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Old 09-13-2014, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Oceania
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The fact of the matter is the oceans are HUGE heat sinks. If they are absorbing the extra energy, we can expect changes in ocean currents, salinity and oxygen content. Heat being transferred to the lower layers of the ocean is kind of scary but it is a way the planet can spread the increased heat. The question is what changes will this bring?

Time will tell if global warming has stopped or has simply been paused by some process of storing the energy. It would be nice to find out it has stopped but deeper ocean currents absorbing the heat is entirely possible. Water has a very high specific heat. If we're lucky, this will result in the ice caps growing and more heat will be reflected back into space. I just hope it doesn't change the ocean currents to our disliking.
Mankind will fade some day, the sun will eventually go nebula and the lights will go out. None of it can be stalled or reversed because we have nothing to do with it. Who has the volcano and weather switches? Who has the forest fire buttons? How about the remote for earthquakes? Who turned the sea to salt?
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Old 09-13-2014, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Flyover Country
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LOL, The Daily Caller is a tabloid magazine. To use it as proof that Global warming is not happening shows you have no idea what you are talking about.

We didn't really need proof in this regard.
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Old 09-13-2014, 07:00 PM
 
Location: A safe distance from San Francisco
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The answer is clear and right in front of our noses, yet oddly not mentioned yet. It's the carbon taxes....saving the planet as they were designed to do!!
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Old 09-13-2014, 08:36 PM
 
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Climate change, 4 billion years and still going stong.
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Old 09-14-2014, 01:14 AM
 
Location: North Las Vegas
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Time won't tell anything, only scientifically illiterate people believe that climate change is not happening.

To the thinking majority, climate change is not only scientifically proven, it is as obvious as the nose on your face.
Translation, if you dare disagree with my you are an idiot. But if you agree with me you must be intelligent.

Got to love arguments designed to make someone feel better about themselves.
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Old 09-14-2014, 01:24 AM
 
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These people are dumber than a bag of rocks. They worship at the altar of global warming and haven't had a single intelligent comment on the matter in 20 years.
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Old 09-14-2014, 02:28 AM
 
Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, Calif.
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Climate change, 4 billion years and still going stong.
That essentially sums it up.
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Old 09-14-2014, 04:21 AM
 
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Sorry to burst this bubble, but there is NO PAUSE in global warming. None. Right wing nut jobs post blogs lying about this so called pause and then a bunch of dim witted accept it as gospel.

Has Global Warming Paused? - Scientific American

New Study Provides More Evidence That Global Warming 'Pause' Is A Myth | ThinkProgress

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Old 09-14-2014, 04:24 AM
 
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Climate change, 4 billion years and still going stong.
Oh, the planet will be fine.

It's the people that will be in trouble, but the planet, it will keep going for the next species that replace us.
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Old 09-14-2014, 04:25 AM
 
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The fact of the matter is the oceans are HUGE heat sinks. If they are absorbing the extra energy, we can expect changes in ocean currents, salinity and oxygen content. Heat being transferred to the lower layers of the ocean is kind of scary but it is a way the planet can spread the increased heat. The question is what changes will this bring?

Time will tell if global warming has stopped or has simply been paused by some process of storing the energy. It would be nice to find out it has stopped but deeper ocean currents absorbing the heat is entirely possible. Water has a very high specific heat. If we're lucky, this will result in the ice caps growing and more heat will be reflected back into space. I just hope it doesn't change the ocean currents to our disliking.
So, how did human activity make this happen?
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