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

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (3740)	2/10/2014 2:27:47 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4326

maybe we should kill all the whales

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (3740)	2/11/2014 11:37:38 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4326

In complex interactions there often is no definitive proof of some theory of relationship. That is often true. However, given that there has been a reduction of ocean phytoplankton by over 40% during the same period that atmospheric CO2 levels have risen by 50% is relationship that has been all too long ignored in climate models. They don't even factor it in as a cause for increased CO2 levels. They just say that it's all anthropogenic CO2 emissions. But if we think of phytoplankton as a "sponge" for CO2, then it makes sense that if that sponge gets smaller, it can hold less CO2 before becoming saturated. Now.. we have to find out why, given that there are large areas of nutrient rich, yet low chlorophyll, areas in the ocean, what the limiting factor is. Dr. John Martin theorized that it was due to lack of iron, necessary for creating chlorophyll. This is the same condition that plagues many terrestrial agricultural areas as well. The condition is known as Chlorosis. What is clear is that ocean flora represents nearly 1/2, if not more, of all photosynthesis on the planet. Hawk