On Mon, 14 Jan 2013, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
On 13/01/2013 5:47 PM, Tim Josling wrote:
I don't have time, nor the inclination to argue the truth of(sic) otherwise of the global warming / climate change myths.
To me it is a myth, to others it is not. So be it. Lighten up.
Well, "so be it". Imagine a flight as I had two days ago, going through heavy weather, with lightning to see through the windows. The captain decided to return to the origin because it was unsafe to continue. There were plenty of people who missed a connecting flight (including me). Well, imagine the majority decides and tells the captain to continue flying. Would it be a good decision? Now, add someone in the mix who will lose a lot of money if we do not continue. And he has access to the board entertainment system so he tells everyone "it's not that bad". So the people on board stand up and decide to continue the flight. Is it a good decision? That's were we at. I know a scientiest who works on climate modelling for CSIRO in Aspendale. They test their models on the past first, to find out whether the modelling explains data available from the last hundred + years. They are pretty close, and the predictions for the future is grim. I was on holidays so I did not read the whole thread. Sorry if it is doubling up. I read The Australian two days ago, got a for free on the plane, and it was full of letters written by people that don't think climate change is an issue. Thanks to have Murdoch and Co. who give room for that and explain the world to the Australians. And no, Australia with mining as one of the biggest industries has no need to worry about losing money if we take climate change seriously. That explains why we have protests against wind energy, and it seems to be bad for the health for people nearby. Hazelwood is much healthier for us. I guess the Danish and Germans don't get any sleep anymore because of all the wind mills I saw last year visiting Europe. Oh lucky country;-) Peter