Re: Global Warming

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Green" <JMGreen@SISNA.COM>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: Global Warming


> At 06:10 30 03 2001 , you wrote:
> > At 19:40 3/29/01 -0700, Jim Green  wrote:
> > > ...
> > > 1) Are there conclusive data which support global warming?
> >
> > Yes, at 1 to 20 thousand year intervals.
>
> Very good!  Now are there conclusive data which support a _current_ global
> warming cycle???  Is there _any_ evidence which says that any current
> warming is not ice age warming.

This is the problem with convincing the industrial nations--it may be 20-50
more years before the evidence (if indeed global warming due to human
influence is significant) shows up and by then it will probably be too late
to effect that warming (or even slow it down) within 2-3 generations.
Again, why not be cautious?

> > > 2) What are/is the major gasses which contribute to global warming?
> >
> > CO2, Methane.
>
> Is it not correct that termites and cows produce much more methane than
> industry does CO2???
But the number of cows in existence are directly linked to human use of the
cattle.

> I am struggling to form an opinion  re Bush's actions  here -- Is there
> really sufficient data to do so???

There seems to be enough to convince every nation _except_ the U.S. to move
towards carbon emission limits!

> Jim Green
> mailto:JMGreen@sisna.com
> http://users.sisna.com/jmgreen