Alastair McDonald wrote: > > > There is a plausible mechanism, and that is the warming we produce triggers > a catastrphic release of methane from clathrates. This is one of the ideas > behind the cause of the P-T mass extinction, and also the Paleocene- > Eocene Thermal Maximum.
Not 20C warming - or even close. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene-Eocene_Thermal_Maximum > But Coby's beliefs do not require scientific judgement. Beliefs do > not equate to scientific judgements. They are the ideas one holds > where science does not have an answer. Science never has an "answer". We can collect evidence and develop theories, but they are always uncertain. James --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
