Top Ten Reasons for Climate Scepticism


	Top Ten Reasons for Climate Scepticism

abailart

11-12-2007 11:05 AM

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climate change, climate scepticism

abailart says:

Interesting arguments and counter arguments side by side for each in list. Based on data.

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</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7074601.stm"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD width="0" valign="top" align="left" class="innerhead" colspan="2"><B>2. IF THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS RISING, IT HAS NOW STOPPED</B>
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</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7074601.stm"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD width="0" valign="top" align="left" class="innerhead" colspan="2"><B>4. COMPUTER MODELS ARE NOT RELIABLE</B>
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</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7074601.stm"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD width="0" valign="top" align="left" class="innerhead" colspan="2"><B>6. CLIMATE IS MAINLY INFLUENCED BY THE SUN</B>
</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7074601.stm"><B>7. A CARBON DIOXIDE RISE HAS ALWAYS COME AFTER A TEMPERATURE INCREASE NOT BEFORE</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7074601.stm"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD width="0" valign="top" align="left" class="innerhead" colspan="2"><B>8. LONG-TERM DATA ON HURRICANES AND ARCTIC ICE IS TOO POOR TO ASSESS TRENDS</B>
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