Comments on: Ice the size of Texas melts in one year - earth - 26 September 2006 - New Scientist http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/ice-the-size-of-texas-melts-in-one-year-earth-26-september-2006-new-scientist/ Rumblings, Ramblings, and Ruminations Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:31:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dave http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/ice-the-size-of-texas-melts-in-one-year-earth-26-september-2006-new-scientist/#comment-1608 Dave Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:48:37 +0000 http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/ice-the-size-of-texas-melts-in-one-year-earth-26-september-2006-new-scientist/#comment-1608 Was talking to Sean W. a while back (several years) and he had been doing some research for a book he was writing dealing with cycles and at the time he had just read about the amount of carbon black from coal and oil fires and auto/truck/plane exaust that was contaminating the surface of the snow/ice packs on both north and south poles. This stuff is so light it floats and stays on or close to the top except when a large snow fall comes along. This in and of it's self has caused a LOT of the melting of the polar caps from what the article said. And as I said this was several years ago, 5+ at least if not more. Was talking to Sean W. a while back (several years) and he had been doing some research for a book he was writing dealing with cycles and at the time he had just read about the amount of carbon black from coal and oil fires and auto/truck/plane exaust that was contaminating the surface of the snow/ice packs on both north and south poles. This stuff is so light it floats and stays on or close to the top except when a large snow fall comes along. This in and of it’s self has caused a LOT of the melting of the polar caps from what the article said. And as I said this was several years ago, 5+ at least if not more.

]]> By: Steve http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/ice-the-size-of-texas-melts-in-one-year-earth-26-september-2006-new-scientist/#comment-1604 Steve Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:21:00 +0000 http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/ice-the-size-of-texas-melts-in-one-year-earth-26-september-2006-new-scientist/#comment-1604 Well, things is heating up, that's for sure. And I feel sure that man has SOME influence/effect on that. I'm not at all convinced that we are the SOLE factor, though. The earth has been around a LONG time (by the way we reckon time, anyway) and by what little bit we have been able to determine has been up and down the temperature scale more than a few times. And will again, whether we persist on this ball or not. Global warming may just be Mother Natures way of ridding herself of this nasty, short-term infection called homo sapiens that has lately taken over portions of the skin of her planet. A few million years, and you'll never even know we were here..... "Wait, what was that sound?" "I'm not sure, but I think Gaia just gagged!" "Uh-oh, I think we're in trouble...." Well, things is heating up, that’s for sure. And I feel sure that man has SOME influence/effect on that. I’m not at all convinced that we are the SOLE factor, though. The earth has been around a LONG time (by the way we reckon time, anyway) and by what little bit we have been able to determine has been up and down the temperature scale more than a few times. And will again, whether we persist on this ball or not. Global warming may just be Mother Natures way of ridding herself of this nasty, short-term infection called homo sapiens that has lately taken over portions of the skin of her planet. A few million years, and you’ll never even know we were here…..

“Wait, what was that sound?”
“I’m not sure, but I think Gaia just gagged!”
“Uh-oh, I think we’re in trouble….”

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