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NASA Science News for December 12, 2000
After reaching record-breaking proportions earlier this year the ozone hole over Antarctica has made a surprisingly hasty retreat.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2....htm?list62758
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
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Well thats some scientists big brand new computer gone for now until the next big scare story.Comment
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"Long-term trends cannot be drawn from a single year's ozone hole because its size and duration hinge on that year's weather. Because of this, the hole's behavior shows the same kind of random variation from one year to the next as weather factors like temperature and precipitation."Comment
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I have an idea. Let's beat up the guys who are charging more for the replacement for CFC's despite the fact that it is cheaper to make.
It won't resolve this arguement, but it'll be fun and make us all feel a lot better. I'm getting the holiday spirit just thinking about it.
Paul
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Despite all thats been said I still find it hard to believe, that in the last 100 years or so the human race has been able to do as much damage as a single large volcanic eruption...Comment
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i can't see my last post.. hmmmmm...
well anyways... Now i know why i havent seen you playing much UT lately Brian..lol..
It'll be ok
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I've read this thread with interest, but I won't pretend to understand any of the technical type stuff that's been discussed, as it goes way over my head.
Anyway, I just wanted to say, if you're interested in some of the broader effects of greenhouse gases in general, have a look at:
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/climate/home.htm
The Background section should help spell out some of the problems caused, and the likely future effects.
Ok, so it's the place where I work, but check out the main website: http://www.unep-wcmc.org for all sorts of environmental data.Comment
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That hole in the Ozone layer is just the tip of the iceberg. If you really want to see what the world would be like without all those pesky environmentalists, I suggest a tour of some key locations in the former Soviet Union and some of it's satellites. The old Soviet regime, unchecked by disent, cause so much damage in such a short period of time, it's practically inconceivable.
I'd start off with the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest inland body of water on the planet.
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/ar...y%5Fid,00.html
And this was caused by only forty years of irrigation. If you want to know what the world would be like without the environmental movement, keep searching. It get's a lot worse.
Of course, western-style democracies have had countless entertaining events as well. Here's a pleasant little local story about how all aquatic life along a forty-two mile stretch of the Sacramento River was annihilated in a matter of hours. Soon afterwards, a lot of the plant and wildlife along the river would suffer as well.
http://wwwdpla.water.ca.gov/nd/Water...a/Cantara.html
Damn volcanoes. Or was it "burning trees."
Paul
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