hamburger wrote:high seas :
perhaps i should have been clearer in my comments .
it just seems to me that when okie looks at scientific reports , he dismisses the scientists as not having a clue .
and if something is demonstrated or taking place , he dismises it as NOT SCIENTIFIC .
btw from what i understand , there may well be a connection between global warming causing heavy rains which may cause landslides - but i am not a scientist - so i will leave it at that .
hbg
hamburger, my post was somewhat in jest, but on a serious note, I have been accused here of using anecdotal evidence in arguing my political points. I think anecdotal evidence is useful, if one uses it honestly and if it is based on anecdotes that are significant. I am not going to dismiss your post, but I thought a picture of a guy diving off an iceberg to prove global warming was somewhat humorous, so I really did not take it too serious as something scientific.
In regard to landslides, heavy rains, whatever, these have happened since time began. Have you ever visited the Grand Canyon? I am a few decades old, and remember floods, landslides, and all the rest, for my entire life, but have only recently heard scientists attempt to assign them to global warming. If someone can actually demonstrate intensity and frequency that are markedly different, then it might be worth looking at, but otherwise I would not give any credence to it. Also, landslides and floods are more likely now to affect people because there is more density of population, plus some very ill advised construction has placed improvements in obviously risky situations.
In regard to earthquakes, again, study history. Have you heard of the New Madrid quake?
