like gross world product.
Al Gore might be wrong that emissions reductions would be enough to halt global warming.
Ideas a little like yours are circulating now. Reducing the solar input in some way, say with aerosols in the upper atmosphere have been proposed. If the increase in CO2 concentrations is now beyond our control, then such desperate measures might be needed.