Sun not to blame for climate change

[White Doors]

Originally Posted by pepper24

One article out of a few to go against the many that blame human based pollution on global warm. I am not convinced yet.

Me neither, but I'm not convinced that the golbal warming that is happening is caused by human activity. I'm concerned because what I feel are real 'pollutants' and the legislation to remove them are falling by the way side to combat cow flatulance.

[evman150]

Originally Posted by White Doors

But you are forgetting the fact that Tunguska wasn't a ground imapct event. It exploded before impact. For what reason, they aren't quite sure. If it was a ground impact, I would agree with you - but it wasn't.

Call Mulder and Scully.

But seriously, Tunguska is the most likely (not to say that it is actually likely) extraterrestrial event in modern history.

[White Doors]

Originally Posted by evman150

Call Mulder and Scully.

But seriously, Tunguska is the most likely (not to say that it is actually likely) extraterrestrial event in modern history.

Fine, but ALL meteorite/comet strikes are 'extra-terrestrial events'.

Care to try again?

[evman150]

Originally Posted by White Doors

Fine, but ALL meteorite/comet strikes are 'extra-terrestrial events'.

Care to try again?

WTF?

Dude, I'm talking little green men.

Just a little fyi, I'm an astronomy major. So you can cut out the semantical nitpicking.

[White Doors]

Little green men? Yes, I figured that's where you were going.
Sorry, it's fun to poke fun.

Do I think we are 'alone' as the only intelligent life in the galaxy - let alone the universe, no. Do I believe that they abduct us for experiments, not from what I have seen. I find the after-life more believeable. Who knows? Maybe they are one and the same?

[badnarik]

i dont understand the big fuss about global warming. so it gets 1 degree warmer in a hundred years, some people get flooded and have to move, a few others get killed by bad weather or some other side effect of the warming? big deal. or is it the end of the earth? i dont think so.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by badnarik

i dont understand the big fuss about global warming. so it gets 1 degree warmer in a hundred years, some people get flooded and have to move, a few others get killed by bad weather or some other side effect of the warming? big deal. or is it the end of the earth? i dont think so.

Besides, those of us who live in the Center of the continent may finally get to live the dream of owning oceanfront property.

Everybody wins! That is, everyone who's left.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by badnarik

i dont understand the big fuss about global warming. so it gets 1 degree warmer in a hundred years, some people get flooded and have to move, a few others get killed by bad weather or some other side effect of the warming? big deal. or is it the end of the earth? i dont think so.

Umm... Polar ice caps melting = raising sea level = flooding of coastal cities.

Yes, so even a few degrees can radically affect things.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Umm... Polar ice caps melting = raising sea level = flooding of coastal cities.

Yes, so even a few degrees can radically affect things.

I believe (and fervently hope) he was being ironic.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

I believe (and fervently hope) he was being ironic.

If he did, I missed it. He hasn't exactly been the most informed poster since he joined.