> Once again Russell is the voice that I find compelling
> He manages to avoid making Global Warming into a religion.
> Or labeling folks as pro or anti-GW.
> Science is not about politics or positions.... it is about exploring.
> See the life of Richard Feynman as an example.
>
> I am afraid we may soon see the president announcing a WOGW. *
>
> Cedric
>
>
> *war on global warming
>
>
> On May 18, 2007, at 7:13 AM, Mike Hord wrote:
>
>> Superb New Scientist special guide debunking the top 26 'anti global
>> warming' myths.
>>
>> snip snip
>>
>> With all this good science in support, how can anyone possibly
>> question its reality?
>>
>> snip snip
>>
>>         "Most of the observed increase in globally averaged
>> temperatures since the
>>         mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase
>> in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations
>
> Surprisingly Russell (given his love of all things exo-atmospheric)  
> left
> off one pointed comment (of which I am certain he is aware):
>
> Planetary studies of Titan, Venus, and Mars have fairly conclusively
> proven the veracity of the effect of greenhouse gases in raising
> planetary surface temperatures above where orbital insolation
> suggests they should be, and large amounts of suspended
> particulates in the atmosphere tend to increase albedo causing a
> drop in planetary surface temperatures.
>
> So, in short, the reason we haven't seen runaway temperature
> increases may not be because the effect isn't real, it may be that
> the ash and particulates produced by coal and diesel and other
> less-than-optimally-clean greenhouse gas producing energy
> generation methods is offsetting the effect of the gases.
>
> Mike H.
>
> who has been reading a lot of space science books lately.
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