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To: Lane3 who wrote (68655)	5/26/2008 7:20:38 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) of 542214

Karen, the problem with Lomborg is that he doesn't get his facts right or carry his reasoning very far. One example: he says that melting glaciers will provide more water, and lead to more productive agriculture. Well, yes, maybe, for awhile (if it doesn't lead to more flooding as well). The problem isn't that the glaciers are melting, its that they are in the process of disappearing. Once they disappear, then those rivers and lakes that depend on their annual melting will be left (literally) high and dry, except of course for whatever rain falls. Which is frequently insuffient, and in any case not nearly as dependable as an annual spring/summer melt that is gradual. Lomborg is a statistician. He's done some reading on climatology, but his books are largely dismissed by scientists. If you're going to read him, at least also read some other books as well.

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