Thursday, February 22, 2007

Speaking Metaphorically

I like this article because it proclaims I use nothing but metaphors, such asserted to be nothing but a form of modeling in the first place. Here is how I see it: We are in a Climate Warming pattern, and human expulsion of Greenhouse gases are simply making the process arrive faster; or We are in a stasis Climate pattern adversely affected by Greenhouse gases; or We are in a Climate Cooling pattern which is being inhibited by human emission of Greenhouse gases. How is that for metaphors?

Now I will turn to where I may not be as normal as the common run of Metaphorists. One of my great Doubts comes from the constituent properties of the Carbon deposits We are drawing upon in the first place. There had to be an essentially large amount of Carbon on the surface of the planet in the first place, in order to achieve the heavy concentration of basic Fern growth to make these Carbon deposits. It is known such Carbon deposits could not have developed underwater, though the basic Plant life needed a heavy concentration of water to their Root systems; therefore, there had to be land mass with a heavy average level of rainfall. There is speculation that it might have been an average 20 degrees hotter in Fahrenheit temperature, with a possible 150 inches more rain per year over current dispersions. There is the speculation that Carbon sequestration occurs slowly over Centuries; but contretemps, Carbon dispersal of the magnitude necessary for the levels of carbon sequestration would have required heavy emitters–most likely increased volcanic activity. Current industrial activity seems not to equal current emissions of Carbon gases from Oxidation of food by animals, and the continued volcanic activity.

Further speculation might suggest that, due to greater volcanic activity and greater Core heat of the planet, the upthrust of land mass was greater in the Past; but One has to ask if what was not flooded in the Past could be flooded in the present day because of the lack of upthrust of land mass. Mankind does hold a terrible Record where Plant life is destroyed far faster than it is replaced, for purposes of Carbon sequestration. One could inquire if raising Carbon dioxide levels could raise Climate temperatures to the levels of the Fern Age; but more importantly, how predictably long it would take to reach these levels. One must also ask if these rising Carbon dioxide levels would not diminish human habitation, while concurrently rapidly raising the Carbon sequestration levels of Plant life. If I am basically wrong in asking these Questions, I promise to stand on the Empire State Building Observation platform as it sinks into the Ocean. lgl

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