[MatthewCleveland]

I am new to these boards but I jsut read this post and was infuriated. Glabal warming is a cataclysmic device that will plummit us into a *ice age*. A 5 degree increase in global tempetures along with causing hte West Antartic Ice Sheet to plummit into the ocean (Pieces of it are already breaking awya at alarming rates) but it will increase evaporation dramaticly. While in the short run this will create a a few century's of tropical paradise, the increas ien cload cover will reflect solar radiation. This will send out tempetures further downwards. Once we past a critical point in whihc the global thermometer is balanced at, cool summers will not be able to melt away the winter's ice and snow. This increase in snow and ice over the northern Eurasian and North American continents will (like the cloud cover) reflect solar radiation. This will only cause us to have cooler summers harder snow falla nd more ice coverage. The world's tempature is an extremely delicate thing, and changes are sure to plummit us into ice ages like has happened time and time again in the Earth's history.

However one must take what I said with a grain of salt, these effects like all geological and meteological process takes centuries, mellenia, but none the less if this process of industrial pollution continues we are increasing the chances of a global extinction that will wipe out most land life. Global wamring *IS* bad.....

If you have anyhting to say feel free to IM or e-mail me.

Matthew Cleveland