tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post5459497323926192330..comments2023-03-28T08:38:59.295-05:00Comments on [LAPSE... brain dead]: Cool picture, sad storyTony Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-39691797193073549182007-11-19T08:04:00.000-06:002007-11-19T08:04:00.000-06:00It's not fair that Ray can figure this out and I c...It's not fair that Ray can figure this out and I can't.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199924073208466143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-14302052400682346892007-11-18T21:15:00.000-06:002007-11-18T21:15:00.000-06:00I think I recall the same thing about cities... of...I think I recall the same thing about cities... of course, that makes sense. More people, more stuff, more heat. But a localized phenomenon, and very slight compared to the entirety of the atmosphere and the overall temperature of the earth. I imagine that areas where forest fires are burning are also warmer than their surrounding areas, at least for a few days. Same for volcanoes, etc.<BR/><BR/>I have read the same stuff about coming out of an ice age, and in fact (if you read the meteorologist's comments), back in the 70s (I think that was when) they were all worried about "the coming ice age" - which obviously never materialized.<BR/><BR/>I think his comments about doing research that gets them funding is spot on - if they can create something to get governments to basically pay them to continue their research, then that's what they're going to do. You'll have some who won't go along, and if you look you can find their research and analysis. It's just more difficult to find because they don't have the funding - and thus marketing - of the ones who are government-backed and media-hyped.<BR/><BR/>Just another thought or two.Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-50262920089496721502007-11-18T17:58:00.000-06:002007-11-18T17:58:00.000-06:00Tony, re the global warming. last time I was in a ...Tony, re the global warming. last time I was in a geography class, they were telling us we were right at the end of the last ice age - i.e. we're just getting toward the "normal" temperature. And no, when I was in that geography class glaciers did not still cover most of the United States. So, unless we're heading toward another ice age, the world is supposed to be getting warmer. How much impact we as humans have? pretty hard to tell. I have read (in the Michael Crichton research at the end of his book, if I recall) that things like cities appear to be the biggest impact we as humans have. Cities are simply warmer than rural areas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com