Mario Goveia wrote: > >Tim de Mello, who operates on feni fumes and would >like to believe that global warming is something >unnatural, >................................................. >Global warming: The new religion >Monday, December 27, 2004 > >History says the rise of reason and revulsion stopped >religious witch-burning. Or maybe they just got all >the witches. >
The above post, besides containing gratuitous insults against Tim de Mello, propagates politically motivated nonsense regarding global warming. The article contained in it is a striking example of vicious right-wing propaganda. Global warming is a scientifically addressable problem, and there is already a scientific consensus on many of its aspects. For example, the following is known to be true with a high level of certainty based on objective evidence: 1. There has been an increase in atmospheric temperature of 1 degree Fahrenheit over the past 100 years. 2. Human activities are altering the composition of Earth's atmosphere. 3. The increasing buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is in large measure due to human activities. 4. The greenhouse effect causes an increase in atmospheric temperature. 5. There has been an increased melting of glaciers, a reduction in the snow cover in the northern hemisphere and an increased warming below ground. In short, global warming is most likely real and is substantially due to human activity. Please refer to the following reputed and scientifically responsible sources for more information. These web resources are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Academy of Sciences and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/webprintview/Climate.html http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/UniqueKeyLookup/SHSU5BUTQ4/$File/nas_ccsci_01.pdf http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/005.htm Cheers, Santosh
