NationStates Jolt Archive

There's evidence (disputed in some quarters, I'll admit) that the Black Death may have been a chief cause of the 'Little Ice Age' that hit Europe - trees springing up on abandoned farm land absorbed significant amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4755328.stm

"Dr Tim Lenton, an environmental scientist from the University of East Anglia, UK, said: "It is a nice study and the carbon dioxide changes could certainly be a contributory factor, but I think they are too modest to explain all the climate change seen.""

Exactly. The weather isn't nearly as "sensitive" as some would have us believe. :rolleyes:

I thought the way to combat global warming was to increase the number of pirates on the ocean... :confused:

I'd prefer it if we fought global warming with nuclear winter.. I think we can rely on George to push the button..

I'd prefer it if we fought global warming with nuclear winter.. I think we can rely on George to push the button..

You had gotten that from Futurama didn't you? ;)

Exactly. The weather isn't nearly as "sensitive" as some would have us believe. :rolleyes:
You're confusing weather and climate.

I'd prefer it if we fought global warming with nuclear winter.
But I don't have a cunning plan to survive nuclear winter. *gets back to work on chicken cannon*

I thought the way to combat global warming was to increase the number of pirates on the ocean... :confused:

You're on the path to wisdom. Ignore theses so called "scientists" who say otherwise.