Ice storm!

"Jim Macklin" wrote

It should, after all we could place large set of louvers or
blinds in an orbit to shade the Earth, or learn to control
the Sun. Besides, when has funding depended on rational
thought, it is all about the children.

IF you could actually do this, (the problems and costs are immense, and most
of the technology is far from existing) what is to keep this from creating a
problem as large as the possible threat from global warming.

Remember the dark ages? Famine, wholesale crop failures? All because the
solar cycle did not keep the earth within the ideal temperature range, by a
couple degrees.

Climatic science is far from a perfected science. We still do not know more
than we know.

For example, we could prevent the buildup of a few degrees, and when the
solar cycle swings the other way, everything could be too cold. If there
was some extra heat around, the cool-down might just bring us back to
normal. Lots of variables, when we don't even know what the equation is.
--
Jim in NC

But then you get to "solve" that problem. Of course the
Russians ands Chinese will claim it is a weapon. The impact
statement will be 3 million pages and that will require an
impact statement to justify the wood pulp.

The point is that it is beyond human control and our effect
is miniscule.

Water is the major greenhouse gas and water absorbs CO2.
Carbon is locked in rock made by sea life such as corals and
oysters.

Making concrete releases a lot of that CO2. So does
volcanic activity.

We could all die and the world would still get hotter and
colder in a long cycle. But who would know or care?

Just as long as Al Gore gets his Oscar and Art Bell talks to
abductees.

Me, I want to date Buffy and her sister.


"Morgans" wrote in message
...
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
|
| It should, after all we could place large set of louvers
or
| blinds in an orbit to shade the Earth, or learn to
control
| the Sun. Besides, when has funding depended on rational
| thought, it is all about the children.
|
| IF you could actually do this, (the problems and costs are
immense, and most
| of the technology is far from existing) what is to keep
this from creating a
| problem as large as the possible threat from global
warming.
|
| Remember the dark ages? Famine, wholesale crop failures?
All because the
| solar cycle did not keep the earth within the ideal
temperature range, by a
| couple degrees.
|
| Climatic science is far from a perfected science. We
still do not know more
| than we know.
|
| For example, we could prevent the buildup of a few
degrees, and when the
| solar cycle swings the other way, everything could be too
cold. If there
| was some extra heat around, the cool-down might just bring
us back to
| normal. Lots of variables, when we don't even know what
the equation is.
| --
| Jim in NC
|
|

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:38:11 -0600, Jim Macklin wrote:

Just as long as Al Gore gets his Oscar

(02/26/2007 day after the Oscars)... Good call!

--
Dallas

It was ordained, The Inconvenient Truth is that Gore can't
explain how an SUV makes Mars warmer, new spots on Jupiter,
etc, etc.


"Dallas" wrote in message
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| On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:38:11 -0600, Jim Macklin wrote:
|
| Just as long as Al Gore gets his Oscar
|
| (02/26/2007 day after the Oscars)... Good call!
|
| --
| Dallas

Remember the dark ages? Famine, wholesale crop failures? All because the
solar cycle did not keep the earth within the ideal temperature range, by a
couple degrees.

That's the first I'd heard of that particular cause. Got a cite?

Jose
--
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follow something, be it a leader, a creed, or a mob. Whosoever fully
understands this holds the world in his hands.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

"Jose" wrote

That's the first I'd heard of that particular cause. Got a cite?

I saw it on a Discovery Channel show, a while back.
--
Jim in NC

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:00:00 -0500, Jose wrote:

That's the first I'd heard of that particular cause. Got a cite?

This might help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age


--
Dallas