Seems for some folks "global = Detroit" and "world = US"
Wake up, there is a whole planet out there.
There is more than just the US in this world.
Even so the news hardly show much more.
Been there and seen much more.

Michael

On Mon, 20 May 2002 10:46:49 EDT, Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Jim, Cecile, & Denys write:
>
>>  The projected low tonight for Detroit is 32 degrees.  This would break a
>>  record set in the late 1800's.  The high temperature today is projected
>>  to be 20 degrees below the normal, and this has been the trend for this
>>  month.  They say we might see a warm-up by the middle of the week but
>>  I'm not holding my breath.
>
>You all are missing the central point of the word "global." Local
>instantaneous weather is always erratic, but if you want to prove or
disprove
>the global warming thesis, gather up the weather records from hundreds or
>thousands of sites world-wide and then plot their aggregate trend.
>
>That's exactly what the people who do worry about global warming have done.
>Their concerns aren't some fairy tale. If they weren't arguing from
evidence
>to begin with, their hypothesis would have been shot down a long time ago.
>The most appealing thing about the scientific process is that it is rapidly
>self-correcting. You're free to say anything you want, but if you can't
back
>it up with hard evidence, you're very quickly asked to sit down and shut
up.
>
>Wirt Atmar
>
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