Climate

  • biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    #1282317

    So many point of views. Who should we believe?

    So what’s going on? Air temperatures peaked in 1998 and a cooling trend began in 2002 while carbon dioxide levels have risen steadily since 1998. Living in Minnesota, before I go to bed every night I pray for some of that global warming. It never comes. This winter started early and didn’t end until mid-May. It would seem that natural climate cycles have turned from warming to cooling and global temperatures have been declining for more than 10 years. Will global temperatures continue to decline? It looks that way according to some of the latest models.

    A few weeks ago it was reported by CBN News that the earth is most likely going into a long period of global cooling, not global warming, as a result of the sun going into a cycle of decreased activity, which will likely affect the earth’s climate, yielding cooler temperatures.

    A group of Russian scientists conducting research from an observatory in St. Petersburg, indicated that this cooling period could last as long as 250 years. Joe monkeybutti, who is the chief forecaster at WeatherBell, not only confirmed those predictions, but pointed out that the cooling trend is already here.

    So what’s worse? Global warming or global cooling. I guess it depends on where you live. I think global cooling would be far worse for those who live in colder climates, unless you’re a polar bear or a penguin.

    I have noticed that environmental groups that earlier proclaimed that global warming was going to kill the planet now refer to weather variations as climate change. This is a safer route because both global warming and global cooling will fit into a climate change model. Whichever way temperatures go it can be considered climate change.

    In my book we should worry less about which direction the weather patters are moving and more on how much pollution we’re dumping into the environment. I’m not an environmentalist as much as I am a conservationist but it still pains me to see that with today’s technology advancements we still knowingly pump pollutants into the environment.

    Rather than be a gloom-and-doomer I believe there are some great options to improve the environment. It might even slow the onset of climate change no matter which direction it goes. So check out these web sites and ponder some of the alternatives.

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    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    #1172429

    Don’t worry…be happy!

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18537
    #1172457

    As long as the polar ice caps start growing back and we have more moose in Minnesota it cant be all bad.

    jeff_huberty
    Inactive
    Posts: 4941
    #1172462

    Seems to be alot more Beavers around.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    #1172482

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    Seems to be alot more Beavers around.


    I’ll believe in unnatural climate change when he|| freezes over.

    Anyone notice I am full of puns and double meanings today?

    85lund
    Menomonie, WI
    Posts: 2317
    #1172488

    Quote:


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    Seems to be alot more Beavers around.


    I’ll believe in unnatural climate change when he|| freezes over.

    Anyone notice I am full of puns and double meanings today?


    Isn’t that when the Vikings are supposed to win the super bowl

    Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    #1172493

    So what’s going on? Air temperatures peaked in 1998 and a cooling trend began in 2002 while carbon dioxide levels have risen steadily since 1998. Living in Minnesota, before I go to bed every night I pray for some of that global warming. It never comes. This winter started early and didn’t end until mid-May. It would seem that natural climate cycles have turned from warming to cooling and global temperatures have been declining for more than 10 years. Will global temperatures continue to decline? It looks that way according to some of the latest models.

    You must have been out of state last spring when it was 80 & 90 degrees in Feb. & March.

    grumpy
    Iowa, Clinton
    Posts: 489
    #1172516

    Warnings started back in the 60’s and nobody cared!!?
    Personally I don’t think it’s fixable, so SAD..

    Palerider77
    Posts: 630
    #1172518

    So, doesn’t the fact that one side of the aisle thinks it’s gospel and the other side thinks it’s b.s. further enforce the notion that it is all just a scam for the purpose of taking money from one group and giving to another?

    olisflyrod
    Lakeville MN
    Posts: 157
    #1172570

    My Great-Great-Great-Great=Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great+++ Grandmother was right as rain on this one. She said it would screw up the weather if they kept messing with them bows and arrows!!

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3518
    #1172571

    Quote:


    So, doesn’t the fact that one side of the aisle thinks it’s gospel and the other side thinks it’s b.s. further enforce the notion that it is all just a scam for the purpose of taking money from one group and giving to another?


    I think we have a WINNER.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    #1172572

    I wish I could convince the world they need to send me money every day or the sun might stop rising.

    desperado
    Posts: 3010
    #1172593

    well Pug, you just gotta come up with a better crisis; it’s the modern day version of build a better mouse trap

    joeshow
    Posts: 31
    #1172659

    Chicken Little was right! He should be getting paid every time someone says global warming or climate change.

    lhprop1
    Eagan
    Posts: 1899
    #1172720

    Quote:


    I wish I could convince the world they need to send me money every day or the sun might stop rising.


    That would really exacerbate the cooling trend.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    #1173126

    NExt thing you know they just call it weather. Yes, I know weather and climate are not the same thing, but weather is always used to sound the alarms. SAndy, Moore OK, etc.

    joemama
    North St Paul
    Posts: 392
    #1173499

    not sure where you get your info from..last year hottest on record world wide..the climate does cycle but 1 1/2 degree increase is a huge #..ignore the problem..it will go away

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