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Finishline42

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19. let me guess, you want to say the data a Mauna Loa is wrong?

Reply to NNadir (Reply #14)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 06:37 PM

Aug 20

let me guess, you want to say the data a Mauna Loa is wrong?

Not in the least. Actually I'm counting on it being accurate.

The data from Mauna Loa pretty much duplicates what scientist from Exxon predicted in the 70's if we built our energy grid based on burning large amounts of fossil fuels.

The point I am trying to make is that when the entire world basically shut down due to covid for the better part of a year the reduction in CO2 being produced should have been evident in the data from Mauna Loa. That it wasn't leads me to think CO2 is coming from other sources and I think it's from the thawing of the massive carbon sinks in the Artic.

We are very close to not being able to afford the insurance to cover the damage caused climate change storms. Another 10 years and the damage caused by hurricanes will be decades long scares on the affected areas. Florida was still cleaning up from Ian when Helene hit last year.

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Actually, I intended this post for another thread but... NNadir Aug 19 #14

let me guess, you want to say the data a Mauna Loa is wrong? Finishline42 Aug 20 #19

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