[cogitator]

This is actually a pretty important paper. The main problem is that the Earth was considerably different 55 million years ago than today, so exact analogies between the PETM and the modern era can't be made. But the PETM process is the closest natural example similar to the increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations now, so this sensivity has to be considered in projections of future climate change.

[cogitator]

** ping **

[cripplecreek]

Interesting picture/story from Newsweak 1975.


http://weblog.theviewfromthecore.com/TheBlogFromTheCore20060428Lg.jpg

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Global warming is occurring on Mars. There are no SUVs, no BIG OIL, no power plants, no etc. on Mars.

Do the math.

[Jaysun]

However, what has not been clear is how much carbon was responsible for the temperature increase and where it came from.

That speaks volumes about this junk science.

[stylin19a]

"Not only did the Earth warm by at least 9F (5C), but it did so during a time when Earth's average temperature was already 9F warmer than today."

it was 9 degrees warmer than now and it warmed an additional 9 degrees ? that flinstone car was really a belcher...

my head is about to explode with all this stuff.

too cold ? global warming !
too hot ? global warming !
just right ? global warming !
too many hurricanes ? global warming !
no hurricanes ? global warming !
El Nino ? global warming !
no El Nino ? global warming !

no wonder freaking Al Gore said the debate is over...he has all sides covered.

[Tarpon]

Plants love CO2, wonder why it's now a noxious greenhouse gas. The world would cease to exist without it. Personally, I think the Alar hoax was much better thought out.

[chessplayer]

"The geologic record shows that the resulting greenhouse effect heated the planet as a whole by about 9 F (5 C), in less than 10,000 years."


Ten thousand years for a 5 C increase. This article says temps will rise by 4.5 C in the next 100 years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/10/nclimate10.xml