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Re: Denying Global Warming Is More Ridiculous Than Denying The Moon Landing |
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Posted by Nilet on Sun Aug 3 13:52:46 2014, in response to Re: Denying Global Warming Is More Ridiculous Than Denying The Moon Landing, posted by AlM on Sat Aug 2 20:23:51 2014. The Ologs of this world claim that the temperature sensors are being influenced by artificial heat sources like cities and airports, and that if you put them elsewhere you would not see warming. The claim does not require a worldwide conspiracy; it just requires worldwide incompetence.It's still patently ridiculous, in no small part because the temperature sensors are (a) worldwide and all over the place, and (b) simply confirming what we already know must be the case by simple physics— more energy comes into the Earth than leaves it. Although I think that's more Broadway Lion's schtick than Olog's. Olog's approach is to simply assert an absurd claim and then run away as soon as he's pressed on it. Meanwhile, the Chrises of this world don't deny that the world is warmer than in 1900. They just say there is no evidence that the phenomenon is catastrophic (or even serious) in nature. Ah, first world white privilege at its finest. If you think global warming isn't serious, try moving to Syria and seeing how harmless it is for yourself. Or just stick around— it's just gonna get worse from here on out. Finally there are those who wonder if maybe the models aren't accounting for negative feedback effects. They ask "Are you sure the warming will go on at the rate you are predicting?" That's still a conspiracy theory— it requires assuming that millions of experts with little in common except a strong incentive to disprove global warming are deliberately suppressing evidence that, claims the conspiracy theorist, is so obvious even a layman like him can see it. They ask the scientists to explain graphs like this and this, which show no global warming since the historically very hot year of 1998. What's there to explain? Your own source shows the temperature keeps rising. I'm not sure where you got the idea that global warming somehow stopped in 1998. |
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