Experts question theory on global warming
The gloss continues to come off of the Global Whining scare theory…
(Hindustan Times) - Some experts have questioned the alarmists theory on global warming leading to shrinkage of Himalayan glaciers. VK Raina, a leading glaciologist and former ADG of GSI is one among them.
He feels that the research on Indian glaciers is negligible. Nothing but the remote sensing data forms the basis of these alarmists observations and not on the spot research.
Raina told the Hindustan Times that out of 9,575 glaciers in India, till date, research has been conducted only on about 50. Nearly 200 years data has shown that nothing abnormal has occurred in any of these glaciers.
It is simple. The issue of glacial retreat is being sensationalised by a few individuals, the septuagenarian Raina claimed. Throwing a gauntlet to the alarmist, he said the issue should be debated threadbare before drawing a conclusion.
Well there I go again, throwing a monkey wrench into the spokes of the global whining push cart…and all at a low price!
Meanwhile…..
Study: Glacier melting can be variable
(UPI) - BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 13 (UPI) — A U.S. study suggests two of Greenland’s largest glaciers are melting at variable rates and not at an increasing trend.
The study, led by Ian Howat, a researcher with the University of Colorado’s National Snow and Ice Data Center and the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory, shows the glaciers shrank dramatically and dumped twice as much ice into the sea during a period of less than a year between 2004 and 2005.
But then, fewer than two years later, they returned to near their previous rates of discharge.
Howat says such variability during such a short time underlines the problem in assuming glacial melting and sea level rise will necessarily occur at a steady upward trajectory.
“Our main point is that the behavior of these glaciers can change a lot from year to year, so we can assume to know the future behavior from short records of recent changes,” he said. “Future warming may lead to rapid pulses of retreat and increased discharge rather than a long, steady drawdown.”
The research is online in the journal Science Express.
Woa!, Stop the bus; don’t you know that logic and science are cast aside when it comes to such a critical issue as Global Warming, where theary, speculation and lies are treated as truth and fact.
February 21st, 2007 | #
damn, does this mean i have to throw away all these bags of ice cubes I have been saving for the last 10 years?
February 21st, 2007 | #
2000 scientists publish reports (some that are based on 20 years of research) that are peer-reviewed and then reviewed again by more than 100 governments and these are the people you call alarmists!? please point out any peer-reviewed RESEARCH that states that pollution does not effect the envrironment or the weather.
RWC - You don’t cite any of these reports but everyone is supposed to suck up whatever any Global Warner says. If you want research I don’t have the time to track it down for you. Be proactive and look for as much proof or reports that contradict your beliefs. It is the intelligent thing to do, the sun and natural effects have more to do with the atmosphere than what we do. Don’t be naive. I can cite as many “scientists” as yourself, some are already cited on this blog such as the article you posted to. You sure ignored his opinion. What kind of scientist, what level of knowledge they posses, etc. is the determining factor.
February 26th, 2007 | #