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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (18114)	11/21/2007 8:18:07 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224769

Extra cold and snow in South America shows Global Warming is a hoax, put out by the Reds of the world

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (18114)	11/21/2007 10:14:35 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224769

Ken, Can you separate global warming from CO2? In the history of the world - what CO2 events caused the various warming cycles? Is it even possible in your mind that something other than human kind are causing global warming?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (18114)	11/22/2007 12:22:26 AM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 224769

Jelly fish love global warming. And cannot be eaten by humans. Another strike against Bush-cheney for siding with the polluters on global warming and screwing every single one of us.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (18114)	11/22/2007 9:07:46 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 224769

If it wasn't for global warming there'd be no jellyfish. Or cactus. Or scorpions.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (18114)	11/26/2007 2:29:29 PM
From: DizzyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224769

Hurricane predictions miss the mark Nov. 26, 2007 BY MARTIN MERZER Two years ago, way under. Last year, way over. This year, still not right. It's been a stormy few years for William Gray, Philip Klotzbach and other scientists who predict total hurricane activity before each season begins, which raises fundamental questions as the 2007 season draws to an end on Friday: Why do they bother? And given the errors -- which can undermine faith in the entire hurricane warning system -- are these full-season forecasts doing more harm than good? 'The seasonal hurricane forecasters certainly have a lot of explaining to do,' said Max Mayfield, former director of the National Hurricane Center. 'The last couple of years have humbled the seasonal hurricane forecasters and pointed out that we have a lot more to learn before we can do accurate seasonal forecasts,' he said. The numbers provide abundant support for those statements. Just before the season started on June 1, the nationally prominent Gray-Klotzbach team at Colorado State University predicted that 17 named storms would grow into nine hurricanes, five of which would be particularly intense, with winds above 110 mph. A different team at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted 13 to 17 named storms, seven to 10 hurricanes and three to five intense hurricanes. The actual results for the 2007 season: 14 named storms, five hurricanes, two intense hurricanes. That turned a season predicted to be extremely active into one that was about average in number of storms and well below average in total intensity. Even mid-season corrections issued by both teams in August -- somewhat akin to changing your prediction about a baseball game during the fifth inning -- proved wrong. Their pre-season predictions in 2005 and 2006 were even worse. miamiherald.com If forecasters can't predict one year out, how on earth are we expected to believe the forecasts that are 20, 30, 40, or 50 years into the future? Not very convincing, Kenneth... Diz-

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (18114)	11/26/2007 3:32:16 PM
From: HPilot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224769

Until the past decade, the mauve stinger has rarely been spotted so far north in British or Irish waters, and scientists cite this as evidence of global warming. I have been in Ireland, and while this is unusual, it is not impossible nor even improbable. Ireland is bathed by the Gulf Stream and the water is very warm compared to the climate on the mainland. It affects the local climate somewhat, so much that palm trees grow in southern Ireland. The southern coast is very exotic with mountains and palm trees, and landscape shots could be mistaken for a tropical island. Just another example of an idiot expaining something complex to other idiots as "global warming".