Thanks. I do prefer to hear the views of climate scientists on global warming issues rather than box makers and farmers and astronauts and such. When I want to order boxes I go to a box maker.
I read a few articles on Christy and he seems both qualified and sincere. I am sure he is not the only qualified scientist who takes a less catastrophic approach than some. He has worked as a part of research into climate change, so he clearly understands the need for study and the value of research.
"In a 2003 interview with National Public Radio about the 2003 American Geophysical Union (AGU) statement, he said he is "a strong critic of scientists who make catastrophic predictions of huge increases in global temperatures and tremendous rises in sea levels". He added, though, that "it is scientifically inconceivable that after changing forests into cities, turning millions of acres into irrigated farmland, putting massive quantities of soot and dust into the air, and putting extra greenhouse gases into the air, that the natural course of climate has not changed in some way." [9]
Personally, I prefer an abundance of caution when the consequences are high. You better be damn sure you're holding the right cards when you go all-in. I think if you set aside most of the mouthy bloggers and the cranks, disgruntled ex-employees, etc. and just listen to the agreement and the disagreement amongst the actual qualified CLIMATOLOGISTS and other qualified scientists IN THAT FIELD...that you will find a whole bunch of agreement--with a common and very expected small bit of disagreement. This exists in every field of Science whether it is particle physics or fluid mechanics.
The "controversy" in anthropogenic global warning and the need for research and monitoring is not mainly a scientific one--but a political and ideological one. It is a button issue that can pull voters to one side or another so it is encouraged and kept alive by the Machievellians!
Like the internet, it is a fact. It will not go away, because it is real. Humanity has in front of it the necessity to create a well behaved planet. And civilised people ARE going to make that happen! It does not matter how many posts you and I post. The 200 countries involved in this cooperative effort are not just cooperating because they are Masons or part of some other secret society! It is not a conspiracy! It is simply humankind growing up... |
