On 16 Jun, 20:27, Mike Coslo wrote:
"Mike Kaliski" wrote :







"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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Cecil Moore wrote in news:edTci.14001$2v1.2035
@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net:

John Smith I wrote:
I draw no firm conclusions on global warming and have little hope
science will prevail in the near future.

Here's probably all you need to know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:I...emperature.png

Note the temperature today is ~6 deg *below* the peak
temperature of 130,000 years ago, ~3 deg below the
peak of 240,000 years ago, ~5 deg below the peak of
340,000 years ago, and ~2 degrees below the peak of
410,000 years ago. As far as natural global warming
cycle peak temperatures go, the present one is
relatively cool - plus the fact that it peaked 8000
years ago indicating that we are already in the
next ice age cycle. Just ask the folks in Denver. :-)

Cecil, we both know that temperature changes will affect
different
areas differently. When people trot out specifics, I remember
listening to Rush Limbaugh spouting out "So much for Global Warming"
during a brief cold snap during one of the warmer winters recently.

Some places, such as Ireland (where palm trees grow in certain
places) and Great Britain, could become significantly colder if the
Gulf stream is diverted or dissapates due to warming effects.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

The UK is currently enjoying record high temperatures and lots of fine
weather, when it isn't raining. If the Gulf Stream or North Atlantic
Drift disipate, we'll just have to go back to building coal fired
power stations to warm the place up a bit more. Hey, we're an island,
we don't have to worry about the rest of the world.

Well, let us hope that it doesn't happen, and you folks across the
pond enjoy decent weather for years to come. But I'm sure it isn't lost
on you all just how far north you are! If the Gulf stream relocates or
dissapates, the results could be pretty devastating!- Hide quoted text -

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In the middle of the 19 century the River Thames which is a tidal
river
froze over in London. The ice was so thick that a fair was held on the
ice.
If I remember correctly water height varies about 13 feet due to tide
change
so you can imagine how thick the ice was to hold the tides back.