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To: combjelly who wrote (752325)	11/11/2013 5:03:22 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576184

CO2 levels are increasing much faster than they did in a typical interglacial. The oceans hold a lot of water. Water has a high specific heat, much higher than rock or air. Net result, it takes a lot of energy to warm the oceans. But, we are getting there. Just look at the total volume of ice in the Arctic.... and look at the total volume of ice in the antarctic.....record levels. Warmer oceans create more and bigger organized storms (hurricanes, typhoons). They also create more clouds and precipitation in general. We aren't seeing that, in spite of the fact that the philippines just had a very large typhoon. Instead, we are seeing a prolonged period with decreasing numbers of hurricanes and no real increase in intensity. We are also not seeing an increase in precipitation. I have actually been expecting a big hurricane season for a couple of years now. That's what happens when you have a lull in the storm patterns. And it happens even without general warming. But it keeps on being quiet..,, if the oceans were warming, we would see corresponding warming on land too. Not only from the sun's energy, but from the heat transfer from the oceans to land (in the form of weather).