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To: Ron who wrote (6812)	6/27/2006 3:34:19 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 36917

GREENLAND IS MELTING....MELTING SO FAST IT"S AN ABSOLUTE THREAT TO THE ENTIRE WORLD COMMUNITY but Bush...and of course LONGDONG don't buy it....hope they own beachfront AP: Scientists OK Gore's Movie for Accuracy cbsnews.com On Hurricanes: One concern was about the connection between hurricanes and global warming. That is a subject of a heated debate in the science community. Gore cited five recent scientific studies to support his view. "I thought the use of imagery from Hurricane Katrina was inappropriate and unnecessary in this regard, as there are plenty of disturbing impacts associated with global warming for which there is much greater scientific consensus," said Brian Soden, a University of Miami professor of meteorology and oceanography. Overall, FIVE STARS for accuracy: The nation's top climate scientists are giving "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's documentary on global warming, five stars for accuracy. ... Excellent," said William Schlesinger, dean of the Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University. "He got all the important material and got it right." ... While some nonscientists could be depressed by the dire disaster-laden warmer world scenario that Gore laid out, one top researcher thought it was too optimistic. Tom Wigley, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, thought the former vice president sugarcoated the problem by saying that with already-available technologies and changes in habit _ such as changing light bulbs _ the world could help slow or stop global warming. ... As far as the movie's entertainment value, Scripps Institution geosciences professor Jeff Severinghaus summed it up: "My wife fell asleep. Of course, I was on the edge of my chair."