tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406037264704298997.post1534172111248335357..comments2023-04-17T02:14:40.718-07:00Comments on COMPASSIONATE CLIMATE ACTION: "Selfish &%$#@!" Theme Week: FridayGreenHeartedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10920831217530325071noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406037264704298997.post-66176073982973705142011-11-01T22:24:15.115-07:002011-11-01T22:24:15.115-07:00Hi, and thanks for writing. I'm chuffed that y...Hi, and thanks for writing. I'm chuffed that you've asked for my opinion. <br /><br />Archibald is a known skeptic. This is a guest post of his at the site of a well known skeptic. Visiting this or any other popular skeptic site -- and especially reading the comments section -- is like going down Alice's rabbit hole! It's so surreal how so many people can make up so much stuff, ignore so much reality, and ascribe so many malicious intentions to people who simply study the atmosphere and the climate for a living or as volunteers.<br /><br />If you put greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, they are going to heat it up. That's basic physics.<br /><br />I *think* (and I'm no expert) that the logarithmic relationship means that if you keep on doubling the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, the global temperature increase doesn't keep on doubling. But that's a moot point when the small amount of temperature increase to date (0.8ºC due to an additional 100 or so parts per million) is already wreaking havoc with the climate, especially impacting those in the most vulnerable regions.<br /><br />The scariest part is that because of positive feedbacks, global warming will always accelerate itself. And let's not forget that CO2 is not the only greenhouse gas.<br /><br />This post at Real Climate might help: http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/10/my-model-used-for-deception/. I note that Archibald thinks he's "made it" because Real Climate talks about him. ;-) I could suggest simply not engaging, but sometimes it's hard to resist.<br /><br />Good luck!<br />JulieGreenHeartedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920831217530325071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406037264704298997.post-52313744213826145632011-10-30T18:06:33.521-07:002011-10-30T18:06:33.521-07:00Hi Julie
I've just run into a question from a...Hi Julie<br /><br />I've just run into a question from a denier I don't know how to deal with regarding the "logarithmic" effect of CO2. He is telling me because the effect of CO2 on the atmosphere drops off logarithmically, CO2 can't account for the warming attributed to man.<br /><br />Can you help me, or point me in the right direction? - Thanks<br /><br />Here's the link to this guy's argument:<br />http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/03/08/the-logarithmic-effect-of-carbon-dioxide/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com