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To: DizzyG who wrote (700956)9/9/2005 1:21:22 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Respond to of 769670
 
The expression of countervaling trends in ice accumulation vs. melt-off in west Antarctica would even more significantly slow global rises in average ocean levels (a good thing from the point-of-view of most coastal residents), when added to the increased snowfall rates in east Antarctica... even while it would likely not have such a significant effect upon average global temperatures, nor upon the more significant temperature spikes in large continental areas due to the 'continental effect'.

All told, our weather monitoring is still inadequate in many areas of the world. Data is too scanty, and models too imprecise.

Likely, increases in computing power will solve at least one of those problems in fairly short order.

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To: DizzyG who wrote (700956)9/13/2005 9:31:05 AM
From: E. T.  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 769670
 
Everyone posts this article, but it seems nobody reads it... Here is what one of the climate studies author says:

"James Hansen, the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies ... still argues for international cooperation to stop global warming."

GW maybe gaining momentum or not, but it is still considered a threat by most scientists who study climate around the world.