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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 08:24 PM
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4. Questions for Dr. Stupid...
Global warming is all about the polar ice caps melting. If that happens, cold water will be heading to the Atlantic thus reducing the spawning of tropical depressions.

Alright, what magical force keeps the water from the melted ice caps cool? Especially when there is a weakened ozone layer? If the ice caps are melting, it is probably safe to assume that the oceans themselves are heating up. Why wouldn't water from the ice caps heat as it moved south (or north, depending on the hemisphere)?

You need warm water and the warmer the better. The Coriolis effect brings the heated air to the poles (raises up from the equator then to the poles and down again to the surface).

So okay, the Coriolis effect would, by Dr. Stupid's estimation, bring the heated air from the hemispheres to their respective poles, heating the ice caps and causing (again, by Dr. Stupid's estimation) an influx of cool water into the oceans thus causing the number of tropical storms and hurricanes to drop.

Once again, how is the water from the ice caps going to stay cool?

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