tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093055593842196191.post8949282950675683205..comments2023-07-21T08:59:02.988-07:00Comments on Fresno CCL Letters to the Editor: Don Gaede 1-24-2014 - Address the cause of droughtCCL Fresnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04721976383017863626noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093055593842196191.post-1284141685592978112014-12-05T16:15:28.935-08:002014-12-05T16:15:28.935-08:00Climate always changes
1-30-2014
Regarding Don Ga...Climate always changes<br />1-30-2014<br /><br />Regarding Don Gaede's letter Jan. 24 addressing the cause of the drought, according to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report just released, "there is no discernible risk to additional cyclones, hurricanes, or droughts." The Department of Energy measures greenhouse gases, and water vapor is the most abundant, comprising 95% of the greenhouse effect. Carbon contributes 3.62% of overall greenhouse gases and 96.75% of the carbon is naturally occurring. That means man-made carbon equals .117% of all greenhouse gases.<br /><br />Appeals to emotion stir passions and inflame debate but adherence to the scientific facts is the correct path. The facts are right in front of us, but we are blinded by emotion. The climate is changing, always has and always will. The basic science shows that man's contribution is minimal. I have a feeling that most people don't realize that what is reported as science is only computer models. Models that are not sophisticated enough to handle all of the variables of Mother Nature and have a strong positive feedback in regards to the effect of carbon. Before placing a fee on a basic substance we all need to live, please educate yourself to the science, not model-driven political agendas.<br /><br />Patrick Ryan<br />Fresno<br />CCL Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721976383017863626noreply@blogger.com