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GliderGuider

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8. I can't get over how political trivialities grip everyone, but the death of the planet?

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #5)

Fri May 20, 2016, 05:04 PM

May 2016

That seems to rate a big fat

I understand that this is first and foremost a political board, but I would have thought that the severity of the global crisis would have penetrated the bubble by now.

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Here are some scientific facts I accept. (re Climate Change) [View all] GliderGuider May 2016 OP

And of course there are a few other issues on the go at the same time. GliderGuider May 2016 #1

don't forget OA Agony May 2016 #7

While the trend calculation looks fine, I think '3.6 times faster' is misleading muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #2

The numbers look right. GliderGuider May 2016 #3

Here's the first IPCC report's estimate of pre-industrial to 1980 increase in forcing muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #9

Facts are facts whether you accept them or not. alarimer May 2016 #4

Thanks for posting this. I've really grieved over the DUers who haven't taken this seriously riderinthestorm May 2016 #5

I can't get over how political trivialities grip everyone, but the death of the planet? GliderGuider May 2016 #8

Kick'd and rec'd lunatica May 2016 #6

I just ran accross this chart 1939 May 2016 #10