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Gregg, Prescott, WI — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:07:21 GMT

It must be all that Global Warming.

Where's Al Gore when you need him?

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Rebecca, Toledo, OH — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:26:41 GMT

Ha!That's great. I think about Global Warming everytime Michigan/Ohio gets a snow storm. I think about how nice it would be. . .

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dwain woodson, denver colorado — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:33:12 GMT

Could be that the world is going through a weather cycle as previously observed in history and could be that theres not much we can do about it but pray?

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jeff gellner, salt lake city — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:57:01 GMT

Could it possibly be increased intensity of the winter/summer weather cycles as theorized by the world's scientific community? The very embodiment of the effects of Global Warming? Looks like a great example.

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Ernie, Zillah, wa — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:04:15 GMT

Record snowfall in the mountains of washington, the coldest winter in 100 years in Chana. It is clear to me that we need more global warming not less!

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Delmar Fairchild, Barron, WI — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:21:33 GMT

I am not so sure about global warming yet as being true, but if it is true, this is only one example of what could happen globally. I was told in the 70s during my college days that Global "cooling" (iceage) was coming in a few years and we would have the same fate. Global warming or cooling may cause areas that are dry to have more rain than needed; rainy areas begin to dry; cold areas warming up and warm areas cooling down, etc., etc. to no end.
With all that, I do believe that if we are having global warming, there is nothing we can do to stop it. I believe with the human population due to double in the next few generations, we are already mathmatically beyond the turning point (if there is a turning point). No one can say when that is. We just need to start living our lives in relation to our new surrounding environment. We plant other crops or different style forests.
In another section today of the internet, I read where the rain forests are being studied to see if they are really a carbon "sink", as I was taught in college, or a CO2 emitter due to the amount of rotting that takes place there. Maybe we don't need the rain forest for the carbon sink when we have the northern hemisphere taking in the carbon. I am not saying the rain forest is no good, because there are other uses for it that we shouldn't lose.

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Mike Gardner, Claremore OK — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:49:35 GMT

Unfortunately events like this evidence climate change with unprecedented weather events. Also, since the GLOBAL temperature is increasing, local events, termed WEATHER, will have ice storms when previous weather events would have had snow falling instead of ice. Have just gone through a major ice storm here in Oklahoma, I can understand what the Chinese are going through. The area was without power and a tremendous amount of damage was done to trees.

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Ryan Hisamoto Lafayette, CA — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:00:22 GMT

Global warming doesn't necessarily mean the whole planet gets hotter...some parts experience extremely cold weather...watch the movie, moron.

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Wishitwas Warmer, San Diego, California — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:00:34 GMT

You're exactly right gregg. I was just thinking this myself as well. Hmmm.. When it was summer time we had severe heat weather in areas around the world...and now we're coming out of the winter time, and....can you imagine....snow! And it's cold!!
Al Gore and his sheeple will just say that this is exactly caused by global warming due to the weird weather shifts...

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Katie Kruse, Shenzhen, China — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:50:10 GMT

I am an American living in Southern China. Things are getting better as far as travel is concerned. Most of the people we know have made it home for the festival. However, some of the hard hit areas are really suffering from lack of supplies. I've heard that many orphanages are in desperate need of supplies (I've received an email from Our Chinese Daughters Foundation that they are taking donations for this situation, nothing specifically mentioned on their website, but find out how to contact them at www.ocdf.org/orphansupport).

I'm happy that this crisis is getting some coverage in the West. Help is desperately needed. Although I must say I'm a surprised at how well the current administration has responded to the situation. But then again, I'm mostly getting the state-controlled media reports.

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John Woodbury Shenyang, Laioning China — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:19:18 GMT

In Shenyang, usually covered with snow and ice, there is none, too cold. I would love Al to come here and tell us there is global warming.

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Doug, Bloomington, Il — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:39:02 GMT

Tell me again why GLOBAL WARMING is a bad thing?

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Vern, Edmonds, Wa — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:29:02 GMT

It is unthinkable that the Chinese goverment is so inept in this winter distress of their people. Leave it to the Chinese communists to act as tho they have it all under control. Well, for them to have things under control is to call out the police and army to keep the people in check so they cant protest the lack of assistance. The people are expected not to act against this corrupt government. Always the communists try to stop all valid protest so things remain the same. The officials remain cozy in their large heated homes and dont give a hoot that the common person is freezing without running water and food. It is so important that China says to the world that they can handle all their troubles with no further assistance. Dont forget to crack the necessary heads by the authorities to be sure no dissent too. What a hoot that government is...

