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Re: Human vs. natural influences on the environment
af329@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca (Scott Nudds) wrote for all to see:
>jwas@ix.netcom.com(jw) wrote:
>: it just *might* turn out that climate is just approaching a
>: situation where positive feedback was present - for a while;
>
> Warmer oceans can hold less CO2.
Warmer oceans release more water, forming cloud cover, blockin some
light, and incidently trapping some IR.
> Melted tundra rots and moves more CO2 into the atmosphere.
Why would it rot? Higher CO2 stimulates plant growth.
> More forest fires, more CO2 released into the atmoshpere.
Warmer oceans mean more water evaporated into the atmosphere,
resulting in more rain.
> Higher temperatures, higher demand for air conditioning, more energy
> used, more fossil fuels consumed.
Very true.
>
> It would appear that there are a host of positive feedback mechanisms,
>many of which are certain.
It would appear that there are a host of feedback mecanisms, many of
which you failed to mention. Is that because you did not know about
them?
[edited]
Regards, Harold
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