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To: jttmab who wrote (187811)	5/31/2006 2:59:34 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli scientists said on Wednesday they had discovered a prehistoric ecosystem dating back millions of years. The discovery was made in a cave near the central Israeli city of Ramle during rock drilling at a quarry. Scientists were called in and soon found eight previously unknown species of crustaceans and invertebrates similar to scorpions. "Until now eight species of animals were found in the cave, all of them unknown to science," said Dr Hanan Dimantman, a biologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He said the cave's ecosystem probably dates back around five million years when the Mediterranean Sea covered parts of Israel. The cave was completely sealed off from the world, including from water and nutrients seeping through rock crevices above. Scientists who discovered the cave believe it has been intact for millions of years. "Every species we examined had no eyes which means they lost their sight due to evolution," said Dimantman. Samples of the animals discovered in the cave were sent for DNA tests which found they were unique, he said. The cave has been closed off as scientists conduct a more detailed survey. "This is a cave of fantastic biodiversity," Dimantman said. [...may be they can measure the CO2 levels there while they are at it <vbg>]

To: jttmab who wrote (187811)	5/31/2006 5:31:18 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

You don't have to convince billions of people. There are billions of people in the world today that care about where their next meal is coming from. Global warming isn't and never will be on their radar screen. Excuse me? The claim is that since the commencement of industrialization in the West (primarily N. Hemisphere), CO2 levels have doubled... Well, my friend, you need to take a look at China, India, and Indonesia.. Because those folks don't burn hydrogen when their cooking and heating their homes. How come you're not asking about billions of hydrogen based cars dripping water and what effect that might have? A drip here a drip there, it all adds up to a lot of water into the ground supply and evaporating into the air increasing humidity and changing weather patterns. Believe me.. when I was delivered the "epiphany" that water vapor was the largest contributor to global warming, that was one of my first thoughts. It's a perspective that I'm going to have definitely reconsider. But we also have to consider that the atmosphere can only absorb so much water vapor before it precipitates as rain. Hawk