Smitty Two said:
Absolutely Jerry. See if you can get hands on a copy of that TV prog that
I
told the others about. Made by UK TV company "Channel 4" and called 'The
Great Global Warming Swindle'. I understand that it is available on
YouTube.
Essential viewing on the subject.
Arfa
Gentlemen, I'm going to dissent on this one. Global warming is
absolutely real, and poses absolutely catastrophic consequences. The
alarmists may have cried wolf one too many times in the past, but this
one is rock solid. There is no more serious debate about it than there
is about smoking causing cancer. If you don't believe it, it's only
because you haven't looked into it to a sufficient degree.[/QUOTE]
I don't think that anyone is disputing that the weather patterns are
changing, or that the temperature is heading in an upwards direction. The
issue is as to just what man is doing, if anything, to cause it. For
instance, it has been much warmer in the Northern hemisphere than it is now,
in the comparitive recent past. Take 2000 years ago when the Roman army
occupied the British Isles. They grew grapes at significantly northern
lattitudes. You couldn't do that now. 2000 years ago, man was doing nothing
to even *potentially* alter weather patterns on the planet. As I pointed out
before in the thread, only 35 years ago, we were being told that we were
entering a mini ice age. Where has that gone now ? Just try to get a look at
that TV programme. Yes, of course, I accept that it has been made to put the
'alternative' position in a mildly forceful and entertaining way, but
never-the-less, I think that it contains some very valuable insights into
what is really going on, put forward by reputable scientists who are
prepared to put their professional necks on the line by dissenting, and not
in the hysterical way that seems to be the norm for this subject, now that
it has gained political credence and status.
Arfa
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