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Climate: A world that can't shut out Al Gore, environmental alarmists and hot-air celebrities can't avoid the hysterical warnings that Earth is warming. But who knew that Neptune appears to be getting hotter, too? In a study recently published in Geophysical Research Letters, H.B. Hammel of the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo., and G.W. Lockwood of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., found that Neptune's brightness appears to correlate with temperature changes on Earth. They also noted that Neptune's temperature warmed from 1980 to 2004.

The ocean around Japan has warmed up faster than elsewhere in the world over the last hundred years partly because of global warming, Japan's Meteorological Agency said on Tuesday. The sea surface temperature around central, western and southern Japan has climbed by 0.7 to 1.6 degrees Celsius in the last century, far higher than the world average of a 0.5 degree Celsius increase, a survey conducted by the agency showed. [Snip] The agency said global warming was partly to blame for the fast rise in the ocean temperature around Japan. "But the areas surveyed were so small that we cannot...

Have you noticed that the term "global climate change" is replacing "global warming"? For much of the United States, this last winter was colder than any in the recent past. Via the news media, travelers snowed in at airports were fed a steady diet of looming catastrophe. The newscasters have shrewdly altered the phrase to highlight the viciousness of the weather. To a passenger sleeping on a cold airline terminal floor, any warming would be a relief. Even...

Part 1: Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquistion By: Rich Trzupek, If you're a Monty Python fan, there's a good chance one of your favorite memories is the "Spanish Inquisition" episode. That bit is hilarious, and not just because of the goofy costumes. What really puts it over-the-top is our realization of how far modern society has moved from medieval times. We've understood for centuries that civilized folks don't need to employ the rack and thumbscrew to promulgate their views. Rational discussion, an unbiased assessment of scientific fact, and reasoned persuasion should be all that are needed. We think of the...

No link provided, I won't be the cause of unnecessary hits from this website. Please ensure you use small words and short sentences in your replies. Keep your remarks on about a 6th grade level so this person will understand the answers BushOut06 (1000+ posts) Thu May-10-07 02:38 PM Original message Question for any lurking freepers Take a look around you. Wildfires are burning out of control in several states. Why do you think these wildfires are happening? Because the ground is DRY. Many places are experiencing record droughts. Each summer, we keep hearing about record highs, with 100-degree temps...

The left manages to coopt the language to advance their agenda. Orwell said what we say determines what we can think about. As soon as you say "Global Warming" you have, to some extent or another, embraced an agenda different from what most of us believe. Rush Limbaugh is very good at taking common terms and making them fit a conservative viewpoint. The way he says "The Reverrrednd Jacksonnn" for example, or converting "Main Stream Media" to "Drive By Media". And many others. I like the term "Global Alarming". It's alliterative, it's short, it's catchy, it expresses what is really...