WeatherRusty Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Would you like to acquire a better understanding of the scientific basis for AGW? Why are climate scientists so confident that human activities have set into motion a period of global warming. Why the concern over fossil fuel burning, the manufacturing of cement, agricultural practices and deforestation acting as catalysts which can result in a global warming and climate change. In conjunction with a thread started by wxtrix you may have access to the information you desire. Some individual posters here may be able to answer your questions directly, but you can always resort to the list of credible, informative websites provided in that thread for confirmation and likely find a more in depth explanation. Ideally, we can help each other overcome the political, ideological rancor which drives most of the dialog surrounding this subject. Knowledge is King. Ignorance plus ideology is dangerous. The goal here is to separate the political and economical implications from the basic science. This is not about mitigation strategy or personal opinion. Let's try to discuss the mainstream scientific basis free of personal opinion, biases and argumentation. Just the science please. Take the controversy to other threads. Access Reference / Information Thread Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerby Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I have a question to throw out there, Over the past 20 years, what is the ratio of the increase of C02 cause by deforestation compared to that which is produced by the burning fossil fuels. Thanks, Smerby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherRusty Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 I have a question to throw out there, Over the past 20 years, what is the ratio of the increase of C02 cause by deforestation compared to that which is produced by the burning fossil fuels. Thanks, Smerby The percentage attributed to deforestation and other land use changes has declined over the past several decades as deforestation has actually declined a little while the quantity of CO2 due to fossil fuel burning has increased significantly. For the last decade the percentage due to land use changes came in at about 12%. For the decade 1990-1999 the percentage was 19% For the decade 1980-1989 the percentage was 21% Resource #1 Resource #2 (nature geoscience) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TerryM Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Is the Okhotsk typically included when referring to the Arctic Ice Cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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