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To: Suma who wrote (223935)	3/13/2007 11:42:08 AM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

These do not lie. One does need to be careful. There is a field of study known as Sampling Theory. To understand this consider what a sequence of pictures would look like on say Mt Fuji, spanning a decade, if the first pictures was taken in the winter, with each subsequent year having the picture timing delayed two weeks. Over a decade, the final picture would show Mt Fuji 20 weeks later compared to the first picture in relationship to the yearly cycle. This would result in an astonishing progression, but is actually just a sampling problem. Most regrettably, pictures tend to be chosen to illustrate the issue, hence one needs to be especially careful with them. Even in scientific settings, I'm most skeptical of the pictures. Look at the data charts instead.

To: Suma who wrote (223935)	3/13/2007 11:46:09 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I can't imagine humans are not having an impact, but it is also true the whole solar system is warming. We aren't responsible for the global warming on mars. That said, and what I've always said, we need to concentrate on averting disasters- it's so much cheaper to do that, than responding afterwards. We know there will be problems in low lying areas, let's protect them NOW, regardless of why the world is warming. It never hurts to shore up levees, and put in pumps, and do other things, as the Dutch have done, to protect land the sea could damage. That's what I think. And if Gore stirs people up to do something, that's good.