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Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming
National Geographic News ^

Posted on 03/02/2007 6:22:22 AM PST by WBL 1952

Simultaneous warming on Earth and Mars suggests that our planet's recent climate changes have a natural—and not a human- induced—cause.

Earth is currently experiencing rapid warming, which the vast majority of climate scientists says is due to humans pumping huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Mars, too, appears to be enjoying more mild and balmy temperatures.

In 2005 data from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor and Odyssey missions revealed that the carbon dioxide "ice caps" near Mars's south pole had been diminishing for three summers in a row.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climatechange; globalwarming
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To: AngieGOP
"...and all that hairspray that martian women have been using."

It's also likely that Martians didn't convert from R-12 to the new R-134 Freon for their automobile air conditioning.

21 posted on 03/02/2007 6:35:41 AM PST by TommyDale (What will Rudy do in the War on Terror? Implement gun control on insurgents and Al Qaeda?)
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To: WBL 1952
Urgent!:

Rush out and buy your carbon credits now before the Martians start a buying spree and drive up the price.

22 posted on 03/02/2007 6:36:08 AM PST by Clive
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To: WBL 1952
Image hosted by Photobucket.com now watch the RATS say that National Geographic is a RightWingRag for telling the world the TRUTH and showing what this whole ecological/political masturbation is all about.

THE MONEY!!!

23 posted on 03/02/2007 6:36:11 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: metmom

Somehow the warming of the other planets is caused by the George Bush Weather machine.


24 posted on 03/02/2007 6:36:33 AM PST by Holicheese (Beerfest could be the greatest movie ever made!)
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To: WBL 1952

AP: Al Gore and John Edwards have announced plans to build new mansions on Mars utilizing previously unheard of energy systems provided by captured aliens.


25 posted on 03/02/2007 6:38:48 AM PST by Doc Savage ("You couldn't tame me, but you taught me.................")
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To: ConservaTexan
They have hedged their bets.

Note that "Global Warming" is morphing into "Climate Change"

26 posted on 03/02/2007 6:39:16 AM PST by Clive
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To: VA_Gentleman

Just extend the Kyoto Accords to include Mars...and problem solved!


27 posted on 03/02/2007 6:40:55 AM PST by Basheva
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To: WBL 1952

"Must be those Sport Utility Vehicles charging over the dunes of Mars."

You Got It

Thanks


28 posted on 03/02/2007 6:42:02 AM PST by YOUGOTIT (56 Supporters of al Qaeda are seated in the US Senate)
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To: WBL 1952

I am guessing it is not just Mars and Earth since all planets would be affected.


29 posted on 03/02/2007 6:43:30 AM PST by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: WBL 1952

Think of it...AlGore trumped by a Mars SUV.


30 posted on 03/02/2007 6:44:12 AM PST by rod1
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To: edcoil

Yep get your tropical Pluto property while the price is still right.


31 posted on 03/02/2007 6:45:01 AM PST by rod1
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To: Chode
the TRUTH and showing what this whole ecological/political masturbation is all about. THE MONEY!!!

Don't forget power over the unwashed masses.

32 posted on 03/02/2007 6:48:26 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: WBL 1952
This can't be true. algore won an oscar explaining global warming. < /sarcasm>


33 posted on 03/02/2007 6:51:02 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The dims and Ron Paul screwed our troops.)
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To: WBL 1952
Must be those Sport Utility Vehicles charging over the dunes of Mars.

Nah. It's Algores offsets.

34 posted on 03/02/2007 6:54:02 AM PST by OSHA (Sarcasm detector overload!)
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To: WBL 1952
"The solar irradiance began to drop in the 1990s, and a minimum will be reached by approximately 2040," Abdussamatov said. "It will cause a steep cooling of the climate on Earth in 15 to 20 years."

LOL! CLASSIC! Someone with the cajones to not only dispute GW, but to claim that we are going to see GLOBAL COOLING!
35 posted on 03/02/2007 6:56:26 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: sportutegrl

Spectacular analysis!


36 posted on 03/02/2007 6:56:54 AM PST by Tulane
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To: Holicheese

Well Manbearpig is half-man, half-bear, and half-pig. Al Gore is totally serial about stopping Manbearpig.


37 posted on 03/02/2007 7:10:07 AM PST by VA_Gentleman (Got a knack for being wrong, nothing's really going on - Dinosaur Jr.)
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To: The_Victor
I wounder how long it will be before the Globull Warming Nazis start demanding that government grants be pulled from any research that is finding evidence contrary to the leftist's selected cause?

Dr. Cullen, table for one......

38 posted on 03/02/2007 7:10:11 AM PST by Thermalseeker (Just the facts, ma'am)
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To: VA_Gentleman

Are you sure that he's not 1/2 man and 1/2 bearpig?

That episode is great.


39 posted on 03/02/2007 7:11:32 AM PST by Holicheese (Beerfest could be the greatest movie ever made!)
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To: Holicheese

Either way Manbearpig is a serial threat.

Don't forget, Manbearpig tried to kill Boy #1, Boy #2, Boy #3, and Boy #4.

Excelsior!


40 posted on 03/02/2007 7:19:43 AM PST by VA_Gentleman (Got a knack for being wrong - Dinosaur Jr.)
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