AspenAdventures
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I read this recently on another website. This guy has some good points....
"I am amazed and saddened by the smug certainty expressed by converts to the Global Warming faith. The climate is so complex that scientists do not even know all of the variables which effect it, let alone their values and how they interact. We have a very brief snapshot of even marginally accurate information, even now with satellite measurements there is debate on how to calculate an average temperature for the earth.
The claim is that over the last century the earths temperature has risen 7/10ths of a degree. Going back a few years, how many of the temperature measurements were accurate to more than one degree, let alone the 1/100th of a degree I would expect for extrapolating a change in tenths of a degree? Records of water temperatures from ships play an important part in these records. A change in a few inches, let alone feet in sample depth, can change the sample temperature by tens of degrees. Sailed ships measured water brought up in buckets from near the surface (note, how deep dose the bucket dip and how long between sampling and measurement?). Powered ships take their samples from the cooling water intake to the engines. The depth of this sample is dependent on ships draft, something which varies widely by ship type and loading. The water intake is always some distance below the surface in order to keep air out of the water pumps. Water temperatures can also vary widely with lateral changes in position.
Given the measurement uncertainties, I personally would not trust the data to provide an accurate measure of temperature capable of reliably discerning a change of less than ten degrees. Indirect measurements pose even greater uncertainties. I am sorry, but I place my faith in science, not the new religion of Global Warming. I certainly do not support economy wrecking policies without a lot better evidence than I have seen for man made climate change."
I like that phrase,"The new religion of global warming." I think it accurately portrays the feelings (not facts) towards the ideology. Many Global Warming proponants say they don't believe in God. Well now they do, the pagans now have the sun as their God since it now controls everything in their lives. All Hail to the Sun God!
"One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
"I am amazed and saddened by the smug certainty expressed by converts to the Global Warming faith. The climate is so complex that scientists do not even know all of the variables which effect it, let alone their values and how they interact. We have a very brief snapshot of even marginally accurate information, even now with satellite measurements there is debate on how to calculate an average temperature for the earth.
The claim is that over the last century the earths temperature has risen 7/10ths of a degree. Going back a few years, how many of the temperature measurements were accurate to more than one degree, let alone the 1/100th of a degree I would expect for extrapolating a change in tenths of a degree? Records of water temperatures from ships play an important part in these records. A change in a few inches, let alone feet in sample depth, can change the sample temperature by tens of degrees. Sailed ships measured water brought up in buckets from near the surface (note, how deep dose the bucket dip and how long between sampling and measurement?). Powered ships take their samples from the cooling water intake to the engines. The depth of this sample is dependent on ships draft, something which varies widely by ship type and loading. The water intake is always some distance below the surface in order to keep air out of the water pumps. Water temperatures can also vary widely with lateral changes in position.
Given the measurement uncertainties, I personally would not trust the data to provide an accurate measure of temperature capable of reliably discerning a change of less than ten degrees. Indirect measurements pose even greater uncertainties. I am sorry, but I place my faith in science, not the new religion of Global Warming. I certainly do not support economy wrecking policies without a lot better evidence than I have seen for man made climate change."
I like that phrase,"The new religion of global warming." I think it accurately portrays the feelings (not facts) towards the ideology. Many Global Warming proponants say they don't believe in God. Well now they do, the pagans now have the sun as their God since it now controls everything in their lives. All Hail to the Sun God!
"One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
