[GeoStL] Re: NGR: Is it really getting warmer?

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Seems like I heard somewhere that the Earth goes through a 60 year climate
cycle. We may just be in the warming phase of the cycle. If someone builds a
hybrid 3/4 ton x-cab long bed truck that gets 40 mpg you can bet I'll be
looking into buying one. I have a lawn care biz and spend about $500 per
month on gas alone just for my truck.

HereFishyFishy

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Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR: Is it really getting warmer?


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> Morning all,
> I think the evidence is pretty conclusive that we are witnessing a global
warming trend. The big question in my mind is whether we can, or should, try
to make an effort to reverse it. Geologic evidence indicates that on several
occasions in the distant past St. Louis was covered by oceans and had a
tropical climate. We also find skeletons of mastadons and other ice age
plants and animals. This happened when the oceans receded (the water being
stored in massive continental ice sheets) and earth entered one of many
global ice ages.
> Indeed there have been numerous global warming and cooling cycles during
earth's history. Each cycle lasts for tens of thousands of years, so we have
not yet witnessed a complete cycle. The thing to keep in mind is that our
climate is cyclical, therefore it is always changing, never static. The
earth's climate has been quite cool, by geologic standards, since the
beginning of recorded history. That it's becoming warmer should not be
surprising.
> Can we do anything about it? I think the answer is: we don't know. To
blame ourselves for global warming may be an overreaction. We didn't cause
any of the previous warming cycles - they all happened before humans arrived
on the scene. Yet something caused them. Geologic history suggests that the
earth is inevitably going to enter a global warming cycle. We don't know
when or why and most likely, if it is happening now, it's not because of
anything we are doing.
> Should we try to do anything about it? In my opinion, no. Why? We don't
understand the mechanics of the global climate cycles. Since we don't
understand the problem, how can we hope to solve it? When I was in college
in the 70s, some scientists believed that we were entering a new ice age.
There were proposals to pump massive quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere
in an attempt to retain warmth in the atmosphere. How things have changed in
just 30 years! Personally I think that our ability to alter a global
phenomenon that has been occurring for billions of years is about nil.
> On the other hand, saving fossils fuels, reducing emissions of poisonous
chemicals, gases, etc. is a worthwhile effort for many obvious health
reasons. To say that this will also have an effect on global climate trends
just doesn't jive with the historical record, in my mind.
> Thanks for considering my opinion (if you did, that is ).
> Know Future (BS Geology, 1976)
> -- "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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