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To: Think4Yourself who wrote (173931)	12/28/2008 2:58:24 AM
From: Sea Otter	Respond to of 306849

Are the end days upon us? Have we spent too much time on the stupid global warming argument and it's now too late to do anything about it? Quite possibly. And yes.

To: Think4Yourself who wrote (173931)	12/28/2008 10:28:19 AM
From: Amelia Carhartt	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

Global warming was just another scam for the gullible. Billions have spent spent studying this bull. I don't think we ever could do anything about the climate changes. Nature will do what nature will do and her power is supreme. To think we can control it is arrogant delusion. When our time on this planet is done, it is done. I fully expect our species will go extinct. Just hoping it doesn't happen too soon. :)

To: Think4Yourself who wrote (173931)	12/28/2008 11:59:51 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

"The global warming issue is decidedly over." Really? Since when? There's a really great SF trilogy based on the hard science of climate change written by Kim Stanley Robinson. en.wikipedia.org "The "Science in the Capital" series encompasses three novels: Forty Signs of Rain (2004), Fifty Degrees Below (2005), and Sixty Days and Counting (2007). This series explores the consequences of global warming, both on a global level, and as it affects the main characters: several employees of the National Science Foundation and those close to them. A recurring theme of Robinson's that returns in this series is that of Buddhist philosophy, which is represented in the series by the agency of ambassadors from Khembalung, a fictional Buddhist micro-state located on an offshore island in the Ganges delta. Their state is threatened by rising sea levels, and the reaction of the Khembalis is compared to that of the Washingtonians." As I said, it's based on hard science. One of the consequences of climate change is the disruptions of climate engines the world over, like the Gulf stream. When the Gulf stream stops working, Washington and the east coast of the US becomes arctic-like. The point is, although temps go UP planet-wide on average, temps LOCALLY may plunge. Anecdotal evidence won't inform you of global conditions. All weather is local. Climate change is global.