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2010-04-02 Science & Technology

An hour-long storm started a mini ice age, say scientists

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Posted by tipper 2010-04-02 11:32|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 We live in a cosmic shooting gallery. And I for one would prefer to do something about it. We might not get hit by a major object for another 10,000 years or we could get nailed in the next week.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2010-04-02 12:20|| 2010-04-02 12:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Theory doesn't fit the facts. Recently found evidence of fires all over North America at the time of the die back. More likely a firestorm happened than an icestorm and the cooling followed.

Posted by Zebulon Crineling4150 2010-04-02 13:12|| 2010-04-02 13:12|| Front Page Top

#3 wouldn't the ice boulders burn up coming into the atmosphere

Posted by chris 2010-04-02 13:23|| 2010-04-02 13:23|| Front Page Top

#4 wouldn't the ice boulders burn up coming into the atmosphere

Posted by chris 2010-04-02 13:23|| 2010-04-02 13:23|| Front Page Top

#5 wouldn't the ice boulders burn up coming into the atmosphere

Posted by chris 2010-04-02 13:23|| 2010-04-02 13:23|| Front Page Top

#6 sorry for posting that 3 times

Posted by chris 2010-04-02 13:24|| 2010-04-02 13:24|| Front Page Top

#7 The United Nations Theory: Cavemen burning too much wood triggered massive "climate change" (they will undoubtedly site this blog post in their research). CaveBama says "we can no longer keep our caves at 72 degrees year round.

Posted by Keeney 2010-04-02 13:31|| 2010-04-02 13:31|| Front Page Top

#8 I assume these are the same "scientists" (Small s on purpose) agonizing over the entirely fictional "Global Warming".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-04-02 15:33|| 2010-04-02 15:33|| Front Page Top

#9 Intensive, extensive fires across North America, Zebulon? Because the alternate theory to this wild celestial iceball business is the successful invasion of the Americas by stone-age humans, who catastrophically hunted the megafauna into extinction, often with semi-controlled brushfire tactics. Which is where you'd get scattered, rolling brunt-over scarring.

There's a certain Rousseauan faction which desperately needs a way, however ludicrous, to acquit the Noble Savage of responsibility for the American megafauna extinction event.

Posted by Mitch H. 2010-04-02 15:48|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2010-04-02 15:48|| Front Page Top

#10 I assume these are the same "scientists" agonizing over the entirely fictional "Global Warming".

Au contraire, R.J. These appear to be the sort of scientists that are willing to debate their theories and argue over the evidence in public. What you might call 'scientist' scientists.

Posted by SteveS 2010-04-02 16:07|| 2010-04-02 16:07|| Front Page Top

#11 To make a long story short, the same people pushing the "climate change" brouhaha now are the same ones who try to erase the previous climate swings (like the medieval warm period or the Little Ice Age) from the historical record.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-04-02 17:19|| 2010-04-02 17:19|| Front Page Top

#12 Whell now, lessirree

To wit,

* MAN-MADE GW = the SUN, or POTUS DUBYA.
* GLOBAL WARMING = GLOBO COOLING.
* RISING SEAS = EVAPORATING/RECEDING SEAS-OCEANS.
* NUKULAAR = "GREEN" ENERGY.

Etal.

Iff Politicos had their way, US Voters = Mainstream won't hear about OWG-NWO for GENERATIONS, OR AT LEAST UNTIL YEAR 2050???

COMET APOPHIS 2029-2036 + MOON EXPLOSIONS > Our "WE CANNOT CONFIRM OR DENY" FUTURE OWG-NWO HAS FROM NOW TO THEN TO PERFECT ITS MATH, INTERNATIONAL OR GLOBAL "UNITY" + FIREPOWER, ETC.
TO PRECLUDE ANY ERRORS.

Lest we fergit, to paraphrase SGT ELIAS in "PLATOON" > [defense line]IFF ANYTHING GETS THROUGH YOU'RE all All ALL A-L-L AAAAAAAAAALLLLL TRULY F **** ED!

WARD BOND in "THE SEARCHERS" > "ALL, ALL, A-L-E, ALL"!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-04-02 18:52|| na 2010-04-02 18:52|| Front Page Top

#13 Cheaderhead: As far as asteroids go, there are a bunch of interesting theories as to how they can be diverted. A simple one is to deploy a strong "net" in its path, which catches the asteroid. A very strong tether is attached to its spaceship, dragging it along in an increasingly unstable orbit, dragging the asteroid slightly off course.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-04-02 21:01|| 2010-04-02 21:01|| Front Page Top

#14 NEWS KERALA > "TIME LORDS" WALK AMONG US; + CO2 IS CAUSING DANGEROUS [Fundamental][Chemical,Ecosystem] CHANGES TO WORLD OCEANS, SAYS SCIENTISTS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-04-02 21:48|| 2010-04-02 21:48|| Front Page Top

#15 #2 Theory doesn't fit the facts.

Leftist ideology in a nutshell

Posted by abu do you love 2010-04-02 22:34|| 2010-04-02 22:34|| Front Page Top

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