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To: ClearCase_guy
"So, the message here is that more Global Warming would HELP?

No, actually the message here is that an important part of our food supply is in serious jeopardy. One season of cooler and wetter than normal temperatures does not a trend make.

12 posted on 11/05/2009 6:37:22 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Southern by choice ... American by the grace of God)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
"One season of cooler and wetter than normal temperatures does not a trend make."

Yeah, but the REAL science says we're in for more of the same. Read up on sunspots, the Maunder minimum, and the climate connection between them.

You might like "The Last Centurion", by John Ringo. It's mainly military sci-fi, but the connection to farming, sunspots, and climate is at the core of the plot.

21 posted on 11/05/2009 6:48:20 AM PST by Wonder Warthog ( The Hog of Steel)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
Our corn was horrible, it had a blue fungus, but right now I'm heading out to pick another 200 pounds of tomatoes. Not the year I wanted but god provided.
28 posted on 11/05/2009 7:02:29 AM PST by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
One season of cooler and wetter than normal temperatures does not a trend make.

My sympathy for the bad season you're going through. Clarification on two points I was trying to make:

1) I think we are in a general trend of colder, wetter weather. I think this has been going on for some years, and is tied to a lack of sunspot activity. For this reason, I think fears of a longterm Global Warming trend are inflated. A year like this one is not sufficient proof of this, but I think it does serve as one example of the existing trend.

2) IF Global Warming were a real thing, we're all supposed to panic and worry about our impending doom. I fact, I think many (not all) farms would benefit from warmer temperatures, longer growing seasons, and more abundant CO2. I'm sure Global Warming (if it were real) would bring some challenges -- but my knowledge of history tells me that cold, wet weather present much more serious challenges for humanity. If every year were like this year, I think it would be bad. So, I don't worry about Global Warming nearly as much as I do about Global Cooling.

38 posted on 11/05/2009 7:45:16 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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