Today, the world will release 14 months of fossil carbon into the atmosphere. That might just be from oil; I'm not sure. Tomorrow, we will do the same thing. Every year, we release CO2 that took 400 years to sequester. CO2 absorbs heat. Ma nature put that CO2 away to drop the the temperture of the planet; or maybe some other reason and this was just the luck of the physics. Anyway, every day, 14 months worth back in.
"if she decides we are a virus"
What makes you think she hasn't, already?
And,remember, she bats last.
"More snow during warmer years .. isn't that interesting."
Too cold to snow in this desert...air won't hold enuf water.
Maudlandia Antarctic desert
Published: November 12, 2008, 4:30 pm
Edited: November 12, 2008, 4:30 pm
Lead Author: World Wildlife Fund
Introduction
Antarctica remains the only relatively unspoiled continent on our planet. Almost entirely covered in a permanent ice cap that reaches as much as 4,776 meters in thickness, conditions for life are quite extreme—but, not impossible. Terrestrial vegetation is limited in Maudlandia, though the Dry Valleys region of continental Antarctica is a fascinating ecosystem of flora and fauna highly adapted to polar desert conditions. Colonies of seabirds, penguins, and seals abound around the coasts, obtaining their sustenance from the highly-productive Antarctic seas. While this continent has had relatively little direct interference from humans, it is activity elsewhere that may have the greatest effect on Antarctica. Production of certain gases has contributed to a serious depletion of ozone in the atmosphere over Antarctica, as well as contributing to global warming, which could potentially lead to the melting of vast quantities of ice and a significant change in the landscape of populated areas of the world.
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