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To: cogitator

So where are Algore and McCainiac and the other Warmists — shouldn’t they be calling on all Western nations to stop volcanic eruptions and gaseous emissions? After all, they contribute far more CO2 to the atmosphere than do humans....


5 posted on 05/15/2008 7:41:20 AM PDT by NewJerseyJoe (Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
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To: NewJerseyJoe
After all, they contribute far more CO2 to the atmosphere than do humans....

Actually, that's a very commonly held misconception. See the first point in my profile. CO2 is a minor constituent in volcanic emissions. One of the primary constituents, SO2, makes an aerosol in the atmosphere that blocks incoming solar radiation, causing a cooling effect if the eruption puts enough SO2 into the upper atmosphere. This happened for Pinatubo in 1991.

7 posted on 05/15/2008 8:07:51 AM PDT by cogitator
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