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"There is no such thing as climate change."
by pluma 11y ago
"There is no such thing as climate change."
- stevesearer 11y agoNot to argue, but the article does say this isn't the first time the lake has disappeared. Wikipedia also adds that "The time period between 1975 and 1992 is the longest period in recent times with a continuous existence of a water body." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Poop%C3%B3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Poop%C3%B3 edit: the article's title is actually, "Proba-V eyes Bolivia’s vanishing lake" which is actually decent in that it seems to be trying to describe that the lake "vanishes" from time-to-time and that Proba-V is showing some views of it.
- dghughes 11y agoAnd at 3,686m about 12000' that wouldn't help evaporation either.
- SixSigma 11y agoNo one denies that climates change.
- sageikosa 11y agoSome of us just reject the idea of natural teleology. "Climate" is a term of observation for the apparent cyclic and geographical stability of air, water and temperature variations; and has been fluxing through time and across the globe since the Eoarchean due to life, mankind, and other non-linear inputs.
- ska 11y agoFor values of "some" that included the overwhelming majority of those who have looked at the data scientifically, and excludes a large swath of people who have something to lose from the implications. Funny, that.
- afsina 11y agoFor salt lakes it is quite common to dry out sometimes. Besides changing river paths, excessive under ground water use and dams are more likely effecting them rather than global warming.
- Shivetya 11y agoClimate change can happen independent of man's actions. The disagreement that separates many is how much effect does man have on climate, can it accurately be measured, and how much effect can man have on it; different from first case. cherry picking by either side only identifies those who don't want to participate in the discussion