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f.r.light, lethbridge, alberta, canada — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:36:28 GMT

That's why a better term overall is "Global Climate Change".

One prediction is that extreme weather will increase as the energy in the atmosphere increases.

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Mike, Pyeongtaek, Korea — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:59:29 GMT

So much for the warmer then "normal" winter this year, as projected by the scientists. Which was, again, contributed to global warming, which means that running my gasoline vehicle in the morning before I leave for work is somehow contributing to making the Chinese citizens freeze and curse my very existence.

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Nate Denzin, Parachute, CO — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:17:53 GMT

Al Gore theory's is that Global Climate Change will bring unusual weather patterns. Wet, dry, cold, or hot conditions may be evident, it just depends on the area in guestion. The worst winter in 100 years seems unusual to me. I am sure this isn't the last time I will hear statements like Greg's on this harsh China winter.

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Art Hagar, Glen Rose, Texas — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:48:05 GMT

I believe China has asked for all of our politicians that are running for office to come there and expound their “hot air” so they can get some relief from the cold. Let’s send the House, Senate and the Bush too. They are worthless to the American people anyway.

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Tim Sumrstone, Houston, Tx. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:04:20 GMT

I don't know that Al Gore has anything to do with the weather but I could be wrong. He did invent the Internet ya know.....

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Dan Hranek, Ashburn, Va. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:16:24 GMT

I thought China was one of the biggest offenders of "green" issues! If so, how can they be having one of the coldest winters in their history? Perhaps man's effect on the climate has been badly exaggerated? Maybe we should do more study on long-term sun cycles, since, it seems to me, the sun has a lot more to do with global weather than anything that man can do. We might find that everything that man has done, affects our weather only the tiniest amount. Of course, this is not a popular view with the alarmists (like Gore) who want to sell us on the idea of "global warming". Before we spend billions of dollars to "fix" this supposed problem, maybe we had better study ALL the factors affecting our global weather. Of course we should try to curb emissions of nasty gases/particles, but what if they only contribute a tiny amount to global changes? If you look at the fossil record, you will find that our planet has gone through many global climatical changes even before man built his first factory. Maybe we had better study this issue more thoroughly before we waste a lot of resources only to find that we are in another normal cycle. (There's my two cents. Please use it to study SUN cycles!)

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stan paszkiewicz, wuhan, hubei, china — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:01:57 GMT

I believe that the Global Warming is affecting the Global weather patterns and causing the unusual weather.....Global Warming is not a myth, Gore is right on!

I have spent 8 winters in Wuhan, China in the past 12 years and have never experienced such unusual winter weather!

Wuhan is about 330 miles North of Chenzhou.

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Randy, Stanford, Kentucky — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:26:05 GMT

Thank God Al Gore also created the internet so we all can see what this global warming stuff is all about. Al the scientist, He's the man!! Nobody should get credit but him.

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Jonah, Boston, Mass. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:42:42 GMT

I understand about the century long easiness of mild winters but complacency can really bite you in the bum. Hopefully UN will act as an auxiliary?

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Lori, Easton, Maryland — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:46:18 GMT

This would be why our actions that are affecting the planet is no longer called "Global Warming". It is now being referred to as "Global Climate Change". We are breaking a record today with 60 degree weather in February. We have pushed Mother Nature to a point that she is pushing back and starting to flick us off of her like fleas off of a dog.

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Bohdan Szejner — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:02:41 GMT

When it comes to road clearing, China could learn a lot from states like Alaska. In Alaska, in conditions ten times worse snow and temperaturewise, we seldom have icy roads! We have been buying many of their toys for so long: It is time that China import some of our American road de-icing equipment!

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Wycombe, PA — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:44:20 GMT

Dear Al,

Please send more of your Global Heat to China. After all, they did'nt cause THE WARMING. We should be more senitive to people who get hit with extreme cold and record winter weather which of course is caused by extreme heat and record warm weather.

GET A LIFE, AL, please get a life and stop wasting your talents on nonsense.

FiftyYearFan

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crystal — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:45:08 GMT

Global warming? Please.. how come you never hear of global warming in the winter time? Speaking of Al Gore, global warming isn't melting his ice cream!

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Bob Horning — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:48:57 GMT

No,No. Silly! This is the result of global warming.

