12-20-2012, 08:00 PM
(12-19-2012, 11:20 AM)eppie Wrote: Further no statements about the cause of the increased melting are mentioned in this article so I am sure it is not taken into account in the eb of science survey I linked to.I think we all can agree some affects are due to radiative forcing from human activities.
What is uncertain to me are the negative feedback controls built into the natural model. For example; a warmer atmosphere will hold more water vapor, and thus will have more cloud cover reflecting radiation resulting in a cooling affect that condenses the water vapor. And, higher CO2, rainfall (in some areas), and tropical temperatures (in some areas) will foster rapid plant growth and re-sequester the carbon eventually. But, will that be expansive oceans of algae blooms with gazillions of happy jelly fish, and nary a bony fish to be found?