[T3] BBbbrrrrrr! (Jim Adney)

[Phil Hof]

I believe the misnomer “global warming” has done a lot to damage the message about greenhouse gases.  The issue is trapped energy.  Yes, that means an average temperature increase, but that added energy also means more violent storms (which can be colder despite— or because of-- the increased energy) and more severe droughts, for example.  “Energy trapping” or even the more common “greenhouse effect” would have been better.  The science is established, and even the link to man-made activity.  But poor description in the media can confuse many into thinking a cold snap refutes the greenhouse effect. Oh, the sorry state of science education in our schools…
-Phil

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> Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:02:29 -0600
> From: "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org>
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> Subject: Re: [T3] BBbbrrrrrr!
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> On 7 Jan 2014 at 8:22, Brian Fye wrote:
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>> I'm really getting tired of this global warming!
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> It's more realistic to think of it as global climate change. While 
> the earth, overall on average, really is getting warmer, this warming 
> won't always be spread evenly everywhere. Places that used to get no 
> rain may get more (or less); places that used to get lots of rain may 
> suddenly get none. Crops that used to do well in certain areas no 
> longer will, but may do well in other places where they struggled 
> before.
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> The best case senario will just be a lot of disruption, aggravation, 
> and pain. I don't want to speculate on what the worst case might look 
> like.
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