David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote:
> So far I have only heard strong sounds emitted by the groups seeking > immediate action who conveniently leave out information that runs counter > to their beliefs. I disagree. The people studying this problem, such as Prof. Dutton of F.U., strike me as good scientists. Most of them seem objective, and willing to look at critiques of their work. Their data looks solid to me. I do not understand why you have such a low opinion of these researchers. I suppose you are biased against them by your own opinion that they are wrong. I am not particularly capable of evaluating the data on my own, but I can see that we have recently experienced extraordinarily hot weather and extreme weather. I know that nearly every qualified expert in climate and weather ascribes this trend to CO2. I know from cold fusion that people who work directly in a field with hands-on access to the data and instruments usually know far more than outside critics, so I believe the experts. In other words, a professor who spends years or decades studying fossilized coral knows much more about that other people do. People who spend a year working in Antarctica know much more about the ice there than armchair experts do. So I'll take their word for it over yours, or over the Kotch brothers'. > It is obvious that every time a storm hits, or a dry spell occurs, etc. > that it becomes blamed upon climate change. > This is not a bit obvious. This is nonsense. Experts in climate have often said that a particular storm is normal for this time of year and is no indication of global warming. It may be that non-experts and members of the public claim that every severe storm is caused by global warming, but climatologists say nothing of the sort and you have no business putting words into their mouths. - Jed
