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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
not a test run. they were trying to create a media incident so they could show the American people how crazy people are reacting to the threat of terrorism. Their problem is that a huge percentage of America completely understands that these guys should have been yanked.

I haven't had much time to read or post today, but in scanning thru what I missed I saw these items.

I agree with Hank. And with Slave, to a lesser extent -- he's right that they should've been busted for causing a disturbance in an airport or on a flight. I doubt that they were doing a practice run, but at the very least they were making a scene intended to disrupt a flight and make passengers very nervous.

Also, I hate babaganoush. On the other hand, my eggplant parmesan kicks ass.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
The giant meteor that is going to hit one day and wipe out life on earth as we know it* won't care whether the earth has warmed a few degrees. More palm trees to wipe out.

Have we learned nothing about disasters from the dinosaurs? Where are we in the development of our meteor-preparedness plan?

People in Hawaii are working on that. I'm not kidding -- I went to a conference (read: Boondoggle) and there was a speaker on the subject of "killer asteroids."

Apparently, we are not putting enough money into his project.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
All over the place. Here, for example:

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  Glaciers and ice sheets on opposite ends of the Earth are melting faster than previously thought and could cause sea levels around the world to rise as much as three feet by the end of this century and 13 to 20 feet in coming centuries, scientists are reporting today.
  
  If the researchers' estimates are correct, a rise in ocean waters projected by the new studies not only would drown many of the low-lying inhabited atolls and islands that are already endangered by rising ocean waters, it also would threaten coastal cities and harbors on every continent.
  
  Scientists have been warning for decades that greenhouse gases from autos and industry are warming the planet and raising the seas, but the studies appearing today in the journal Science are the first to suggest that sea levels could climb as high as 20 feet as a result of global warming.

If you were to spend three seconds on Google, you could find lots of stories of this sort.

Let me preempt Spanky and point out that all of these links (from the titles, at least) talk about projected rises in sea level -- not rises that have already happened.



That said, I'd be surprised if anyone, even the hardest-core GOP member, is actually questioning that the ice caps are melting. They are smaller than they used to be. Which means either that they've been melting, or someone has been chipping away at them (maybe they needed ice cubes for a really big party???)

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
People in Hawaii are working on that. I'm not kidding -- I went to a conference (read: Boondoggle) and there was a speaker on the subject of "killer asteroids."

Apparently, we are not putting enough money into his project.

And people think I don't add content.

What is the difference between an asteriod and a meteor? Because I'm pretty comfortable that in the 2D world, we are pretty close to eradicating asteroids with our tiny triangular space ships. That project has been in the works for at least 20 years.

[Adder]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
a bit of warming causing a few more hurricanes.

I am extraordinarily skeptical about this. And I generally do believe that human influence is causing the planet to get warmer.

[Adder]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive

What is the difference between an asteriod and a meteor?

A meteor is hurtling toward earth, while the asteriod is floating innocently in space (and potentially biding its time until it can hurtle toward earth).

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Let me preempt Spanky and point out that all of these links (from the titles, at least) talk about projected rises in sea level -- not rises that have already happened.

That said, I'd be surprised if anyone, even the hardest-core GOP member, is actually questioning that the ice caps are melting. They are smaller than they used to be. Which means either that they've been melting, or someone has been chipping away at them (maybe they needed ice cubes for a really big party???)

I believe they say that sea levels have been rising, but by small amounts compared to what they think is coming.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Adder
I am extraordinarily skeptical about this. And I generally do believe that human influence is causing the planet to get warmer.

You are right to be skeptical. The hurricane connection is driven by pop science and really has no backing. But don't tell Al Gore.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Adder
A meteor is hurtling toward earth, while the asteriod is floating innocently in space (and potentially biding its time until it can hurtle toward earth).

Hmmmm.... Maybe the speech was on killer meteors. But I don't think so.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I believe they say that sea levels have been rising, but by small amounts compared to what they think is coming.

Well, sure -- if you read them. That's asking a bit much.

[Adder]

CNN says your news reporting is wrong.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
And people think I don't add content.

What is the difference between an asteriod and a meteor? Because I'm pretty comfortable that in the 2D world, we are pretty close to eradicating asteroids with our tiny triangular space ships. That project has been in the works for at least 20 years.

Hey, the frogs still can't get across the street without getting crushed. You really think 20 years is enough to figure out asteroids?

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Originally posted by Cletus Miller
But (a) global climate isn't just the ice caps and (b) with less than 200 years of reliable weather data and less than 1000 years of decent widespread records to extrapolate from, it isn't possible to be certain how weather near the poles and at high altitude is related to weather on the other 75%+ of the planet.

I think the science is a bit stronger than you suggest. They can extrapolate from the levels of certain chemicals in the ice. Of course, its never bulletproof.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by sgtclub
You are right to be skeptical. The hurricane connection is driven by pop science and really has no backing. But don't tell Al Gore.

See number 50, especially. , but there are several other studies on the list that are pretty interesting.

The NOAA guys tend to do reasonably good meterology.