not so fast...
Posted on 01/09/2012 1:55:05 PM PST by jda
High levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere mean the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years, an article in the journal Nature Geoscience said on Monday.
Concentrations of the main gases blamed for global warming reached record levels in 2010 and will linger in the atmosphere for decades even if the world stopped pumping out emissions today, according to the U.N.'s weather agency.
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There have been at least five ice ages on earth. During ice ages there are cycles of glaciation with ice sheets both advancing and retreating.
Officially, the earth has been in an interglacial, or warmer period, for the last 10,000 to 15,000 years, and estimates vary on how long such periods last.
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The causes of ice ages are not fully understood but concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, changes in the earth's orbit around the sun, and the movement of tectonic plates are all thought to contribute.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
However, it seems funny to me that we don't know what causes ice ages, but we know with absolute certainty what prevents them (carbon dioxide in the atmosphere), even though man hasn't been around long enough to prevent the previous ice ages, or cause them to end!!!
So what ended the last Ice Age? Neanderthal SUV’s?
Just more junk science. If we prevented an ice age, then we have prevented the deaths of untold millions.
It seems a bit odd that people who cannot accurately predict what the weather will do next week, and sometimes even tomorrow, think they can predict it for 1,500 years.
Especially since they admit they don’t understand what causes ice ages in the first place.
Well, considering that the Ice Age brought about an Ice Sheet over 1 mile high in most of North America, Asia and Europe, 1,500 years is too damn close.
These “environmentalists” don’t follow a science - they follow a religious cult.
Best news I've heard all day.
There is not one once of doubt in my mind the SOCIALIST ANTI-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC LEFT IS INSANE.
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not so fast...
Clearly, this would be a good thing. Especially, here in Canada (and Alaska), which was covered by miles-thick ice for many thousands of years.
Here's an article that claims we could avoid the next 5 ice ages, by burning up all the fossil fuels on the planet:
http://www.soton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2007/aug/07_100.shtml
Oh...man....
Just as the planet was about to rid itself of that pesky human race, via that massive ice age “scheduled” for a few years from now, those damn humans have screwed it up and could be around for another 1500 years.....
Now What?!?!
Hmm, I wonder if that's what Obama was talking about when he stated the Earth would begin to heal itself under his divine guidance???
What ever creature is crawling around on this rock 1,500 years from now, will still be trying to pay down Obama and his democrat’s debt, so they will probably look forward to an ice age.
Considering that an ice age would probably result in several billion people dying from starvation makes global warming the greatest boon to mankind EVER.
we need a fart in that frame
Reminds me of an old Polish woman's joke, "The first child can come at any time the second takes nine months."
Heh. We’re at what would normally be solar max now. Check back in about 4-5 years for the real fun.
Can you get coverage for glaciers on your homeowners insurance policy?
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