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ALEX AMORES MIAMI, FL — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:51:01 GMT

THANK GOD FOR GLOBAL WARMING, OTHERWISE THE WHOLE
COUNTRY WOULD BE FROZEN UNTIL THEY LIGHT UP THE OLYMPIC TORCH

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Tom Pareso — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:26:26 GMT

It just goes to show you why China is not a real world power. A few airstrikes in the right locations and we could descend the whole country into irreversible chaos. Their weak infrastructure combined with thier vast population make them extremely vulnerable to any disruption. Any threat from them and even a third rate world power could render them helpless.

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jaz k, newton, mass — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:30:59 GMT

some folks are spouting off with out an iota of effort into learning the facts and controversies surrounding the "global warming aka climate change" subject. pointless yuks that.

according to many others in the field besides Big Al- too late happened already. so we must deal with whatever mutha nature hands us in the near future.

Change happens and there will be much suffering.

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Gloria,Phoenix, Az — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:31:40 GMT

do y'all read? global warming brings about extreme weather on both sides of the temperature scale. And, FYI, Al never said he invented the internet. In fact the reporter who started this bit of misinformation has admited her mistake - in print.

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Linda C — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:43:05 GMT

if the weather is soon to affect the power supply and all. Then why is China still allowing tourists from other countries to tour China during Lunar New Year ?

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Susan Harper, Goodlettsville, Tennessee — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:50:54 GMT

Go back and read The Coming Global Superstorm by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber. Al may be be vindicated.

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Matt, Zion, IL — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:52:11 GMT

Oh No...Global Warming!!! Give me a break, there has been freak weather since the dawn of time. The only thing we can point the finger at is mother nature...maybe she's trying to help curb the surplus Chinese population?

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mike millay paducah ky. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:53:28 GMT

To the poster who said "moron". Lets see now, no matter what the weather does, record cold or record high, ir proves global warming. These people can never be proven wrong!!!! Even if their models have been inacurrate the last 30 years, it is the climate that is wrong, not thier numbers. Brilliant! Now that is real convenient. Maybe you should look in the mirror and see who is the moron buying this garbaage. The climate will continue to change just as it has the millions of years before the the industrial revolution a few short years ago.

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F. Margules Sutton Alaska — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:53:35 GMT

All joking aside, although it is really difficult not to, climate changes happen, just look at the historical evidence. Look at current evidence. What we as the superior life form of this planet can do about the situation has increased with technology and sound environmental studies. You don't have to be a zealot one way or the other to realize that this is it folks--we have planet earth to live on--thats it in a nutshell. Let us start applying our knowledge, our know how and our ingenuity to this very real, very natural phenomena. Let us require our collective governments to address the issues and do so with the outlook towards sustaining life and not so much whether the oil companies and other large polluting entities can come out with their wallets and bank accounts intact. After all who is going to make any money if we are all fried, frozen, or to sick to care??

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Andrew, Rochester, New York — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:07:31 GMT

Why don't people get it? Global warming doesn't necessarily mean widespread global warming on a wholesale scale, worldwide. Global warming can cause amplified extremes of weather, not to mention even cooler weather as the result of increase cloud cover and so forth. Why are people so myopic and ignorant on these boards?

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Cheery Yen, Los Angeles, California — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:21:00 GMT

Hi All,

I think most people need to understand first what regular winter in China is like before this year to understand the effect of "global warming" or "global climate change". I am from warm Los Angeles and this is my third winter in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province (very close to Shanghai) and 6th winter in China. The previous winter's temperature was the same as this year (which runs between -5C to 5C). Previously, winter in Suzhou tend to be cold and dry, getting one to two days of snow at most, and never continuous. However, this year we are getting more warm weather front (cause by El Nino as a result of global warming) than usual. With the warm weather front mixing with cold weather front from the north, we are getting record snowfall (think blizzard) and plenty of ice. To be exact, we got over 30 centimeters (about 14 inches) of snowfall in just last Monday and Tuesday and another 13 cm (about 12 inches) for last Saturday. Suzhou's snowfall is less than other cities and Suzhou itself is more modernized than most cities yet the city government still took a long time to clean up the mess. Our roads are clear but we still have piles of snow on the side of the road that are taking forever to melt. I'm guessing that some of the most hard hit areas (which also happens to be poorer areas) are experiencing situations 10 times worst than Suzhou. Some of there biggest problems include ice from the snow weighing down power lines, blocking highways and railroads, and killing crops.

