| Subject: Your "RW spin doctor" was AlGore, you Buffoon! |
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Date Posted: 07:13:10 11/27/06 Mon
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sci guy
's message, "actually not." on 22:41:57 11/25/06 Sat
In the fashion of so many pandering liberals, he covers all bases by referring to our naturally occurring climate cycles as "climate crisis", "climate change" and "global warming".
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Former presidential candidate Al Gore says climate crisis is his campaign
WASHINGTON With the D-V-D version of 'An Inconvenient Truth' coming out, former vice president Al Gore hopes (m) millions more people will receive the movie's message about CLIMATE CHANGE. [CAPS ADDED to point out the obvious to the oblivious]
In the film, scientists predict global warming will bring worse storms, the spread of tropical diseases, and conditions that could threaten the future of civilization.
Gore says the stakes are so high that solving the climate crisis should be a bipartisan issue. He says he'd like the film to inspire more Americans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and persuade political leaders to make policy changes to solve global warming.
Gore says he has no plans to run for president again and with so few candidates declared for 2008, it's too soon to pick favorites. Gore did say Republican Senator John McCain is a "capable guy" whom he disagrees with on a lot of issues.
http://www.kristv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5730960&nav=Bsmh
>Saw an interview last week. It was a RW spin doctor
>who came up with the term "climate change" as well as
>several other nice ways of saying not-so-nice things.
>
>
>>Aren't you guys the one's that changed it to climate
>>change when you figured out the planet may in fact not
>>warm, but get colder? 6 of 1 1/2 dozen of another as
>>far as i'm concerned..
>>
>>>You DO realize that th article says that volcanoes
>>>COOL the earth, don't you?
>>>
>>>
>>>>Can I get mhy donation back?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>just when we thought we had the weather predictions
>>>>>down. a new kink comes in to play. now we have
>space
>>>>>weather, volcanic weather, fire weather, land mass
>>>>>change weather.
>>>>>
>>>>>Volcanic eruptions on Iceland generated a cascade
>of
>>>>>events that led to record low levels of water in
>the
>>>>>Nile River in Africa and brought famine to the
>>region
>>>>>more than two centuries ago, a new study
>concludes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>The findings will inform climate forecasting
>related
>>>>>to future volcanic activity.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>From June 1783 through February 1784, a series of
>10
>>>>>eruptions from the Laki Craters on this European
>>>>>island in the North Atlantic changed atmospheric
>>>>>conditions in most of the Northern Hemisphere.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Unusual temperature and precipitation patterns
>>peaked
>>>>>in the summer of 1783, causing below normal
>rainfall
>>>>>in most of the Nile drainage basin and therefore
>>>>>record low levels in the mighty river for up to one
>>>>>year following the eruptions.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>When volcanic eruptions occur, large amounts of
>>>sulfur
>>>>>dioxide are released into the atmosphere. When this
>>>>>gas combines with water vapor, aerosol particles
>>>form.
>>>>>These particles reflect sunlight back to space and
>>>>>therefore cool average temperatures on Earth.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Researchers used computer models to simulate how
>>>>>Iceland’s Laki eruptions affected temperature and
>>>>>rainfall levels over the stretch of land from the
>>>>>Atlantic ocean to the “horn of Africa,” known as
>the
>>>>>Sahel.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Simulations showed that the aerosols formed by the
>>>>>eruptions cooled average temperatures in the
>>Northern
>>>>>Hemisphere by up to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Tree
>>ring
>>>>>data in Alaska and Siberia also showed reduced
>>growth
>>>>>during the same summer, signifying cooler than
>>normal
>>>>>weather.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>The abnormally cool temperatures reduced the
>>>>>temperature difference between the land masses of
>>>>>Africa and Eurasia and their respective water
>>masses,
>>>>>the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Typically, a sharp
>>>>>contrast in temperature between land and sea drives
>>>>>roaring monsoon winds. Monsoons are seasonal shifts
>>>in
>>>>>wind direction that signify the beginning of the
>>>rainy
>>>>>season.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>The lack of monsoons led to a reduction in cloud
>>>cover
>>>>>over the Sahel of Africa, southern Arabian
>Peninsula
>>>>>and India that summer. This caused temperatures to
>>>>>increase by as much as 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit and
>>>>>induced drought in the region. The resulting food
>>>>>shortage reduced the population of the Nile Valley
>>by
>>>>>a sixth.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Some of the driest weather occurred over the Nile
>>>and
>>>>>Niger River watersheds," said lead author Luke
>Oman,
>>>a
>>>>>researcher from Rutgers University, NJ. "The
>>relative
>>>>>lack of cloud cover and increased temperature
>likely
>>>>>amplified evaporation, further lessening water
>>>>>available for run-off."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>This dry weather corresponded with record low river
>>>>>water levels from 1783 to 1784.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>“These findings may help us improve our predictions
>>>of
>>>>>climate response following the next strong
>>>>>high-latitude eruption, specifically concerning
>>>>>changes in temperature and precipitation," Oman
>>said.
>>>>>"Many societies are very dependent on seasonal
>>>>>precipitation for their livelihoods, and these
>>>>>predictions may ultimately allow communities time
>to
>>>>>plan for consequences, including impacts on
>regional
>>>>>food and water supplies."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>href="http://www.livescience.com/environment/061121
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>>>>>ptions_nile.html">http://www.livescience.com/enviro
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>>>e
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>>>>>t/061121_eruptions_nile.html
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