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CJ Cregg
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PostFri Apr 29, 2005 10:20 am    Global warming 'proof' detected

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Global warming 'proof' detected
The Earth is absorbing more energy from the Sun than it is giving back into space, according to a new study by climate scientists in the US.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4495463.stm


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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:01 am    

So, what does this mean?

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:02 am    

Basically the world's natural warming system is speeding up because of human intervention and so there could be major changes in the weather systems in the future.

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:03 am    

And thats bad?

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:09 am    

nadia wrote:
And thats bad?

Major changes are. A rise of the Earth's surface temperature by 1 or 2 degrees will cause polar caps to melt. This, combined with the tendency of water to expand as it warms up, will cause the overall sea levels to rise. That could pose a problem for coastal cities, especially those with little elevation, and for island nations--the Maldives, for example, are already feeling the effects of global warming and are taking precautions against further damage.


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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:10 am    

oh, yes that is bad! But what can we do to stop it?

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:12 am    

That is only part of the problem. With just a slight (.1 degree C) rise in global temperature, weather patterns move enough to make lush farmlands into deserts and vise-versa. The weather also becomes less predictable and more variable, with droughts and floods more frequent.


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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:15 am    

Is it kinda gunna be like on the movie The Day After Tommorow like when the weathers all bad and stuff?

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:17 am    

Kind of, it's basically a film that speeds up what scientists think will happen. There are different theories though, but it's generally excepted that the weather will be changed massivly if the world warms at the rate it is going now.

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:18 am    

Will it get cold, cause I dont like the cold weather lol

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:20 am    

It's thought that the weather will become more extreme, so in hot places it will get hotter and in cold places it will get colder. The same for wet and dry places; wet places get wetter and dry ones drier.

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:22 am    

Oh well I suppose that'l be ok, I mean Australia's pritty hot so it'l just get hotter, I think we should buy a pool

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:23 am    

You could have more typhons though (I think that's the austalian version name). And also because it gets hotter and drier the outback will grow.

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:24 am    

what are typhons? I've heard of them but I just not sure what they are.

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:28 am    

Basically massive big things where the wind spins in a circle. They're usually a couple of hundred miles wide and the wind in them varies between about 75mph and 180mph or so. They destroy can destroy houses and so on. Also there's loads of rain with them.

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:30 am    

are they them tornado things ppl in America get? Well I don't think we get those,we get drought though

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:32 am    

They're basically a bigger version of them, although the winds are slightly slower I think. They do come every so often to Australia, but maybe it's not near you?

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:34 am    

I dont think they do, because I have never heard of them coming near me, or maybe they have and I never knew

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:36 am    

You would know, lol. They don't happen that often, so depending how old you are there might not have been on then? (Not asking your age, just saying if you are young).

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PostMon May 02, 2005 7:36 am    

Yeah probly not lol

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PostMon May 02, 2005 1:00 pm    

You can't beleive scientists. They constantly monopolized the research world with their opinions. What makes them any less corrupt than anyone else?

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PostMon May 02, 2005 4:31 pm    

LightningBoy wrote:
You can't beleive scientists. They constantly monopolized the research world with their opinions. What makes them any less corrupt than anyone else?


Many things, you can. Newton was right so are others. But yes, on global warming, you're right.



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PostMon May 02, 2005 4:55 pm    

Some people are never gonna except global warming no matter how much proof you provide

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PostMon May 02, 2005 4:56 pm    

charmed88 wrote:
Some people are never gonna except global warming no matter how much proof you provide


Proof. Yeah, spun proof. Fact is, it's NOT a grave threat. Should we work on it, yes. We must. We cannot allow it to become grave. But should we concentrate on it to SUCH an extent at this time? No. Do it progressingly.



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PostMon May 02, 2005 5:01 pm    

it is a threat, RM. and since we aren't doing *beep* about it, it will become grave.

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