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2009-01-04 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Melting Antarctic ice berg iron sequesters CO2, etc.

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Posted by mhw 2009-01-04 06:52|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 So, we need to melt the ice caps to save ourselves?

Boneheads. Let nature be nature and stop trying to fuck with it. You aren't god, asshats. You can't change nature, only adapt to it. That is something our "primitive" ancestors figured out hundreds of thousand years ago.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-01-04 09:31|| 2009-01-04 09:31|| Front Page Top

#2 "You aren't god, asshats."

They think they are, DV. >:-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-04 10:18|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2009-01-04 10:18|| Front Page Top

#3 I think Darth you are overreacting.

Prof Raiswell is mostly talking about measurement and very small scale iron seeding - enough to be able to measure the sequestration. He isn't, by any stretch of the imagination, a geoengineering advocate.

And regarding nature, we mess with it every day; e.g., something as simple as choosing a color for the roof tiles changes the reflective properties of the earth - yes its a very small increment.

Posted by mhw 2009-01-04 10:38|| 2009-01-04 10:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Where's my ballbat ? Can I hit him twice ?

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2700 2009-01-04 11:25|| 2009-01-04 11:25|| Front Page Top

#5 By golly, this whole thing is more complicated than I thought. Why, there's a pretty good career here in front of me.

Posted by KBK 2009-01-04 11:59|| 2009-01-04 11:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Note one thing here in this article: There is NO mention of anthropogenic global warming. There IS a strong statement that NATURE, not man, controls climate, and that the entire situation is extremely complex. There are far more unknowns than knowns, and attempting to "do something" would be hilarious if it weren't for the fact that too many politicians are involved.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-01-04 13:57|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-01-04 13:57|| Front Page Top

#7 These guys discover that they know less and less every day.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2009-01-04 16:28|| 2009-01-04 16:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Might they finally be getting a clue? This thing called "climate" has more moving parts and variables than we realize -- and right now, we don't even know the coefficients, much less the value and power of each of the variables in the equations.

Its valuable that someone is doing basic research on parts of the system. Gutsy to do so if they contravene the Holy Writ that mandates Anthropogenic Global Warming in order to get funding.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-01-04 19:14|| 2009-01-04 19:14|| Front Page Top