In reply to Jones Beene's message of Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:25:15 -0700 (PDT): Hi, [snip] >The bigger question for the rest of us - what is the >true situation? -- and the true unpoliticized risk of >this situation? -- i.e. IF both Algore AND also his >critics are partly correct in that yes, humans are >rapidly changing the normal course of environmental >change in a way which could have been harmful, BUT >that change, as it turns out is not harmful at all, >and in fact the short-term benefit is poised to have >the (unforeseen by the polluters) effect of >forestalling another "little ice age" .... > >Interesting moral dilemma, if nothing else ... wrong >for the right reason, or right for the wrong reason? > [snip] It's even possible that CO2 based global warming may trigger a state change in the climate leading to regional global cooling (e.g. failure of or drastic change in the Atlantic conveyor). IOW the changes we are experiencing may not be an "either/or" situation (the Sun or human influence), but rather due to both combined (an "and" situation). It's possible both are working in concert, rather than in opposition.
....however it's also possible that the sunspots will pick up again. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
