Re: [Phys-l] About the "why" and "how questins."

[William Robertson <wrobert9@ix.netcom.com>]

They say that there will occasionally be heavy snowfalls. I suppose  
you could say that's what the UK is going through right now, but as  
someone who, in Colorado, knows all about heavy snowfalls, I wouldn't  
classify what the UK is going through as just an anomalous heavy  
snowfall. I did read the entire article, and it seems rather alarmist.  
Kids in England won't even know what snow is? When scientists overstep  
the bounds of science and get involved in sensationalist predictions,  
that comes back to bite them in the butt, and it erodes confidence in  
science from laypeople.

Because these threads move in so many directions so quickly, I want to  
make it clear what I'm concerned about. It's scientists complaining  
that there is an anti-intellectual, anti-science bias while  
contributing to the problem. Stating that evolution is a fact is one  
example. Overstating issues related to AGW is another. I am not  
arguing against evolution as a good theory, and I'm not arguing  
against AGW per se.

Bill


On Dec 21, 2010, at 1:43 AM, John Clement wrote:

> If you read the entire post, they do say that snowfall has been rare  
> in past
> few years.  The climatologist said it would become rarer, but that
> occasionally there would be heavy snowfall, and the country would be
> unprepared.  It looks like an accurate prediction.  But of course  
> people
> will forget the other parts of the prediction.
>
> One prediction that has been made is that the weather would become  
> more
> violent.  More variability is possible.
>
> John M. Clement
> Houston, TX