Actually some of the problems in China right now are very similar to what America went through with Hurricane Katrina. 1) The weather forecast warned severe rain but not snow, which turn out to be inaccurate. 2) The government, both central and local, reacted very slowly to problems. 3) Factories in China are creating massive pollution which adds to global warming. 4) Some of the buildings that collapsed are due to shoddy construction in the first place.
I hope this help in understanding the whole situation.
From Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

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Brad Stolte IA — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:26:43 GMT

Mybe Al should go to China and try in sell the people over there on this so called GLOBAL WARMING to see if they buy into like some idots do in this country.

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Shorty Tampa,Florida — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:31:32 GMT

I wonder if Allstate will raise their insurance rates 60-80 % like here in Florida because global warming made it so cold??If you study the weather patterns over the past 100 or so years you will see this is nothing new.When I was a kid growing up in Jacksonville, Florida in the 70's one year it got so hot the asphalt on the roads was soft.Global warming my butt just another way to raise taxes.Presidential hopefulls want to spend 1 TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR on global warming that money has to come for some where!!

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steve murra — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:36:43 GMT

What would you people complain about if you didn't have Al Gore or Bill Clinton? Global Warming is a reality and it's not about not having a winter, cold or snow. It is about drastically changing weather patterns. Mother nature is mad at us and we deserve it! Mother Nature in 08'

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steve murra — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:38:39 GMT

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James O'Neill — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:41:47 GMT

I have a very scary prediction. The weather is going to change!!!! If we do not spend the necessary funds to create a giant statue honoring the great scientist/politician/godhead Gore than you can expect even more radical changes. At night, it will start to get even darker. During the daytime there will be puffy clouds in the sky!! Do not anger the great Goregod. Renounce your ways, walk to work, stop eating and wasting the worlds valuable resources!

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Jose Luis, Miami,Fl. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:47:38 GMT

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS ... The magnetic polar reversal, predicted by computer model for 2012 is gaining more attention since its likelihood was first announced. Having moved several hundred miles across Canada the Magnetic North Pole is currently headed for Siberia. While the effects of a Magnetic Polar Reversal have never been observed by mankind, it has apparently happened in the distant past. What's unique this time is that the Sun is due for a polar reversal at the same time. I've speculated that the effects of the polar reversal could fulfill Revelation 6 and if the projected time of 2012 is correct, it supports the view that all prophecy could be fulfilled within 70 years of Israel's re-birth.

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josephbbl, chicago, il — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:49:44 GMT

The idiots on this board cannot comprehend the difference between "warming" (as in temperature) and "Global Warming" (extreme temperature change). The jokes on you fools.

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KimTitley,Millville,WI — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:02:26 GMT

Because China's air is so polluted. it creates its own weather patterns. The pariclulates in the air capture moisture and became rain,snow or ice. The real problem is one we have chosen to ignore,but on which was touched on by several of your readers. We have a population bomb going off and unless we control our numbers by choice, the numbers will be reduced through increased weather flucuations, lack of natural resources, increased warring over limited space and resources and etc. The best example is Puerto Rico which has reduced its birth rate drastically in the last 20 years and now rivals that of the USA. When people across the globe realize that have children is both a joy to our world, but also a burden to it, they may start to realize that choice is the reasonable way...The phrase "God given right" is what got us in this mess!

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HC, Burke, VA — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:15:30 GMT

Better safe than sorry.
Pollution and Climate change is just part of the problem. Let's be more responsible and take better care of the planet for all.

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Dan, CA — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:33:23 GMT

Everyone just talks about the weather. Why doesn't anyone do something about it?

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JW, Nanuet, NY — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:34:36 GMT

people, people. everyone is missing the point of global warming. everything has a cycle, from life to the weather to the geological plates we live on and every cycle will have extreme points. take a look at our political groups =). global warming isn't about "this is the worst heatwave or the winter in decades" 'it's about the effects of pollution on agriculture and our health. anyone care for a walk in acid rain?

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faruek — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:40:19 GMT

This is similar to the ice storms that We had in Wisconsin in 86, almost about the same time of the year. She does what she does and maybe she gets a little help?

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Mr. Gore — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:03:45 GMT

Earth has gone through several extreme climate changes throughout history, and though I'm not sold on Global Warming, a lot of hypotheses include a severe change in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. If we continue to demolish CO2 consuming trees and replace them with CO2 producing vehicles, and if scientists are correct, we cdould place ourselves in the threat of another severe climate change.

