Re: [Phys-l] Draft of new international climate report warns of droughts, sta...

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

I thought the prime mover for nucleation was salt from the oceans.  I 
suspect the concentration of CR is low compared to that of salt.  OTOH 
each leaves a long track. 

Regarding Nigel reminds me of the booting of Mims from the Amateur 
Scientist for religiosity.  Totally uncalled for, IMAO.  Unless he was 
aggressively proselytizing at the office, I don't understand why.  Until 
I read, I had no reason to believe he wasn't a devout atheist like me.

bc, who thinks the AS was the best thing about Sci. Am;  also thinks 
every list requires a doubting Thomas.

Brian Whatcott wrote:

> At 05:39 AM 3/12/2007, Bob Zannelli, you wrote:
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> > So this  is the considered review of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix of an
> > AP draft  report
> > as to what world scientists will say next month in  Belgium?
> > Who better to spread the word!
> > Brian  Whatcott
> >    
>
>  
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> > Does this mean you will take the report seriously? Or will you be sticking
> > with the Exxon Mobile crowd?  Who better to trust?
> >
> > Bob Zannelli
> >    
>
> That's a tough one,Bob. I prefer to take no one on trust.
> For example, here's something else in the same genre:
>
> The Chilling Stars by Henrik Svensmark
>  a book co production with Nigel Calder, a science journalist,
>  and one time editor of New Scientist.
>
> I think Nigel was invited to leave that job when he wrote up
> telepathy or telekinesis  or some such in NS.
> Don't remember the details now.
>
> Svensmark has an interesting hypothesis: that cosmic rays stimulate
>  cloud formation.   That's a supposition that I don't suppose a physicist
> would care to refute -  at least not on the small scale: it is the prime
> mover for cloud chambers in particle accelerators.
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>
>
> Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka! 
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