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Azred · 01-14-2005, 01:12 AM

Has anyone done any studies on what the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are doing to oceanic algae growth rates?

My biggest complaint against environmental scienctists is that so many of them are always pessimistic about every statistic and that some of this pessimism is designed to grab headlines. They make it sound as if a vast majority of the population will be dead by 2100, but a more realistic prediction is that we will deal with whatever happens and adjust accordingly. Even if the average global temperature rises 10C by then, then that means vast portions of Antarctica will be free of ice and ready for habitation, so people who had to leave equitorial regions could settle there.

Science is about presenting facts. Predictions are mathematical models and climate models are fundamentally weather models, thus susecptible to the impossible-to-predict effects of chaos.

01-14-2005, 01:12 AM	#3
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	Has anyone done any studies on what the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are doing to oceanic algae growth rates? My biggest complaint against environmental scienctists is that so many of them are always pessimistic about every statistic and that some of this pessimism is designed to grab headlines. They make it sound as if a vast majority of the population will be dead by 2100, but a more realistic prediction is that we will deal with whatever happens and adjust accordingly. Even if the average global temperature rises 10C by then, then that means vast portions of Antarctica will be free of ice and ready for habitation, so people who had to leave equitorial regions could settle there. Science is about presenting facts. Predictions are mathematical models and climate models are fundamentally weather models, thus susecptible to the impossible-to-predict effects of chaos. __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.