Dubia: A positive look at climate change?

I didn't read all of it, but I still lawled.  The sad part is, Bush probably hasn't thought about that.  His attitude appears to be: "Why should I care what happens to the Earth after I die?"

The waters rising hundreds of meters would take thousands of years, not hundreds. Nice to see that France finally got taken care of permanently though, lol.

The waters rising hundreds of meters would take thousands of years, not hundreds.

False.

Example of this being a farce:

Fossilization can occur in one hundred years flat. A&E had a show about strange realities, showcasing a miner hat in a California gold mine was found petrified. Nature does not always follow man-made routine.

Water can rise in a few minutes, or a few centuries. Thousands of years? Yes, but also in decades. An example of this is the town of Denison Texas. About 11 miles from it, there exists a town, that was a population of around 4,300 people as of 1964. It is now 45 feet beneath a lake, caused by rising water from an underground fissure. Ocean trenches would have miles long fissures. Melting icecaps, coupled with weather and water NON-solubility due to contaminants, could and do, expedite rising waters.

You lose.

Quote from: Althalus on March 04, 2008, 08:03:55 PM

The waters rising hundreds of meters would take thousands of years, not hundreds.

False.

Example of this being a farce:

Fossilization can occur in one hundred years flat. A&E had a show about strange realities, showcasing a miner hat in a California gold mine was found petrified. Nature does not always follow man-made routine.

Water can rise in a few minutes, or a few centuries. Thousands of years? Yes, but also in decades. An example of this is the town of Denison Texas. About 11 miles from it, there exists a town, that was a population of around 4,300 people as of 1964. It is now 45 feet beneath a lake, caused by rising water from an underground fissure. Ocean trenches would have miles long fissures. Melting icecaps, coupled with weather and water NON-solubility due to contaminants, could and do, expedite rising waters.

You lose.

And how long would it take for these glaciers to melt? The IPCC predicts a maximum rise of 23 centimeters this century, excluding non-linear effects on ice sheets, and those aren't happening:

With the advent of yet another load of ridiculous media hype about "Global Warming," this time about ice in Antarctica, I thought I'd get a feel for peoples opinion on the matter.

The truth, of course, is that there is more ice in Antarctica than there ever has been. Yet, many newspapers and tv networks are giving the impression that ice is falling into the sea faster than piss from a drunk man.

Here's my proof (and, like a good scientist, the source):




Since satellite imagery only began in 1979, that's as far back as our technology can realistically analyse the trends in ice growth/reduction for an entire continent.

I was going to post some quotes from relevant articles relating to this "crisis" but I'm sure all the warming fanatics will do that anyway.

So. Let the Great Global Warming Debate begin.

edit:fixed, enjoy

I wager that you lose, do your best to disprove me.