Chris Gupta
At 02:18 AM 4/22/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Hex et al!
>
>You wrote;
>> Man *HAS* had an impact on this process -- but I feel man's role in
>> this natural process has been grossly overstated.
>
>and
>
>> I find the whole idea of 'pollution' being the sole cause of global
>> warming........
>
>I never said or otherwise indicated mankind was the sole cause of the
>warming issue. I have seen several reports, one with all kinds of
>calculations showing how paving large surfaces for cities and highways
>has produced a tremendous amount of intercrust heating because the earth
>cannot vent heat as with exposed soil or through plants. Also, the
>deforestation has greatly reduced the conversion of monoxides to oxygen.
>Apparently monoxide holds heat (solar and otherwise) much better than
>oxygen.
>
>I agree, the earth is a large place with much land area that has not
>been clearly and proveably affected by mankinds doings, however,
>historically, IMHO, there is more than ample evidence to show a rapid
>increase in climatic problems MOST NOTABLE since the advent of
>industrialized man.
>
>I find it hard to deny the weather patterns which have grown ever more
>bizarre over the last few decades. I remember when we ALWAYS had snow
>in Texas, without fail and oftimes, several inches. This winter, we had
>frost only, no snow at all, and it has lessened every prior year. Hotter
>summers, warmer winters, inescapable.
>
>If there had been no industialization, I don't think we would have seen
>such radical shifts (relatively speaking over hundreds and even
>thousands of years) over such a short period.
>
>Deny it if you will, but the patterns are clear that mankind is a
>significant acclerator, whether the ice age time was up or not, we are
>in it and should take all steps to hold it back or stop it if we are
>truly the catalyst.
>
>To my way of thinking, this provides additional reasons why we should do
>what we can to get away from having to burn petroleum products,
>worldwide.
>
>When we succeed in either converting all combustion engines to running
>on water (hydroxy gas), or through zpe/aether taps and after a 100 year
>or so period, then we can discuss whether it worked or not.
>
>I'd rather add that to the reasons for WHY we need to make it happen (it
>being localized self-sustaining overunity generators), rather than blame
>it on natural forces that just 'happen' to be escalating at this time.
>Coincidence? I don't think there is a remote possibility of that,
>because these changes are happening so fast, in geological terms. The
>current thinking with regard to earth changes is that they occur over
>long periods of time, thousands of years or more, not in singular
>cataclysmic events, unless precipitated by outside forces, such as a
>comet, meteor, solar flares, or actions such as mankind has unwittingly
>inflicted on the planet to accelerate change.
>
>The trick is knowing what affects all the interconnected biosystems of
>the planet. That is why the weather control experiments are so
>dangerous if not carried out with very strict controls and MAJOR
>feedback, monitoring not just the local region, but the entire globe for
>unanticipated effects on other weather patterns and on the animal and
>plant life.
>
>For my money, such changes are our fault and we (and the whole world)
>should take pains to greatly minimize or stop our ecologically
>inflammatory practices.
>--
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