Comments on: Global Warming Today: Nothing Is More Important, Damnit! http://www.thepiratescove.us/2007/08/20/global-warming-today-nothing-is-more-important-damnit/ If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Silke http://www.thepiratescove.us/2007/08/20/global-warming-today-nothing-is-more-important-damnit/comment-page-1/#comment-106992 Silke Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:17:37 +0000 http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=4317#comment-106992 <b>Teach said: Interesting, if true. Of course, let’s not forget that the Little Ice Age brought about, scientist think, the Black Death.</b> No, you’ve got that backwards. The Black Death was a bacterial disease spread by rat fleas. It’s been speculated that the decrease in agricultural output caused by the depopulation of Europe during the Black Death lead to reforestation, which then lead to more absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – which may have prolonged the Little Ice Age. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4755328.stm Teach said: Interesting, if true. Of course, let’s not forget that the Little Ice Age brought about, scientist think, the Black Death.

No, you’ve got that backwards. The Black Death was a bacterial disease spread by rat fleas. It’s been speculated that the decrease in agricultural output caused by the depopulation of Europe during the Black Death lead to reforestation, which then lead to more absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – which may have prolonged the Little Ice Age.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4755328.stm

]]> By: John Ryan http://www.thepiratescove.us/2007/08/20/global-warming-today-nothing-is-more-important-damnit/comment-page-1/#comment-106989 John Ryan Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:39:26 +0000 http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=4317#comment-106989 here is a link to the biggest storms. They sure seem to have occured in a pretty small time periodhttp://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/08/21/hurricane-dean-1-of-10-most-intense-atlantic-hurricanes-ever/5533/ here is a link to the biggest storms. They sure seem to have occured in a pretty small time periodhttp://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/08/21/hurricane-dean-1-of-10-most-intense-atlantic-hurricanes-ever/5533/

]]> By: John Ryan http://www.thepiratescove.us/2007/08/20/global-warming-today-nothing-is-more-important-damnit/comment-page-1/#comment-106986 John Ryan Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:06:47 +0000 http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=4317#comment-106986 Well I am not sure how much less of a carbon footprint would occur if all of those planes flew off to Indonesia with one less seat filled. I do suppose it is somewhat less but subtracting say 250 pounds from the take off weight of 750,000 pounds doesn't really make that big of a difference in the amount of fuel burnt. Your reasoning about Darfur seems flawed. What has changed more in say the last 20 years the nature of man or the micro climate of Darfur ? Climate is changing. What has been the norm is changing. 6 of the 10 largest hurricanes have occured in the last 10 years. Natural disasters may increase migration of people. Well I am not sure how much less of a carbon footprint would occur if all of those planes flew off to Indonesia with one less seat filled. I do suppose it is somewhat less but subtracting say 250 pounds from the take off weight of 750,000 pounds doesn’t really make that big of a difference in the amount of fuel burnt.
Your reasoning about Darfur seems flawed. What has changed more in say the last 20 years the nature of man or the micro climate of Darfur ?
Climate is changing. What has been the norm is changing. 6 of the 10 largest hurricanes have occured in the last 10 years. Natural disasters may increase migration of people.

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