Side note:
The less snow covering the earth, the temperature rises due to sunlight absorption. The more snow covering the earth, the temperature decreases due to sunlight reflection. If we get to a severe enough circumstance in either direction we could be in trouble. No, it won't happen overnight, or even in a decade, but severe shifts threaten the Earths' future.

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Anthony in Halifax — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:15:42 GMT

Does anyone remember the crazy hail storm they had in Australia a few months ago? 2-3 FEET of the stuff, not inches. As the atmosphere/climate becomes more unstable, you will see more and more of these extreme weather events. Hot gets HOTTER, cold gets COLDER wet gets WETTER dry gets DRIER... The city of Atlanta almost ran out of water a couple of months ago.

And for all of those who comment on how poorly the Chinese officials are responding to the event, how long has it been since hurricane Katrina rolled over New Orleans, and how much still has to be put back together there? YEARS later... useless FEMA

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Josh, Grand Rapids, Michigan — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:20:19 GMT

I dont support the theory of global warming but some of you people are just clueless. I agree that it should be referred to as global climate change and under that name I think it holds a lot more weight. The deterioration of the OZONE LAYER caused by our constant emissions is resulting in HOTTER SUMMERS and COLDER WINTERS. Does everyone understand cause and effect? The ozone layer is like a protection, and we dont have much protection. NOW, who is to say that what we do in ten years holds a flame to what a volcano erupting would do to the earth and its ozone layer. I dont believe weve made the impact that they insist we have, but I believe that there is a change in our atmosphere. I assume most of you are adults and that is why I am terrified of Americans.

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PattiP, Downers Grove, IL — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:35:05 GMT

Poor China...no FEMA to blame. Humans have such big egos! If you saw it coming and acted as fast as you could there would still be devastating effects. WE CANNOT CONTROL MOTHER NATURE. As for global warming and OUR effects on the planet...we are OVER-POPULATING. I suggest serious birth control!!!

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tad4u2win Eugene, OR — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:36:22 GMT

11in of rain in 24hrs in Hawaii...head for the hills when it changes to snow life is over as we know it

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Mike, Dallas, Texas — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:36:30 GMT

Well informed bloggers. Have to love the Internet.
Few have any working knowledge of China (some can't even spell it, see "Chana"). others think Global Warming will make winters nicer when in fact it shifts weather patterns making Europe a deep freeze and Australia a desert. Others focus on China bashing 'cause they're angry or on government because they're "fed up".
I used to try and educate you people, but I found it is of no use, so I must painfully allow you to wallow in your ignorance and continue to destroy the planet because I'm the one who's crazy for trying to save it. Gotcha, o.k.
By the way, go Bush!!! Go far away and don't come back, I still can't believe this country put that bozo in power, voted his croneys in with him, gave him a blank check, believed everything he said and... then re-elected him!!! I give up, the planet needs a new dominant species, this one's too stupid to survive.

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Steve Louisville, Kentucky — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:36:32 GMT

How do we explain that China had an equally cold and devestating winter 100 years ago? Wasn't that a little before global warming and climate change driven by manmade CO2 emmissions?

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Don Sebo, Phoenix, Arizona — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:10:59 GMT

This planet has endured extreme climatic changes since well before mans presence. Man has introduced a new variable to the mix but it is but one ingriedient, not the whole recipe. Whether the changes are gradual and gentle or catrastophic, there is little that we can do but learn to live with it and try to help where we can. Electric lawn mowers, recycling and energy efficient lightbulbs are like a bandaid on a bullet hole.

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CD, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:27:29 GMT

Al Gore is a politician who has worked as a journalist and studied Government at Harvard and then studied law. Forgive me for my ignorance, but when did he become a preeminent scientific authority?

And on the topic of climate change, how do you explain the great freeze of 1683-84 in London, UK. Were we already experiencing the effects of Global Warming even before the Industrial Revolution created CO2 pollution that is changing our climate today?

There have been dramatic localized weather events in the past and indeed global climate changes as well, go get a grip folks and admit that this is just another example of what has been experienced here on Earth since this planet was formed. Mother Nature does strange things such as Ice Ages.....or was there Global Warming waaaay back then too. :)

CD

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Joe F., Beaufort SC — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:15:55 GMT

There IS NO EL NINO this year - in fact, thre is a very strong La nina. I swear, people know nothing about science pretend like they do. . .

