Originally posted by lazs2
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The ocean is rising a tenth of an inch a year? even if every single bit of that was due to man... we are talking a couple of inches... if nothing changes.. in what half a decade... we may be able to... if everything goes right and we are willing to spend billions and nothing else changes.... stop the sea from rising an inch in a century?
question tho.. do you feel that it is man made co2 that has caused the global warming? .
lazs [/B]
#1. Your math, not unexpectedly, is a little fuzzy. A mean sea level rise of 1/10 of 1 inch per year as an average, would equal out to 1 foot every
10 years. Which would be 10 feet every century, there, Mr. Wizard. Perhaps I should add a basic math course involving fractions to your courseload. A 5 foot increase would flood the Lower East Side of Manhattan at least twice a day, being that most of the east coast is semi diurnal.
#2. Yes, I do feel that CO2 emmissions have demonstrated a direct causal relationship to the problem. I will readily agree that Co2 is definately not a major greenhouse gas.... but I am very wary of it as a gateway to worse climate issues. CH4 and pure water vapor are both much more powerful and effective greenhouse gases, and both will rise in concentration if this shift continues.
#3. Climate, my dear Watson, is not WEATHER. Quit trying to tie the two together. You keep saying, they can't predict the weather out 7 days...CLIMATE and WEATHER are two DIFFERENT things. PLEASE get your facts straight.
It's like mental boxing with Corky, talking with you.
