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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Wharf Rat who wrote (11030)4/2/2007 2:06:44 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Respond to of 36921
 
Answer: Urban Heat Island Effect has been examined quite thoroughly (PDF)http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/population/article2abstract.pdf
and found to have a negligible effect on temperature trends


Um, not on the temperature trends at the LA Civic Center. Try again.



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (11030)4/2/2007 2:34:12 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 36921
 
Try reading the NASA report again. Your argument should be with NASA, not Nadine.

jpl.nasa.gov

The scientists found great variations in temperature patterns throughout the state. Average temperatures increased significantly in nearly 54 percent of the stations studied, with human-produced changes in land use seen as the most likely cause


EDIT: Sorry, forgot for a minute that the only scientific evidence you accept is that which reinforces your own biases.