14 February 2010

Random Mix

Politics
Unless you've been living under a rock on Mars you've heard of global warming. And if you've been on the internet or been watching TV, you know that due to the recent weather storms on the coast have caused skeptics to... well, be more skeptical. And sarcastically wonder where Al Gore is.

(Actually, I've been wondering where he is for a while to. The last I heard of him, he got won the Nobel Peace Prize. And then, POOF! the media forgot all about him.)

On the other side of the spectrum, enviromentalists have been gloating because there's no snow in Vancouver.

People, global warming is supposed to cause climate change Climate is the weather over a long period of time. Not just one season. So we have to watch for patterns in the last 20 years or so.

Here's the most unprejudiced article I could find on global warming. Actually, it's a column so it's not completely unbiased journalism, but it's the bast I could do. It has a really good quote though.

"Infact, scientists have been warning for atleast two decades that global warming could make snowstorms more severe snow has two simple ingredients: (1) cold and (2) moisture. Warmer air collects moisture like a sponge until it hits a patch of cold air. When temperatures dip below freezing, a lot of moisture creates a lot of snow."

It's a collumn. So it has some opinion. But it also has a lot of facts too.

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