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33. Any prediction on climate past 40 years is myopic ignorance on display.

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 02:30 PM

Nov 2015

One variable never factored in climate predictions is new technology developments.

It is completely fair however to estimate that under current trends, by 2040 to 2050, we should possess advanced nanomachinery. Rather the world cools or heats, that technology alone will allow for control of global temperature. A thin layer of adjustable nanomachines in the atmosphere would give direct tunable control over the amount of sunlight to the planet (and probably even localized regions).

This doesn't even include the fact that nanomachines will use the existing carbon in the atmosphere to build massive amounts of things... roads, buildings, computers, etc... We already see primitive versions of this technology now. Google up "nanotechnology carbon".

Again, any prediction of the future that doesn't factor in exponentially accelerating technology curves is just silly.

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Is significant global cooling on the way? [View all] philosslayer Nov 2015 OP

No. truebluegreen Nov 2015 #1

Climate change is going to be the only news story soon lunatica Nov 2015 #2

A nice long cooling would be great. geomon666 Nov 2015 #3

Last time I posted such an article it was locked by Cyberswede Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #4

That was a great lock. trumad Nov 2015 #6

It ought to be a tos at this point. Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #12

As an experiment I sent a SOP alert on this OP to the GD hosts. Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #18

Personally I would let this stand. I am not afraid of posts like this. They won't hurt rhett o rick Nov 2015 #20

Well, when you post op-ed columns from Forbes in scientific drag . . . hatrack Nov 2015 #15

It's simple really. You blasphemed. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2015 #17

So it's a "goosestep" now, is it? villager Nov 2015 #27

They don't appear to link to this study. Only mention of a "claim" arcane1 Nov 2015 #5

They appear to be missing the latest "Bat Boy" news IDemo Nov 2015 #7

Bat boy was real! I went to high school with him. Nice guy! Nt Logical Nov 2015 #11

I lived in Austin TX when Bat Boy was reportedly trapped in a cave outside of town Orrex Nov 2015 #24

See the link in Post #1 for the debunking. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #9

Broadly speaking, the Earth's equilibrium temperature cheapdate Nov 2015 #8

2030? I will probably be dead by then anyway. The experts say we have global warming or doc03 Nov 2015 #10

That only matters if you're the only person on earth that matters CreekDog Feb 2016 #36

No, barring a collapse of the North Atlantic halocline current - and that would be regional anyway . hatrack Nov 2015 #13

Nope nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #14

The violence in Syria and the refugee crisis is all the evidence we need about global warming 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #16

How is this "climate change denial"? philosslayer Nov 2015 #29

Where'd the OP go? tkmorris Nov 2015 #19

Its a news story philosslayer Nov 2015 #21

It's the way DU rolls pintobean Nov 2015 #25

oh FFS, no. Javaman Nov 2015 #22

oh for FFS .... why trot out climate change denial here? etherealtruth Nov 2015 #23

This is NOT climate change denial philosslayer Nov 2015 #28

It is only trotted out by climate change deniers etherealtruth Nov 2015 #30

So if a volcano blows its top... philosslayer Nov 2015 #31

Did you actually read the article you posted? etherealtruth Nov 2015 #34

Its the long night... GummyBearz Nov 2015 #26

Oh my. Phlem Nov 2015 #32

Any prediction on climate past 40 years is myopic ignorance on display. TampaAnimusVortex Nov 2015 #33

Professor Zharkova? Oh, the jokes he must endure! randome Nov 2015 #35