Comments on: Google Earth Animates Climate Change Over Next 100 Years

By: Google en rajoute une couche sur le réchauffement climatique - Gizmodo - Tant d'amour pour ces fabuleux nouveaux gadgets, c'est surnaturel.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:16:48 +0000

[...] Le premier calque, produit à partir des données fournies par le Centre Hadley, décrit la concentration en dioxyde de carbone depuis novembre 1999 jusqu’à octobre 2099. Et des marqueurs commentés accompagnent l’échelle de temps pour souligner les impacts spécifiques à certaines régions d’un changement de climat global. Le second calque utilise des données fournies par le British Antarctic Survey et illustre l’érosion de l’Antarctique, avec une progression de la régression jusqu’en 2099. Les deux couches sont disponibles dès maintenant, et vous permettront aisément de comprendre pourquoi nous serons foutus si nous sortons sans nous enduire de crème solaire dans les années à venir. [Google LatLong via PSFK] [...]

By: Tongue Untied

Tongue Untied — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:31:59 +0000

As Jim Hansen says, skepticism in science is reasonable, but contrarianism is not.

Please read Mark Bowen’s Censoring Science on Jim Hansen’s journey as the world’s leading climatologist navigating between science and policy.

Those who do not accept the findings of the 99% majority of scientists, it appears, are “on the take” by institutions funded by the fossil fuel industry (primarily Exxon/Mobil) – these include handfuls of scientists even as places such as MIT. Look at a “denier” – they are either an evangelist or have their salaries PAID for by the industry. If the science was inconclusive in the ’80s – it’s certain now.

By: Google Adds Climate-Change-Predicting Layers to Google Earth [Environment] - biginfo.org

Fri, 23 May 2008 03:17:10 +0000

[...] The layers are available now if you’re interested in finding out just how screwed we’ll all be without sunscreen in a few years. [Google LatLong via PSFK] [...]

By: James McWhorter

James McWhorter — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:58:18 +0000

Very interesting stuff going on here…

If we can stay around long to capture data like this for the next 100 years we’ll have interesting patterns to model off of.

By: Floyd Hayes

Floyd Hayes — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:47:09 +0000

Chris – it would be fun to watch apart form the almost fascistic response any kind of questioning about these issues prompt in the majority of people.

Personally, I don’t believe in Sacred Cows…

Random tip: check out a book called Wilhelm Reich in Hell by Robert Anton Wilson I have a feeling you’ll dig it.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:51:05 +0000

Well, after over 30,000 scientists have come out as “skeptics” of global warming, then comes news from the “global warming people” that in fact the earth will be going through a 15 year cooling cycle due to ocean currents and then start RIGHT BACK UP.

Someone really needs to tell these people that there are things called cycles. It’s a tough subject to wrap the noggin around but it’s fun to watch the arguments fly.

By: Floyd Hayes

Floyd Hayes — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:26:22 +0000

“projected regression through June 2099.”

I apologies for my potty-mouth in advance, but this is bullshit.

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