Agreed that the science on this is young and climate science is never
going to be as certain as gravity. It is making great strides though
as focus is turned on the climate and much of the latest stuff seems
to say that things are worse than we thought. I think what you have
is a consensus for that among people who are working in the field
right now. You are right no one knows it for sure, but I think if
you bet against it at this point it is like making the 9 to 1 bet at
the races. You might win, but...
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Feb 26, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> We are producing lots of carbon dioxide and it may be excessive and it
> may be dangerous. But I dispute the fact that any one "knows" this.
> The current level of atmospheric carbon dioxide is hardly
> unprecedented
> in geologic time. When anyone can say with *certainty* how much
> carbon
> dioxide can be absorbed by the oceans and by the biomass that will
> thrive on the carbon dioxide enriched environment then I'll *start* to
> pay more attention. I say *start* because there's a lot more
> wishy-washy and precisionless "science" that needs to be waded through
> after that.
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