Matt Central Station
Proof there is no such thing as global warmingAfrica's tallest mountain, with its white peak, is one of the most instantly recognisable sights in the world. But as this aerial photograph shows, Kilimanjaro's trademark snowy cap, at 5,895 metres (1,934ft), is now all but gone - 15 years before scientists predicted it would melt through global warming,
Let's look at the facts shall we?
a) Mount Kilimanjaro is IN AFRICA. Africa is hot. Therefore you cannot expect snow.
b) It is also in the Southern Hemisphere. It is Summer there. So you cannot expect snow.
c) It is been snowing a lot in the US and Europe. There is only a finite amount of snow in the world -- it is what scientists call the "Snow Spaciality Limit Theorem". This "Snow Geographical Stopping Theorem" means that if it snows in your backyward in New Hampshire, that same snow cannot fall on Kilimanjaro. So it gets less icy. Simple science.
d) Ice is only cold rain. Why is it important for the top of a mountain to be cold and wet? Just as you don't like it when you are cold and wet, the same goes for mountains.
e) Famously unlike other liquids water contracts as it gets colder. The ice cap might be smaller because it is colder. Why does no-one mention this?
f) Scientists forecast the ice would go in 15 years, but it has gone now. Huh? If scientists can't forecast the next 15 years properly, why should we believe there forecasts over tens of years? Get real.
posted by Matthew @ 3/15/2005 03:28:00 PM
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