[MD] Clouds

[Fernando Farah]

I like your creativity, people, but also chemistry.
Thank you.> From: micah at roarkplumbing.com> To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org> Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:24:14 -0600> Subject: Re: [MD] Clouds> > Arlo,> > Can't argue that, your post clearly smacks of smug "superiority" and makes> your point perfectly - I like the symmetry.> > Micah> > -----Original Message-----> From: moq_discuss-bounces at moqtalk.org> [mailto:moq_discuss-bounces at moqtalk.org]On Behalf Of ARLO J BENSINGER JR> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 10:16 PM> To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org> Subject: Re: [MD] Clouds> > > [Platt to Dan]> How come the world was hotter during the Middle Ages?> > [SA]> Where did you source this from? I've been hearing that the hottest years on> record have been within the last 10-15 years. I'm open to the actual facts,> so, if you have a more accurate source I'd like to see for myself, thanks.> > [Arlo]> Some geological placement. The "normal" climate of the earth is what we had> for> the millions and millions of years the dinosaurs enjoyed. Every once and> while> the north and south magnetic poles line up over land (rather than sea)> allowing> for the formation of polar caps. This cools the earth, which is why they> call> it an Ice Age. During any given Ice Age, cycles of glaciation occur,> reaching> like fingers towards the equator, then retreating, then stretching, then> retreating.> > We, the Glorious and Divine Human Race, inhabit the world in the midst of an> Ice> Age, in a period between glaciation cycles. Eventually will come the> glaciers> again... or perhaps before the next glaciation round the magnetic poles will> drift off land and over sea, causing the polar caps to melt and the earth to> be> reborn into its normalcy, for another many million of years of Dinotopia.> > I, for one, am ready for "mankind" to be kicked around a bit. Its really the> only way all this smug "superiority" nonsense will go away. Mind you, come> what> may, these natural cycles will occur. Personally I find the debate about> whether or not we can speed up (or slow down) the inevitable off-target.> Were> we concerned about the Quality of our air, water and land NOW, then whatever> maximization we could get we'd get naturally.> > There was a word I recall that was popular in the Seventies.> "Conservationalist". Since the right-wing propaganda attack on anything> "environmental" has continued unabated for twenty-years, I find myself> returning to this word. It reminds me, in many ways of the Miner/Gardener> metaphor, which I think overlays much of the Victorian/Indian metaphor, not> to> mention "an enemy of the world and not a part of it."> > > > > > moq_discuss mailing list> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc.> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org> Archives:> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/> > moq_discuss mailing list> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc.> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org> Archives:> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
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