Archive for July 30th, 2008

Comment on Once more unto the bray by John Hollenberg

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Re: #198. > So what type of scenario would make climate science WRONG on the global temperature issue? I think a negative trend in global temperature over a period of > 15 years would do it, assuming no major volcanic eruptions.

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Comment on Journalistic whiplash by Fred Jorgensen

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Welcome to politics! IPCC head Pachauri (2), dramatically stated that action before 2012 is mandatory. Now he says India and China have no obligation to take immediate action. Let’s face it, the international system of ‘civilized

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Comment on Journalistic whiplash by Hank Roberts

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

> Nobody expects the science journalist to do a lit search > on every topic that comes along. Ahem. Ten dingwhistle seconds it takes to get at least a slight clue. Of course they should. This “Internet” thing is a lot easier than going

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Comment on Once more unto the bray by Buck Smith

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

And in hundreds of millions of years hence, the sun will become a red giant and boil away the oceans (at which point you might get a runaway effect). I dont think that is runaway effect from feedbacks. That is more like what we call

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Comment on Good Morning … by Anna/McCain

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Comment by Jazzy Blonde July 30th, 2008 at 7:21 am Anna/ McCain. Maybe your are right about that, but Obama will not even go on Hannity’s radio show or his Hannity and Combs show. He will not answer the tough questions that Sean Hannity

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Comment on Keeping it real by Mrs. Hotviti

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

not to be totally out there (and this comment will), but how do we know that b/c elizabeth is terminal she didn’t say start moving on? she may know about it and even encouraged it. i know it seems a little far fetched but who knows

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Comment on Aerosols, Chemistry and Climate by Guenter Hess

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

#334 Ray, Yes, you misunderstand me. Your three statements are correct. But my question is: what is the dominant energy transfer mechanism at pressures where LTE holds, usually pressures up to a height of 60-75km.

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Comment on Once more unto the bray by Ricki

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

The drop that would break the trend would have to be more than say 0.2 degrees over 10 years, or say 0.3 deg over 15 years, or say 0.5 deg over 25 years. the fact is that the trend reversal has to overcome the 100 year established trend

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Comment on Good Morning … by carolyn NC

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

July 30th, 2008 at 7:55 am Comment by Lee in PA on the McCain Train ♥ July 30th, 2008 at 7:00 am Comment by wow July 30th, 2008 at 6:51 am. Obama got at least one thing going for him. he is faithfull to his wife .

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