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originally posted by: audubon
No-one is twisting your words... except you.
In plain English, you said you don't know what the best way would be to tackle climate change. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I also pointed out that this action would be 'erring on the side of caution', whereas what you were proposing would unavoidably lead to doing nothing whatsoever. This also happens to be objectively true.
Now you've segued into some new argument about government interference. In other words you've gone from a matter of atmospheric chemistry to a political point (presumably about the government not impinging on corporate freedom or some such).
originally posted by: Blue Shift
The funny thing is that if you look at the global temperature fluctuations you'll see that they tend to coincide with greater advancement in civilizations. This could either be because more water is put into the atmosphere and more land becomes available for growing crops, or because times get harder and people cluster together in cities more, creating more art and architecture and ideas from groups of people getting together to discuss philosophy or science. Maybe a little of both.
So... warmer temperatures might be better for humanity anyway.
originally posted by: AutonomousMeatPuppet
a reply to: amazing
Have you lived in both situations? There's not much to do but work in the North. It's like being a slave 9 months out of the year.
originally posted by: amazing
originally posted by: AutonomousMeatPuppet
a reply to: amazing
Have you lived in both situations? There's not much to do but work in the North. It's like being a slave 9 months out of the year.
That's not true. I have lived in the North. You get 4 seasons, instead of 5 months of over 90 to 117 degree heat. There's not much to do in that excess heat, it's too hot to go outdoors. Seriously.
originally posted by: amazing
Seriously though, if you do a climate search by country and compare it the top countries you'll find that those with cooler climates are more prosperous and modern.
originally posted by: AutonomousMeatPuppet
originally posted by: amazing
originally posted by: AutonomousMeatPuppet
a reply to: amazing
Have you lived in both situations? There's not much to do but work in the North. It's like being a slave 9 months out of the year.
That's not true. I have lived in the North. You get 4 seasons, instead of 5 months of over 90 to 117 degree heat. There's not much to do in that excess heat, it's too hot to go outdoors. Seriously.
That's my experience, there's not much to do when it's 10 below zero and dark for 7 months of the year. Hot and humid is also a burden, but would you rather go to Bermuda in the summer or Canada in the winter? Plenty of people go to the beach, pool, Disneyland or whatever even if it's hot.
originally posted by: amazing
There's a reason that there's an Illegal Immigration problem from Mexico and not to Mexico. It has to do with Heat.
originally posted by: AutonomousMeatPuppet
Mixing chalk or titanium dioxide with vegetabale or other oil then dispersing across the ocean would reflect much of sunlight and cooling the plant. The cost would be in the millions, not billions.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: seasonal
So if CO2 doesn't warm the atmosphere like you seem to think then why is Venus so damn hot, even hotter than Mercury by several factors?
So if CO2 doesn't warm the atmosphere like you seem to think then why is Venus so damn hot, even hotter than Mercury by several factors?
There is 96% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus. That mixed with the other gasses and being closer in proximity of the sun caused a runaway greenhouse effect.
Now how exactly does that compare to Earth?