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Mystery solved: Why large dinosaurs avoided the tropics for millions of years
FoxNews.com/science ^
| June 17, 2015
| Walt Bonner
Posted on 06/20/2015 1:31:56 PM PDT by ETL
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And, believe me, we TRIED to warn them about CO2 emissions,
SUVs and all. Did they listen? Noooo....
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posted on
06/20/2015 1:31:56 PM PDT
by
ETL
We all tried to warn them! I was, like, "dude, you guys have
just got to cut back on the greenhouse emissions!"
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posted on
06/20/2015 1:32:14 PM PDT
by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: ETL
They couldn’t take the heat and humidity?
I know how they felt...
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posted on
06/20/2015 1:33:51 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: ETL
dinosaur farts were to blame. all that methane, no doubt. :p
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posted on
06/20/2015 1:36:36 PM PDT
by
TangibleDisgust
(The Parmesan doesn't go like that.)
To: Vendome
More liberal B.S.
They was out cattin' around!
To: ETL
re: “. . .an extremely unpredictable hot and arid climate due to elevated carbon dioxide levels (four to six times of what they are today) kept large herbivorous dinos at bay until after 200 million years ago.”
So, I’m a bit confused. Global warming kept dinosaurs away, but, now I’m supposed to be against global warming so that, what - dinosaurs can make a come back?
To: TangibleDisgust
Interesting preamble to the objective of the article - human extinction in 100-200 years due to AGW. We’re all gonna die. Eventually.
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posted on
06/20/2015 1:49:08 PM PDT
by
Afterguard
(Liberals will let you do anything you want, as long as it's mandatory.)
To: ETL
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posted on
06/20/2015 1:55:39 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: ETL
They should have taxed them.
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posted on
06/20/2015 1:58:53 PM PDT
by
Tac Double Tap
(I'd rather die standing than on my knees begging.)
To: ETL
...found that an extremely unpredictable hot and arid climate due to elevated carbon dioxide levels (four to six times of what they are today) kept large herbivorous dinos at bay until after 200 million years ago. That doesn't make any sense--elevated CO2 would've caused higher than normal growth rates for the plants they fed on--a large food supply.
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posted on
06/20/2015 2:00:57 PM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ETL
And I suppose the ice ages where causes by lower CO2 levels?
Total nonsense. Variations in solar output cause climate change.
To: ETL
There is one major factor this article seems to ignore and one minor one they don’t fully explain. From roughly 300 million years ago to, interestingly enough, 200 million years ago, all the crustal plates, or continents if you will, were joined together in a single monster continent, Pangea. The interior of this continent was very arid and hot. The carbon sinks, mountains, vegetation and weather patterns of today, and the last 200 mya were not there. Yes, the minor point, global warming brought on by excess CO2 among other things, did make areas of the planet difficult to impossible for many life forms, however it also heated up the cold to temperate zones so life could continue to exist and evolve.
Telling part of the truth is part of the eco politicians stock and trade. By the way, this has been known for 20+ years.
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posted on
06/20/2015 2:09:05 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: ETL
SUn’s HOTer then earth HOTer...
SUn’s COOLER... then earth Cooler..
simple really..
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posted on
06/20/2015 2:11:41 PM PDT
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
06/20/2015 2:11:42 PM PDT
by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: JimSEA
global warming brought on by excess CO2 among other things, did make areas of the planet difficult to impossible for many life forms, however it also heated up the cold to temperate zones so life could continue to exist and evolve. There was a news story just a day or two saying that humans would be extinct in 100 years because of global warming.
I was thinking: Siberia? Northern Canada? These areas will totally and absolutely incapable of hosting any human settlements at all due to the extreme heat? Don't think so.
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posted on
06/20/2015 2:12:00 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Claire Wolfe should check her watch. It's time.)
To: Afterguard
Yes, most current Freepers will be dead in 100 years anyway.
As John Maynard Keynes pointed out, "In the long run we're all dead."
To: hosepipe
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posted on
06/20/2015 2:15:41 PM PDT
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
To: ETL
Impossible. CO2 is near saturation now with respect to its ability to absorb radiation. If it was 4 to 5 times higher, there would be little difference. Now if water vapor was higher, then you would be talking some real science. Obviously the sun was putting out more radiation and causing more water to evaporate.
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posted on
06/20/2015 2:16:55 PM PDT
by
justa-hairyape
(The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
To: JoeProBono
LOL! That’s Ringo, isn’t it?
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posted on
06/20/2015 2:17:17 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Kenny500c
Variations in solar output cause climate change. .. plus tilts in Earth's axis that occur in cycles.
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