The conclusion of the work was clear: global mean temperature began to rise dramatically in the early 20th century. That rise coincided with the unprecedented release of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the earth’s atmosphere, leading to the conclusion that industrial activity was boosting the world’s mean temperature. Other researchers have subsequently confirmed the plot.

A detailed discussion of global warming may be found on One Biosphere.

However, there is substantial ongoing debate about the details of the temperature record and the means of its reconstruction, centered on the Mann, Bradley and Hughes (1998), “hockey stick” graph.

I write about a lot of stuff, so I’m sure there’s something in here for most things you’ve got an interest in.

Speak soon and thanks again…

I hope we bump into each other one day, and we can stay up all night having tangential conversations and put the world to rights.. in the meantime - I will keep coming back to Blahblahtech to see what’s been on your mind…

Peaces

Ben: “Finally! Someone that agrees with me that Global Warming is not happening because of anything we have done, it just is.”

I’m making to claims either way, fella. That’s the very thing I’m avoiding!

Ben Ayers, thanks for all the figures, but that’s really not the purpose of what I’m getting at.

I’m simply uninterested in statistics.

Nommo, you touch on some points that I kind of lean towards in a two-parter of mine looking into the question of there being alien life.

Tangential I know, but related. Good observations, too! I think you make some really valid points.

Dan, have you read Gaia by James Lovelock? Worth reading. The idea that the Earth is a super organism is strangely compelling. Also, the idea that we’re acting like a virus on our host makes sense, too.

Jerry, glad you agree! We need to change things quickly…

Humans are violent animals who see themselves at the top of the food chain, when in fact we are not. Lock a naked human in a cage with a tiger and see what happens. Technology does not automatically move us to the top of the chain. Afterall, Ebola will kick your ass given the chance.

The planet will attempt to correct itself. If you believe Chaos theory then all the strip mining of the planet is also causing problems with our climate. Regardless if we are affecting the climate, we are affecting the planet and we need to stop.

Mankind is a virus that invades an area, takes it over, destroys its resources, and moves on to another area.

In man vs nature, nature will win… because nature has more time than we do.
We have destroyed this planet without ever once saying thank you to it.

It is quite simple really - when looking at cybernetics and game theory (neither of which I am an expert in I hasten to add!)

1. In order to ‘win’ - the game must come to an end - that is capitalism/consumerism - and with regards to resource exploitation - the end game is that it will run out (not without a number of people converting those natural resources into more liquid and portable forms of wealth). I am sure there will be some kind of ’selfish gene’ explanation regarding the accumulation of wealth beyond our ability to benefit directly within our lifetime but I will not go into that now.

2. We (humans) are not capable of creating perfect systems. Nature has been trying for millions of years and has only just come close with planet earth (and look what we are doing with that little system). What makes us so great that we think we can start creating systems that are sustainable at this point in our evolution..? (I will answer that one - greed see above or delusions of grandeur).

Just my 2 pence’s worth