DMD 0.175 release

Lars Ivar Igesund larsivar at igesund.net
Sun Nov 26 23:46:55 PST 2006


David Medlock wrote:

> John S. Skogtvedt wrote:
> 
>> David Medlock skrev:
>> 
>>>
>>> Take heart with global warming.  Its happening on Mars as well so it
>>> probably a fluctuation in the Sun, not human causes...
>>>
>>> -DavidM
>> 
>> 
>> If you do a google search it seems it's not quite that simple:
>> http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=192
> 
> True, but there is no hard evidence outside computer models that humans
> are causing any fluctuations in temperature.  Whether it is happening is
> a separate issue than what is causing it. It would be terribly difficult
> to prove empirically that human activity is the cause.
> 
> Also, consider that the total temperature only rose 1 degree in the last
> century and hurricane season was(comparatively) a flop this year.
> 
> Even if you believe C02 emissions are doing it, remember that 100 years
> ago the automobile had just entered the market.  Who knows what we will
> be using in 100 more!
> 
> Politicians and anti-capitalists love the theories though.  It lets them
> pass laws to make you live the way they want you to.  Makes them feel
> good but its mostly junk science.  The ban on DDT has killed millions of
> mostly children in Africa, but it was too banned on junk science and
> only after first world countries had used it successfully.
> 
> -DavidM

Sorry, calling it junk science is somewhat harsh, and it is still no reason
to pollute, as it certainly doesn't cause anything good. Note that if what
we are seeing now is actually due to pollution, then it is a bit late if we
don't use cars in a 100 years.

I for one thinks it sucks with +10 degrees Celsius and rain in late
November, and it seems my son at 3 agrees.

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Lars Ivar Igesund
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