In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:02:40 -0800: Hi, [snip] >I haven't seen any evidence this is true. My understanding is the >ice melted due to vulcanism changing the albedo by depositing dust on >the ice. If this happened then there would be no CO2 overshoot. > [snip] In how many places around the world, is the ice dirty due to volcanic dust? The problem with this theory is that snow falls tend to be a lot more frequent than volcanic eruptions, and the next snowfall will cover the dust again.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
