“The debate has ended over whether global warming is a problem caused by human activity. Consequently, we can and must act now to solve the problem, or else we will bequeath a dangerous and diminished world to our children and grandchildren.” John McCain and Joe Lieberman.
Who is Elephant Herd? And why does he seek to discredit Global Warming?
Chisagogop.blogspot as near as I can ascertain, is operated by the Republican Party of Chisago County, yet Elephant Herd, the dominant poster, seems intent to distance the local GOP from its national leaders. George Bush is slammed for his Ethanol Program while John McCain is chided for his stance on Global Warming.
Elephant Herd is long on criticism and short on answers.
The plain fact of the matter is quite simple. We do not know what the future holds for us, for our children or for our children’s children.
Nature will self correct, that is certain. How man, the greatest and most successful of nature’s creations will fit into this natural correction is apparently, up to us.
Geologically speaking, the permanent ice caps at the poles are a recent phenomenon. A mere two million years ago, the land masses of North and South America were joined at the Isthmus of Panama by volcanic activity. Ocean currents were disrupted, reducing the amount of warm water going to the Poles. As the snowfall became permanent, the snow itself reflected light and heat back into space further cooling the Earth.
Now, add some peculiar wobbles as the earth spins on its axis and slight alterations of its orbit around the sun and a pattern of Ice Ages, coming and going every 26,000 years or so is established. Yet, in all those past Ice ages that have come and gone over the past two million years, the Poles have never been free of ice.
The North Pole may be ice free in the summers as early as 2012 and is expected to be completely free of ice by the year 2050.
We are 13,000 years out of the last Ice Age and 13,000 years before the next one, with many decisions facing the six billion people on this planet.
“Mankind’s Survival will Depend on its Technology”
In the past 40,000 years, Earth has lost species to extinction at a rate that exceeds “The Great Dying” of the Permian Extinction. Once thought to be a relatively short event, most scientists now believe the “Great Dying” of 251.4 million years ago was an excruciatingly painful event lasting some 80,000 years. The devastation was so thorough and so near complete, 10 million years passed before life could once again flourish on our planet.
Earth has suffered five major extinction events in her history. Most scientists believe we are in the middle phase of Earth’s sixth and possibly greatest extinction event.
The Arctic, with its great diversity of life is lost, succumbing to Global Warming and Abrupt Climate Change. Future Historians will likely place the “Tipping Point,” the Global Warming Point of No Return, in the year 2010, some 40 years before the current predictions.
As with the Permian Event, most life on earth will cease if global temperatures rise to the point where frozen methane is released from the tundra and sea floors enveloping the earth in a dense fog of greenhouse gases.
Man is the only species on this planet that can acquire, retain and pass knowledge to future generations by non-genetic means. Mankind is the only species on this planet that can overcome its very genetics.
As such, man is well equipped by Nature to prevent this next extinction event by moving forward, as there is no going back to a life in caves and tee pees. Living off a land devoid of biological diversity will not be possible, as we cannot digest rocks. Mankind’s survival will depend solely upon its technology.
Who is Elephant Herd? And why does he seek to discredit Global Warming?
Chisagogop.blogspot as near as I can ascertain, is operated by the Republican Party of Chisago County, yet Elephant Herd, the dominant poster, seems intent to distance the local GOP from its national leaders. George Bush is slammed for his Ethanol Program while John McCain is chided for his stance on Global Warming.
Elephant Herd is long on criticism and short on answers.
The plain fact of the matter is quite simple. We do not know what the future holds for us, for our children or for our children’s children.
Nature will self correct, that is certain. How man, the greatest and most successful of nature’s creations will fit into this natural correction is apparently, up to us.
Geologically speaking, the permanent ice caps at the poles are a recent phenomenon. A mere two million years ago, the land masses of North and South America were joined at the Isthmus of Panama by volcanic activity. Ocean currents were disrupted, reducing the amount of warm water going to the Poles. As the snowfall became permanent, the snow itself reflected light and heat back into space further cooling the Earth.
Now, add some peculiar wobbles as the earth spins on its axis and slight alterations of its orbit around the sun and a pattern of Ice Ages, coming and going every 26,000 years or so is established. Yet, in all those past Ice ages that have come and gone over the past two million years, the Poles have never been free of ice.
The North Pole may be ice free in the summers as early as 2012 and is expected to be completely free of ice by the year 2050.
We are 13,000 years out of the last Ice Age and 13,000 years before the next one, with many decisions facing the six billion people on this planet.
“Mankind’s Survival will Depend on its Technology”
In the past 40,000 years, Earth has lost species to extinction at a rate that exceeds “The Great Dying” of the Permian Extinction. Once thought to be a relatively short event, most scientists now believe the “Great Dying” of 251.4 million years ago was an excruciatingly painful event lasting some 80,000 years. The devastation was so thorough and so near complete, 10 million years passed before life could once again flourish on our planet.
Earth has suffered five major extinction events in her history. Most scientists believe we are in the middle phase of Earth’s sixth and possibly greatest extinction event.
The Arctic, with its great diversity of life is lost, succumbing to Global Warming and Abrupt Climate Change. Future Historians will likely place the “Tipping Point,” the Global Warming Point of No Return, in the year 2010, some 40 years before the current predictions.
As with the Permian Event, most life on earth will cease if global temperatures rise to the point where frozen methane is released from the tundra and sea floors enveloping the earth in a dense fog of greenhouse gases.
Man is the only species on this planet that can acquire, retain and pass knowledge to future generations by non-genetic means. Mankind is the only species on this planet that can overcome its very genetics.
As such, man is well equipped by Nature to prevent this next extinction event by moving forward, as there is no going back to a life in caves and tee pees. Living off a land devoid of biological diversity will not be possible, as we cannot digest rocks. Mankind’s survival will depend solely upon its technology.
1 comment:
Wow, who could possibly be more qualified to discuss such weighty scientific matters than two beltway politicians. If a politician says something must be so, well, than it must be so.
Why does E-Herd seek to discredit global warming? Probably because it is always in the best interests of the people to shout it from the rooftops when politics invades, and erodes faith in, science.
"Elephant Herd is long on criticism and short on answers."
Actually, he has posted quote a bit of SOURCED data. Which is more than I can say for you. Where on earth did you get that "free of ice by 2012" and only two years to solve the problem nonsense?
Not even the most strident signers of the IPCC's latest assessment have gone that far. Learn how to link will ya, so we can figure out where you are getting this hysterical nonsense.
Of course, like so many others, you are DEPENDING on global warming to keep your junk business flush in cash. I sure hope you aren't spending too much money on your "do business with me before the earth burns" campaign.
The facts are that, since 1998 the earth has been cooling, we just had one of the coldest winters in history, the oceans show slight cooling in the last four years.
Oh, and your "lost ice?" It's making an incredible comeback. In fact, the south pole has been cooling for 50 years.
Frankly, your brand of hysteria has been around a lot longer than you think. At the root of it in many cases, certainly true in your case, is someone looking to exploit people.
For the love of Gaia, stick to what you have some clue about; slimy personal attacks against honorable people. When you post on subjects like global warming you demonstrate that you are woefully out of your depth.
Educate yourself before you try to pass for an expert. It will save you from future embarrassment.
And just a reminder, I am dying to see some links so I can source your outrageous claims.
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