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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
global warming is real....that is why last week it was 73 degrees, La Nina didn't do that by herself
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That could simply be attributed to natural climate changes and weather patterns. And actually, both El Nino and La Nina can cause definite climate changes and weather patterns in North America, especially in the Midwest, Northeast, and California. La Nina is actually going to make things colder. So if you think 73 is warm for right now.......you should blame El Nino.
Concerning global warming,
1.) We don't have the technology to accurately predict future climates (especially when taking into consideration solar and volcanic activity, sea temperature, etc.).....So i'm a little skeptical when I see Al Gore standing in front of a projector asserting that New York City will be covererd in 35 feet of water in the next few decades. We
know you created the Internet.....just not sure that you can predict the future.
2.) There have been well documented rises in temperature before. In fact, there was 4+ centuries worth of it during the Middle Ages. Subsequently, the rise in temperature was followed by a pint sized Ice Age.....which is also well documented and historically accurate.
3.) Before blaming C02 and Greenhouse Gasses (in short, people) take into consideration that the earth has had high concentrations of C02 in the atmosphere even during ice ages (actually the concentration percentages were extraordinarily higher then than they are now.) You can learn this in common geology/oceanography class.
4.) Any climatologist will tell you that C02 spikes have always followed rises in temperature....not the other way around.
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