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Originally Posted by barrowaj
Well, all I know is that increased temperatures cause more storms by interacting with sea currents. I don't do computer modeling of this stuff or anything but I've read about it.
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And your key here is that you are assuming that increased C02 automatically yields higher temps.
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All the research that I have seen has shown that there is a coupling between CO2 and warming, although CO2 increases don't completely anticipate the warming. There are some natural forcings that probably initiated the warming, but high CO2 levels acted as a multiplier for increasing temperatures. We know that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, and DOES trap heat. We just can't PROVE that the same thing happens on a global scale with many other variables, the same thing happens. But it is reasonable to make that assumption, especially when there is data to back it up.
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On the contrary, given the patterns of heating and cooling we already know exist absent any C02 changes, it is not reasonable at all to make that kind of assumption.
I'll check that out.
-dale