Look at all the things science has been wrong about in my lifetime alone:
No more fish in the Great Lakes by 1990.
Global cooling will lead to a new ice age.
Y2K will lead to massive civil unrest, chaos in the streets, and a complete collapse of infrastructure.
Varioius flus would kill millions. The latest was avian bird flu.
The oceans will be lifeless by 2010.
2006 would be a record year for killer hurricanes.
Comet Kahouteck would outshine the moon by 15 times.
Plus about twenty other things.
2007-03-12
09:14:33
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Interesting fact:
To merely hold the current levels of CO2 output in the US, we would need to build over 13,000 nuclear power plants.
Are liberals in favor of that?
I would be.
2007-03-12
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I see the infantile liberal name calling has started.
2007-03-12
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I totally agree, but there is something to be said for less pollution as well. I mean, that would be a good thing, right?
2007-03-12 09:19:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Here is how the atmosphere works:
The atmospheric gasses (CO2, H2O, CH4, etc) do not absorb visable light and allow the sun's energy to pass through. The earth then radiates this energy back towards space (infrared waves) some of which is re-radiated by the aforementioned gasses back towards earth. The more CO2 molecules there are, the less energy is able to escape our atmosphere.
Understand? The earth does naturally warm and cool on its own, but never before have such large amounts of CO2 molecules been unnaturally released into our atmosphere.
Science isn't perfect, there is a lot we don't understand, but until you have a doctorate in chemistry or any other science, perhaps you should reserve judgment.
2007-03-12 17:19:23
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answered by Ashley 4
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Whatever your point is not aided by starting off with an insult. And what are your credentials?
I see you list the missed predictions, not that many went for 2006 having lots of killer hurricanes, it was considered a possibility, but you do not list the successful predictions which far out weigh the missed ones. Pretty one sided?
And if you consider your 'failed' predictions, there are usually good reasons for it. Take the flu, it has killed millions. The Spanish flu in 1919 killed more people than the first world war. Is your name Michael Moore? This sounds like one of his documentaries.
2007-03-12 16:26:54
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answered by Elizabeth Howard 6
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Ever been to Lake Louise? There used to be a glacier at the far end of it, at least there was in 1997, there isn't now, at least not one you can see.
Anyway, let's hope that you are right and the big blue ponds, some miles wide, in the Greenland ice sheet don't spell a very wet future for all the low lying areas of the world.
2007-03-12 16:29:00
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answered by Chris H 6
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the climate is getting warmer, you'd have to be completely oblivious to not see it....another thing I'm not sure if you realized this but there are different kinds of scientists, the ones you mentioned would be marine biologist, computer scientist, medical doctors, and astrologists....none of which study the climate.
only two you mentioned would apply to meteorologists, the people that are actually studying global warming.
2007-03-12 16:24:13
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answered by Paulien 5
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Let me understand this: All scientists are
inherently wrong?
Interesting.
2007-03-12 16:22:24
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Is that a question or a rant?
2007-03-12 16:17:54
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answered by Anonymous
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you left out the evolution fairy tale.
2007-03-12 16:18:59
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