There is no global warming cause by man. Global climate change is constant, and is it by definition ALWAYS getting warmer or colder. It is called the SEASONS. That being said, the sun controls 99.6% of climate change on earth. Man has added CO2 to the air, but every, and I mean every, peer reviewed scientific study shows that CO2 is a lagging indicator - meaning that CO2 responds to warming and cooling decades after it happens.

Studies show that CO2 has been rising in the atmosphere since the 19th century, yet, there was the global cooling / ice age scare of the 1970's. Nothing makes sense since Man is but .3% of the total greenhouse gas emission into the atmosphere. 0.3%. Water vapor has more to do with local climate that global warming.

I recall that in the mid 1990's a group of scientists promised that within a decade, if CO2 continued to increase at the current rate, winter would be banished from the northern US. Well, here we are, over a decade later, and it still is cold, it still snows and it still costs me money to heat my house.

Most global warmingistas have a separate political agenda. The last time I checked science and objective fact, it did not require consensus to be true. . . .

China is cold. The Eastern US is warm. The Pac NW and the Plains are cold. It is all brought about by LA Nina - a very very STRONG La Nina, meaning the surface water in the Pacific Ocean is COLDER than normal. Educate yourself.

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Pat — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:16:15 GMT

Gregg, Rebecca, Ernie, and the rest of your morons and goons,

Global warming does not mean every part of the earth will heat up; in fact, one of the biggest impact is that the weather will become more severe, be it severe heat or cold, or more hurricanes and tornados, because global warming disrupts the normal distributions and circulations of heat and cold, resulting in wild and extreme weather patterns! Instead of mocking the extremely serious issue of global warming, how about you brainless idiots start reading and thinking, and try to grow some brain tissue again?!

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Cynthia Huntley,Washington,Utah — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:19:51 GMT

Well aside from the global warming conversations going on,there is also alot of name calling and fear based comments floating in the air and the energy being set here is a problem in it's self.At this point nobody is right or wrong because nobody really knows the awnsers.It is a terrible fate that these people are going thru.And comments about the population of China is being taken care of,where did that come from?How about if every single person took responsibility for the good and bad that happens in this life there would be alot of compassion , empathy and a radical shift in the mindset of the world.As the saying goes Get er' done.Yes !Prayer and meditation,great minds coming together to organize mass help.You ask how and why I ask Why not?It only takes one to start a flame burning.

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Jack Jimmie Castle Rock, Colorado — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:27:51 GMT

That's crazy

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Noah — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:10:04 GMT

If the CCP hadn't spent billions persecuting Falun Gong and jailing rights activists and reporters, they might have the money and infrastructure to better take care of the Chinese people. We are much better off without the CCP. The propaganda about their 'help' in this crisis is a joke. Too bad english people only see what they want them to.

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SRAN, Denver, CO — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:27:06 GMT

Is nature 'cooling' the global warming with streak of 'freak' cold weather all over the globe.?

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Bob — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:39:45 GMT

Too many people. the good news is that it is going to get a lot worse: Way too many people. Enjoy it while you can. The good times won't be here forever.

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Looking Up Chandler, AZ — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:08:51 GMT

Has anyone thought to give God credit for this? After all, He is the one who created our world and He is the One who holds it together. www.morielministries.com--Read their Feb 4 articles on why this unusual weather around the world. Also, Eye to Eye by Bill Koenig gives you specific world "consequences of dividing Israel." Go to www.swrc.org to hear his Broadcast archived on Dec.17, 18, 19, 2007. Then let's talk about global warming, or is it God's Warning!

If you like the global warming theory, why not blame it on Hell heating up....I think that makes more sense! Hmm~

Job 38:22-23 "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, Which I have reserved for the time of distress, For the day of war and battle?"

Israel is the apple of God's eye.

God will discipline his children and at the same time He will fight their battles.

"Man's sin and the sin of the nations are the only real source of pollution in God's creation. There is only one clean up solution; and that is the washing in the blood of the Lamb, Yeshua the Messiah, for the cleansing of sin."

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jade, hangzhou ,zhejiang province,china — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:15:18 GMT

The Chinese's Spring Festival is coming very near!hope all the people who are stopped by the snow on their way home a good new year,though don't have a well beginning...

