Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

Again, I tell you all - get over to my site and track some fantasy hurricanes, since clearly you're suffering from severe withdrawl.

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sorry about that link, here's another out of EPA's news & events~

Energy Imbalance Said to Confirm Greenhouse Gases’ Contribution to Warming
Precise measurements of temperature within the ocean confirm that the Earth is absorbing more energy from sunlight than it emits back to space, providing perhaps the strongest evidence to date that rising concentrations of greenhouse gases and other pollutants are the primary cause of the current global warming trend. The findings are reported in the April 28, 2005 issue of the journal Science.

“The magnitude of the imbalance agrees with what we calculated using known climate forcing agents, which are dominated by increasing human-made greenhouse gases,” said lead author James Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

The average energy imbalance amounts to 0.85 + 0.15 Watts per square meter, largely reflecting the amount of heat soaked up and stored by the world’s oceans. The imbalance implies that the global temperature takes decades to fully respond to changes in greenhouse gases, because the ocean’s thermal inertia acts as a brake on warming. It also implies that the Earth would warm by about 1 degree Fahrenheit over the course of the current century even if greenhouse gas concentrations were held constant at today’s levels, because the oceans will continue to absorb energy, increase in temperature, and warm the atmosphere until the energy coming in from the sun and the energy emitted out to space are in balance. In addition, the new findings imply that sea level rise and the disintegration of ice sheets are likely to increase.

The authors note that the increasing heat storage in the ocean cannot be explained by natural fluctuations. Under natural conditions, the ocean would release its heat more slowly only if its surface cools (if, for example, cool water from the ocean depths rose to the surface). But the ocean’s surface has been warming, suggesting that the warming climate is the more viable explanation for the phenomenon.

By the way, for those who think we should sign Kyoto: you may want to note that we're doing better than 3/4 of the signitory nations.

I have spoke of this pic many times in my blog. Before & after pics. The last are the scariest. Just thought everyone should see this!!!!

David and everyone else,

I sincerely apologize for that VERY INAPPROPRIATE post challenging those who have made personal attacks on me.

That was the reason why I acted that way but it doesn't excuse the fact it was wrong and I was wrong to act that way.

Thanks,
Tony

Hey Tony,
Hope u feeling a "little" better!!!!
"just a thought", u really should not get so worked up over some of the comments here. We are obviously alot of different people here. Whenever we got into the religion & politics I NEVER got offended by anything u said. Sometimes some comments u just got to laugh off y'know?
Like I said before ALL religions point to a creator,everyone should just focus on that!!!!
Like I also said before I believe all religions kinda correct & all religions kinda wrong.... Don't get ME started on my beliefs LOL It will REALLY go against your style of beliefs.

I can even show you "proof" on my beliefs......
Big can of worms to open though LOL

Hey Jeff,

I am not challenging others beliefs but defending my own...please see my posts and responses.

I respect everyones opinion whether we agre or not as long as there are no personal attacks..
YOu set a very good example by us agreeing to disagree without any unnecessary animousity.:)

Your friend,
Tony

Hey st. simons,


Can you please forgive my inappropriate challenge to you and please understand my beliefs are not meant to be personal or discrimatory towards you.

Thanks,
Tony

Fshhead I would find that interesting if you put it on your blog--been reading your climate blog comments (and deciding to ignore hurricanechaser for now)


Hmmmm not sure if I want to do that cause then it takes my global warming blog off the blog page. This is by FAR more important I think than my view of religion, but would not hesitate to share my views elsewhere... Here or maybe Chaser's famous Christian blog

Hey Tony did u see the glacier pic I posted earlier here????

Hey Jeff,

I am still very sick and am on my last antibiotic pill.

I haven't gotten more than 3 hours sleep a night for the entire week I've been so sick.

I guess I'm just a little more emotional than I might be otherwise. Still no excuse for challenging those like I did.

Thanks,
Tony

Hey st. simons,

That says so much about you personally I for one greatly respect you for it.:)

Thanks,
Tony

Yea my girl has had walkin pneumonia twice. Really takes alot out of you. She was quite weak for a while.

still not sure what the difference between walking & regular is thoughLOL... both pneumonia

Hey Jeff,

I just did, thanks for pointing it out for me.:)

We don't agree on the belief that the Earth is indeed warming as you know.:)

I gotta get my little girl to bed.:)

I will be back later,

I hope you and st. simons have a good night in case I miss you two while I'm gone.

Your friend,
Tony

Honestly Jeff, I am not too sure either except I hear both can be life threatening if untreated.

I'm thankful your daughter got over hers and is better and thanks so very much for asking about how I'm feeling.:)

Your friend,
Tony

LOL ahhh girlfriend not daughter

Hey Jeff,

BIG TYPO!

We DO agree on the belief that the Earth is indeed warming as you know.:)

Your friend,
Tony

Well, I'm back from Estrella War and unfortunately nature did not find 5,000 tents a tempting target.... I'm beginning to think we won't get rain until June......

Fshhead - enjoyed the poster of receding glaciers. When it comes to global warming, the melting of glaciers is better evidence of it than our temperature data which is open to questions about accuracy. I think one of the glaciers on that poster is the Athabasca Glacier in the Canadian Rockies. I've been there three times; in 1965 as a little kid, in 1988, and finally in 2003. The last time I had fun pointing out to my wife where the glacier was on my previous visits. It really is significant. For anyone who hasn't been to that area (Jasper National Park), it is one of the best exhibits of glacier recession anywhere, with signs indicating the maximum advance of the glacier in the mid-1800s and its recession ever since.

Here is another interesting pic of the receding glaciers!!