when i was in school i studied a lot of physics, atmospheric and earth sciences, and oceanography, as well as a whole shit load of chemistry (my major). the reason? i was curious to know if this whole global warming / effects of man on the environment / etc was total bullshit - and i am as sketpical as they come. well, long story short, i ended up working on a research project for two years which was funded by nasa, noaa and the nsf studying the rates of change of carbon dioxide (one of the leading causes of man made global warming) levels in the oceans (the largest sink for carbon dioxide) around the world. based on the different isotope ratios and levels it was very apparent not only what the sources were (man made vs natural) but also that even though the earths climate naturally goes in warming and cooling cycles, the effect of anthroprogenic gasses on that cycle is more than alarming. we are having an effect on the earth. to what extent, i dont know. but i dont think it means OMG BAD WEATHER - THE EARTH IS ENDING as media try to promote.
ok. im done being nerdy for the night. promise.