Rodney...You A FAN of Statistics??????? Who would have thought!!!!! (lol) No surprise there friend.



Accurate Statistics are 100% accurate (which is not my point). However...Tat is only half of the picture. Interpretation of Statistics is the hook. Two (or more people) can look at the same statistics and (depending on their personal viewpoint)come up with entirely different conclusions. That is why I never trust it when the arguement breaks down to statistics.



My father was an amazingly skilled man with his hands. He was a master of Calligraphy (he wrote three books on it)and brilliant on the accordian. Coins landed as he wished-every time...(which curtailed much teenage fun...)



Good response on my melting theory...as long as the daytime temp rises for a significant time above freezing. Results would depend on time exposed to higher heat as well as altitude...



Actually the factor has more to do location than anything else which is why this is such a slippery bear to catch.



Actually there are less trees than there used to be. The entire eastern USA for example was forest land before the white man came and built cities and farm land on top of it. This is according to the writtings of early settlers and explorers. There are some interesting hhistorical consequences to this massive forrest being there and the sudden change to the great plains. Did you know the Sioux peoples were a struggling forest tribe that was driven into the plains. if it were'nt for the Spanish horses they found there history would have ben very different.



The rainforests of the world are diminishing at an incredable rate. Especially in South America, where they are consistantly being bulldozed to make room for farm land. No...It aint the trees.



I have pointed out that South Florida (our countries largest producer of humidity...execpt maybe the Louisiana Bayous) is turning into a more arid climate.



Here's another thought, maybe it is all the particles of pollution that our atmoshere is being coated with (that which makes visable smog (even here) that is causing global problems...



Frank Statistics can be funny...think of loads of little ants building all kinds of tunnels....(my humor has been called strange)
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