Oh j2, stubborn as usual
Oh j2, stubborn as usual
I've changed my mind about replying, as it is entirely possible in this day and age that you are not aware that calving occurs when a glacier grows beyond the parent land-mass and extends, unsupported, over water.
It's great weight comes to bear, and calving occurs.
I'm well-aware Al Gore would have you believe otherwise, but it really is that simple.
That the entire global-warming apparatus is engaged in an effort to hide or obscure this simple fact from you is significant, wouldn't you say?
The presentation of global-warming "data" is fraught with similar instances of "scientific" dishonesty.
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
-Mark Twain
calving isn't a sign of anything. Glaciers have been calving every day for the last x million years, even during the ice ages.
Calving is when a section of glacier which is over water is insufficiently supported and breaks off. There are a bunch of reasons why a section might not be sufficiently supported e.g., glacial advance, the glacier retreating from its moraine shelf, addition of weight (e.g. fresh snow), glacial thinning due to melting etc...
A simple google search will tell you all you need to know about glacier calving, the information isn't being witheld from you, there isn't a global conspiracy out to fool you.
Ah, thank you very much for obliging my argument, Ian; I actually thought it would be someone else.
If, as you say, "calving isn't a sign of anything", then why is Al Gore so reliant on the imagery to convince you he's right?
And you fall for it.
Amazing.
I rest my case, with your unwitting help.
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
-Mark Twain
Umm i haven't fallen for anything, I haven't even seen the film and I haven't given you anything 'unwittingly'. I wasn't arguing with you about global warming, I merely wanted you to retract some incorrect statements because some people might think you know what you're talking about.
So all in all theres nothing ironic about it, and when you consider that there have been huge breakups of ice recently that are most likely due to thinning of ice, (e.g that ice shelf in antarctica) the film isn't really misleading.Originally Posted by j2k4
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
-Mark Twain
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