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Originally Posted by Simple
Been very busy recently.
Have some new interesting stuff, the sun is out of the picture for this current warming it seems (PNAS 07), CO2 influence has been underestimated in past (Nature 2007),
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The sun is not out of the picture Simple.
Welcome back BTW.
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the variation of climate changes is suggestive that all the players can force the climate and not just the sun (science 2007), Jan 07 was the hottest ever, the Arctic Sea ice maxinmum sea ice extent is second lowest ever to 2006 by about a sliver, and 2006 had mimimum sea ice every month apart from September which is held by 2005, and then 2002, also a recent submarine trip has discovered that the arctic is about 40-50% thinning and predictions has been brought forward for the arctic to be ice free in summer by 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!........that will accelerate warming some, then ther eis the Amundsen Ice sheet, Ross Ice sheet, all the glaciers in Peru furthest retreat for 5120 years when there was a climate event in the tropics at least.
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There is no doubt that a massive climate shift is well underway. Did you have a chance to read the CNA report I posted? While I obviously remain a skeptic of human induced climate change/global warming (at least as a primary forcing) I am glad to see the focus begin to shift from 'why' to 'what the hell are we going to do about it'. As the report states, there are many reasons to release energy technologies and promote efficiency that transcend the call for C02 mitigation. There will come a day soon that the music will stop and we may find ourselves without a seat.
I feel that we are transitioning into a new chapter in this fight for survival...the alarm bells are being replaced with alarm. Reality is setting in. Whether by heat or cold, our water resources are evaporating and this trend will persist. This Summer and hurricane season will be telling...there is no El Nino this year to provide the upper-level shear to diffuse the tropical systems.
The party is only yet getting started.
~Paradox