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SWI — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:31:00 GMT

If any scientist can predict the temp 5 days from now within 1 degree in any city based upon the model they use then I will "believe". Guess what they can't! Even the UN is starting to back away from it. Spent any time looking at solar storms rates and intensity over the past century? The real reason. Do your own research, and don't get your facts from a movie.

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Lois Schmidt, Port Washington WI USA — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:46:21 GMT

A great part of our world was once covered with miles of ice - so what caused IT to melt? The Indians' campfires? How about seeing what is happening in the world as simply a continuation of what has been going on for centuries?

I see this all as part of all the scare-mongering dumped on us by our governments, all designed to centralize control over peoples and nations to a greater and greater degree.

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f.r.light, lethbridge, alberta, canada — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:09:37 GMT

The situation in China reminds me of the "Ice Storm of 98" in Ontario, Quebec and the New York state region. (as faruek from Wisconsin experienced) If you remember, there was a lot of chaos back in the day. Very similar to what we are reading about in China. Powerlines and transmission towers toppled, traffic couldn't move, forests were devastated (the maple syrup supply was nearly wiped out.), many people tragically lost their lives, and thousands of livestock animals perished as well.

And this happened in the U.S. and Canada, so I feel a great deal of sympathy for the Chinese, especially as the areas hardest hit are noted as "semi-tropical". lol. Alaska may be well prepared for this kind of thing, but Southern China - not so much.

I'm glad my sister came back from Guangzhou a week before the storm hit.

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Glen , Seattle , Washington — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:11:55 GMT

I'm a little stunned by the ignorance I'm reading here. Some of you sound like comedians making sarcastic jokes. And, if you guy's who don't understand what this global warming thing is, why would you even be interested in this article. I think you should be on your couch watching 'Idol' or whatever creating more of your useless carbon footprint.
I say, thank you Al Gore for helping bring to people's attention what the Science community has been studying and talking about for decades.

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JJ, Indianapolis, IN — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:59:34 GMT

What I want to know is, all of those scientist's doing those studies on ice cores say CO2 emmissions in the atmosphere haven't been this high in so many thousand year's. Where did all of that CO2 that caused the Ice Age and the tectonic plates to shift come from? Volcanoes? Dinosaurs? Politician's breathing hot air?
To me, it seems like this is our last ditch effort to hang on to something that is pretty much inevitable. The end of civilization as we know it. We're all witnessing changes that are going to happen, "weather" we like it or not. It is what it is.

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JJ, Nap-town, IN — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:09:30 GMT

And why does someone have to be a "fool" or a "moron", just because they don't believe the Global Warming theory is caused by humans. We don't know either way. Experts even agree to disagree on this matter. We just don't know. Stop drinking the Kool-Aid without knowing what flavor it is.

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David — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:17:30 GMT

The weather pattern of irregularities is global, not just in one region. An explanation to many people in this forum who do not understand the scientist's reasoning is as follows: Cyclical climate extremes in both El Niño and La Niña behave exactly like industrial automatic plant control processes that are out of calibration, and the system begins to overcompensate by applying greater amplitudes into both extremities of the control.

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clyde fuller, Springfield,MO — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:12:50 GMT

Jim Jones had to have a cause to get a following, so does Al Gore. Jim's followers drank the poison. The best scientist in the business say we can not prove that man is causing global warming. That is not to say that we should mess our nest. Let's keep it clean, and healthy without supporting some politician's agenda.

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Carolyn Underwood, Downsville, LA — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:50:40 GMT

The phrase 'global warming' can be pretty difficult to understand...at least the 'results' of global warming can be seen, but it seems to make no sense. In order to understand why things are icing up instead of heating up, please go check out the information at the following NASA site.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/05mar_arctic.htm
It will explain to you how the icemelt caused by global warming upsets the mixture of salt and fresh water, causing a slowing or cessation of circulating water, which in turn causes the warm ocean currents to stop delivering warm breezes as it zooms around the continents. It's very interesting, and terrifying at the same time, to realize what warming will eventually cause to happen.

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Nicole, Wyoming — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:51:06 GMT

Wow there are a lot of stupid people on this message board who obviously know nothing about science or global weather. I agree with an above poster, a better term would be "Global Climate Change" instead of global warming so that the idiots in the public can get over the "well it's snowing! I thought we were supposed to have Global Warming!"
Stupid people like that who don't realize that local weather patterns are affected by the amount of energy in the atmosphere both locally and globally are the ones who will keep their heads in the sand until the sand melts to glass around them.
And praying isn't going to solve anything.