Weather Banter - View Single Post

For example: John Smith · April 9th 09, 10:54 AM posted to uk.media.tv.misc,uk.sci.weather

wrote:
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:14:22 +0100
"For example: John Smith" wrote:

Paul Hyett wrote:
Am I the only one who instantly changes channel as soon as they
start wittering on about man-made global warming being responsible
for every little climate fluctuation?

IMO, the warming trend, if it is in fact real rather than a
statistical artefact, is overwhelming natural.

According to Occam (.... the simplest explanation is the most
likely), it IS most likely to be natural.

Actually I'd have thought the simplest explanation is that we're
causing
it rather than completely coincidentaly the earth has embarked upon a
warming trend in line with rising CO2 levels from human activity.

Your comments betray a deep ignorance of climate - and particularly CO-2.
CO-2 is a minor greenhouse gas and human production of it is utterly dwarfed
by natural sources.

I suggest you get yourself a basic scientific education before spouting
ignorant crap on a subject about which you clearly know nothing.

Of course using occams razor you could say that because trees have
been falling down on their own for billions of years there obviously
no such
thing as lumberjacks.

But even if it's not, the simple fact remains that the global system
has seen vastly more dramatic changes than we currently see - even
until quite recently (the Middle Ages).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Warm_Period

The current hysteria must also be understood in the broader context
of how it began - an active and well-funded drive instigated by
Thatcher to villify CO-2, in a bid to reduce UK reliance on
Middle-Eastern oil imports and decrease public resistance to a shift
to nuclear electricity generation.

Yes , obviously it all began with thatcher on this little island.
International enviromental organisations and climate scientists had
nothing to do with it.

The French who now get more than 50% of its power requirements from
nuclear fission, must be laughing at the backward English.

More than likely.

B2003