too many people don't know enough about global warming for it to be two clear cut sides I'd say

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 22:03, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Also, the atmosphere is possibly the most complex and least-understood physical system on earth.
Anyone who claims to have a reliable conclusion about its behaviour is almost certainly lying.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 22:05, Reply)

nicely put

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 22:11, Reply)

Studying it comprehensively is like trying to unravel a dense ball of string several feet in diameter.
But in addition to single linear threads, the ball contains quite a few knots and loops, so you can't always tell where one thread ends and another one begins, or even how many threads there are.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 22:15, Reply)

17
I read it on the Internet.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 22:16, Reply)

I work with hydraulic models
waves and rivers mostly, and it is difficult to get those accurate enough. Always a lot of assumptions. Something as complex as a global climate model is not going to be an easy nor accurate thing to create.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 22:27, Reply)

OMG I KNEW YOU'D SAY THAT
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE SAYING THAT, ALL THE SCIENTISTS I READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET SAY oh fuck it, I can't be arsed even pretending to argue.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 22:06, Reply)