Paul, "Therefore the flattening trend could conceivably continue"... really? You are seriously advocating a, "I'm not going to wear my seat-belt or helmet in this car race because I *might* not have an accident," approach?
If you look at the charts and the history of peaks and troughs the perceived "flattening trend" looks no different from any of the previous momentary luls in a progressively steeper slope. There is nothing within those charts justifying the assumption that the supposed flattening trend is likely to continue, indeed indications are the opposite from that assumption. The wait and see approach is a lazy and, in my mind, irresponsible approach. Furthering the analogy above, if things don't go as you expect, it's like trying to put on a seat-belt in the middle of car accident rather than just wearing the thing in the first place. You wouldn't put your toddler in the front seat of a car with no safety gear while driving in traffic, please have the same sense of responsibility and respect for others when it comes to our planet. Neahga On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Paul Cherubini <mona...@saber.net> wrote: > On Jul 3, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Jerome Joseph Howard wrote: > > See the Goddard site at >> http://data.giss.nasa.gov/**gistemp/graphs_v3/<http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs_v3/> >> . >> > > Those graphs also show a flattening of global mean temperatures > over the past decade or so. Therefore the flattening trend > could conceivably continue for another 20-25 years, just > like the 30-35 year flattening trends of 1880-1910 and 1940-1975. > IF the anthropogenic factors that contribute to warming are > relatively minor or moderate in relation to the natural factors > which may well turn out to be the case. > > In view of these uncertainties it is understandable why > industry and agriculture appear to be taking a wait and > see approach instead of making plans for a much warmer > world. > > The track record of academia is not stellar in the minds > of conservatives that run industry and agriculture. > Surveys indicate educated conservatives have grown > increasingly distrustful of scientists (but not science) > http://tinyurl.com/7dkgolp > > > Paul Cherubini > El Dorado, Calif. >
