Thread: Gore debunks Bush Space plan

um. it's january 15, dead center into winter. It's not like it's going to be sunshine and 80.

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Global mean surface temperatures have increased 0.5-1.0°F since the late 19th century. The 20th century&#39;s 10 warmest years all occurred in the last 15 years of the century. Of these, 1998 was the warmest year on record. The snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere and floating ice in the Arctic Ocean have decreased. Globally, sea level has risen 4-8 inches over the past century. Worldwide precipitation over land has increased by about one percent. The frequency of extreme rainfall events has increased throughout much of the United States.[/b]

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Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases are likely to accelerate the rate of climate change. Scientists expect that the average global surface temperature could rise 1-4.5°F (0.6-2.5°C) in the next fifty years, and 2.2-10°F (1.4-5.8°C) in the next century, with significant regional variation. Evaporation will increase as the climate warms, which will increase average global precipitation. Soil moisture is likely to decline in many regions, and intense rainstorms are likely to become more frequent. Sea level is likely to rise two feet along most of the U.S. coast[/b]

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I won&#39;t get into the Bush-Gore debate because that&#39;s not what this thread was about.

My feeling is this: We &#39;went&#39; to the moon in 1970 right? I am lost as to why it is going to take us almost 50 years to go back to a place we have supposedly already been. I realize that many many expirements have been performed in space while orbiting the Earth, but it seems that we are better at losing shuttles than Moon exploration. It should&#39;nt even be a challenge to get back to the moon IF we have already been there. They supposedly did it when space ships were considered primitive by today&#39;s standards. Now we have an aging shuttle fleet that is to be retired by 2010 so we can build a space station on the moon that we really can&#39;t afford, and for what? So we can send people on a 2+ year round trip mission to Mars? Well, I suppose it will make for interesting news coverage when there are astronauts trapped on the red planet and can&#39;t get back home. Maybe then we can set our sights on Jupiter. Whatever.

Originally posted by girl_ziplocked@Jan 15 2004, 05:53 PM
um. it&#39;s january 15, dead center into winter. It&#39;s not like it&#39;s going to be sunshine and 80.

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Global mean surface temperatures have increased 0.5-1.0°F since the late 19th century. The 20th century&#39;s 10 warmest years all occurred in the last 15 years of the century. Of these, 1998 was the warmest year on record. The snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere and floating ice in the Arctic Ocean have decreased. Globally, sea level has risen 4-8 inches over the past century. Worldwide precipitation over land has increased by about one percent. The frequency of extreme rainfall events has increased throughout much of the United States.

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Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases are likely to accelerate the rate of climate change. Scientists expect that the average global surface temperature could rise 1-4.5°F (0.6-2.5°C) in the next fifty years, and 2.2-10°F (1.4-5.8°C) in the next century, with significant regional variation. Evaporation will increase as the climate warms, which will increase average global precipitation. Soil moisture is likely to decline in many regions, and intense rainstorms are likely to become more frequent. Sea level is likely to rise two feet along most of the U.S. coast[/b]

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But not all scientists agree what is causing global warming. There is a huge debate in the scientific community right now as to whether we are experiencing this warming effect due to humans or because of a natural cycle that the Earth has been through many many times. In the end, the Earth isn&#39;t going to give a fuck if it gets as hot as the Sun or as cold as Pluto. It&#39;s only us self-interested humans that really care.

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My feeling is this: We &#39;went&#39; to the moon in 1970 right? I am lost as to why it is going to take us almost 50 years to go back to a place we have supposedly already been.[/b]

Maybe...we&#39;ve never been there before and it was a super great big conspiracy... hehehe

And this is what I have to say...take it with a grain of salt.

“President Bush has officially given up on planet earth; arsenic in the drinking water, heating the planet, bombing everyone in the world...you don’t trash the hotel room unless you’re sure you’re checking out.”

--The Daily Show

Funny how 3 years into a presidency of the U.S. one man can be blamed for all the Earth&#39;s problems. If ANYONE else was in there we all know these problems would be non-existent right? I mean I never heard of global warming, ozone layer depletion, smog, greenhouse gasses, pollution, spotted white owls, or atlantic salmon when Clinton was president. I did hear a ton about semen stains on blue dresses though, and cigars being stuck in most innapropriate places. I guess one wouldn&#39;t have time to destroy the Earth when one is spending all one&#39;s time fucking his overweight intern. Hmmmmm...