In article I1Jee.50866$r53.20170@attbi_s21, Jay Honeck wrote:
But just like turning the stove from low heat to full
power, the fact that more energy is being added to the system is easy to
say with certainty (even though in the case of the whole planet it's
undoubtedly difficult to say exactly how much due to the number of
variables).

Therein lies the rub, eh?

It's those pesky variables (like a single volcano releasing the equivalent
of 400 years of man-made air pollution) that throw the whole "science" of
"global warming" into the realm of mere speculation.

How I wish that was true - unfortunately, it's an old wives' tale that
volcanos outproduce human CO2 emissions. Man made CO2 emissions
overwhelm those made by volcanoes by a factor of *150*.

There would have to be volcano eruptions *every year* equalling the
eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, one of the largest eruptions in the last 100
years, to compete with our emissions. Pinatubo was hardly a 'volcano
fart'.

Even worse, it's speculation driven by transparently political motives -- at
least here in the U.S.

I will agree with you that the political motives in the debate are
frustrating and often distasteful.

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