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Politics : Manmade Global Warming, A hoax? A Scam? or a Doomsday Cult? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3254)	11/13/2012 8:52:09 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4326

Also, trying to find out whether there is a correlation between depleted phytoplankton levels in the Arctic ocean and reductions of Sea Ice (presuming phytoplankton trapped within the sea ice acted as a "seed particle" in it's initial formation. Any oceangraphers or marine biologists following this thread? Look at page 318 of the following link.. first paragraph.. Apparently the levels of "entrapped" phytoplankton are 1.5 to 2.5x the levels in the surrounding ocean water.. onthehill.hamilton.edu I realize that there are any number of particles that could act as a "seed particle" for the formation of sea ice.. But could a reduction of those particles be responsible for declining levels of Arctic Sea Ice, while we're seeing record levels of sea ice in the Antarctic? Gotta have seed particles in sufficient quantities for ice crystals to form.. right? I know it's a long shot.. just curious.. Hawk

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3254)	11/13/2012 9:43:36 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4326

The problem with the global warming movement is that it is built upon several different fallacies. Or at least unsubstantiated opinions. I've got no problem with the idea that seeding the ocean with iron might increase phytoplankton population. But let's bust one comment right at the top. My background is National Security policy and International Affairs, which Global Warming certainly falls under. It is both an international issue, as well as a national security threat... if it is found to be credible. There is a lot of speculation that global warming is inherently bad. And yet, the greatest advances in human culture have been during warming periods. Maybe there are some perceived "bad" side effects, but it can certainly be argued that the good outweighs the bad.