Scientists report further evidence of global warming

[sabra]

http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/nation/12836835.htm

Scientists report further evidence of global warming

MIAMI - (KRT) - Scientists analyzing two decades of satellite data have confirmed an atmospheric spike in a prime fuel behind global warming, according to a study to be published Friday in Science magazine.

The finding is important because it used real-world readings to verify what computer simulations have predicted is happening in a key zone of earth's atmosphere, said Brian Soden, a University of Miami scientist and lead author of the study.

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"This is one of the first studies to show it is increasing at the same rate as the models suggest," said Soden, an associate professor of meteorology at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

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Though the study is being published in one of the world's most respected academic journals, Soden did not anticipate it would necessarily sway skeptics. The Bush administration, for one, has questioned global warming theories, and critics, including some scientists, believe the effect is cyclical and not linked to human activity.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Emergency BushCo Exec Order: Back to the Ranch for another 5-week vacation

so we can talk over whether we should commission a 20-year study to learn whether the Liberal Whacko Scientists are Making All This Global Warming Shit Up.

White House Experts Agree: Everything is Just Fine.

[cyberpj]

2. It's just a theory.

Simply conjecture based on scientific facts and analysis.

Evangelicals know this is actually all just a part of God's plan.

[buddysmellgood]

3. It's intelligent warming.

[Sandpiper]

4. But Michael Crichton says there's no such thing

In his latest novel.

And works of fiction are always the best sources of scientific research.