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To: Lane3 who wrote (51186)	3/1/2008 3:38:33 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 544021

>>Now, where are the data that show global warming to be an existential threat? Existential. And don't try telling me that losing southern Florida to high waters over a period of a century or more is either existential, even if likely.<< Karen - Ah, but I didn't say global warming was an existential threat. It is not promoted as an existential threat, whereas terrorism is. Climatologists are warning that we may be reaching a tipping point, beyond which there may be consequences ranging from just disruptive to catastrophic. I do realize that it's difficult to prove causality in a system that involves so many variables, such as the entire earth and its atmosphere. But there is widespread belief in the scientific community that human activities can and do contribute to global warming. Thus, it makes sense to try to do something about that. If we're helping to move the earth's climate toward a tipping point, it would make sense to stop it. Anywhere, here's a good source of data. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: unfccc.int - Allen