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To: Bill who wrote (120013)	4/6/2008 5:21:52 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

A period of ten years is like comparing the length of your schwanz with a fire hose....

To: Bill who wrote (120013)	4/6/2008 5:57:43 PM
From: Nicholas Thompson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

I believe that 95% of the scientists in the general areas of climatology or weather , or perhaps an even greater percentage, think from their own analysis or experience that global warming caused by increases in CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere is leading to global warming. The long term warming trend is hard to refute; shorter term such things as a volcanic eruption or an oceanic event which changes surface water temperatures can and does lead to short term changes in this longer term warming trend. It is also quite possible that increasing ice melt in Greenland will allow cold surface water to cover the Northern Gulf Stream as it nears Europe; leading to a drastic cooling of Europe, ie a little ice Age for Europe. All charts of average global temps.I have seen show a long term upwards trend and a reasonably close correlation of this upwards trend with increasing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Within these trend lines are evident anomolies in temperatures , which, again, could be linked to such events as volcanic ash. Other information points to gradually rising sea levels, a slight upwards rise in sea temperatures, increasing acidity in the oceans caused by atmospheric changes-- this is very serious and can lead to extensive coral and fisheries die offs. And much of the warming is effecting the North and South Polar regions, more than middle latitudes. You can keep your head in the sand as long as you want , I am glad that you have no policy role.