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2. I blame this on the rise of wind farms.

Reply to pintobean (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 08:19 AM

Oct 2013

Wind is a finite resource, you know.

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Study: Temperatures go off the charts around 2047 [View all] pintobean Oct 2013 OP

Glad to live in Minnesota Randomthought Oct 2013 #1

The Mississippi River basin and its tributaries will become a desert on the scale of the Sahara. baldguy Oct 2013 #13

I blame this on the rise of wind farms. Orrex Oct 2013 #2

Snort. Scuba Oct 2013 #3

You almost pulled me offsides. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #25

I never touched you! Orrex Oct 2013 #26

Know, but you had a good hard count... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #27

Lets see, I'll be 84 at that point. Javaman Oct 2013 #4

Now you can be one of those old cudetty guys who says ... meegbear Oct 2013 #6

LOL Javaman Oct 2013 #7

I'll be 107 pscot Oct 2013 #36

I'll be 92 (or not). It's my kids and grandkids I worry about. AAO Oct 2013 #8

I know what you mean. Javaman Oct 2013 #9

Been wanting to return to Ohio for years... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #28

I won't be around in 2047. If I am, I'll be 108. n/t RebelOne Oct 2013 #29

I'll only be in my 90's so I will kick your triple digit ass Skittles Oct 2013 #51

"It's a hoax!" Enthusiast Oct 2013 #5

I read the other day about how the VA coast is already seeing a higher water level. toby jo Oct 2013 #10

the late, great planet earth heaven05 Oct 2013 #11

The first thing I thought of was how old my children will be. rug Oct 2013 #12

I have a problem with making predictions like this.... groundloop Oct 2013 #14

By the time these predictions start panning out NoOneMan Oct 2013 #15

Your last sentence seems to be an argument against your own post. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #16

Instead of nit-picking my words could we discuss the topic? groundloop Oct 2013 #18

It's not nitpicking, your last sentence was correct, and this study isn't so narrow as to cite Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #20

You're looking through the wrong end of your telescope pscot Oct 2013 #17

Making predictions is what science does. mn9driver Oct 2013 #21

Very well said. Thank you! GliderGuider Oct 2013 #23

"If the predictions in this study turn out to be in error," And they certainly will, no doubt...... AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #42

No, that's not what it says. benh57 Oct 2013 #46

Well, I read this carefully, and that was the additional impression I got. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #47

Are you a climate scientist? Do you have background in the field? Thanks! nt Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #48

No, but all you need to do is look at the actual data and projections from the IPCC and others...... AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #50

I think you missed one thing, though: This study is an extreme outlier.....and a poorly done one.... AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #39

Glad I didn't have kids... PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #19

Well, at ;east I will not be here to see it ashling Oct 2013 #22

oh bullshit - we won't die from the heat ... Locrian Oct 2013 #24

Yes. Along with deaths associated in a kind of class warfare -- haves vs have-nots Auggie Oct 2013 #30

yes. basically anarchy and breakdown of all as everyone struggles to survive n/t Locrian Oct 2013 #34

link to clickable chart and more lutefisk Oct 2013 #31

It's like summer up here - shouldn't be . . . ConcernedCanuk Oct 2013 #32

guess we'll be seeing another Great Migration starting in about 7-9 years BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2013 #33

All those Mexicans, Central Americans and Caribbeans pscot Oct 2013 #37

This may explain the "Mad Tea Party" insanity in Washington DC... Peace Patriot Oct 2013 #35

I'm sorry, but this study isn't exactly "innovative". It smells really off, actually. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #38

Attention Seeking won't get you into 'Nature' (or 'Science', for that matter) Celefin Oct 2013 #40

My response. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #41

Alright then Celefin Oct 2013 #43

You're welcome...... AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #44

Is it okay for me to father 40 more children then? ffr Oct 2013 #45

I'll probably be dead so...wear sunscreen. brooklynite Oct 2013 #49

Off the charts? Edim Oct 2013 #52

The HADCRUT graph shows a clear warming trend NickB79 Oct 2013 #53