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				Originally Posted by  vnx205  
It suits some people to argue that even if the climate changes, it will simply mean that we will have to crank our air conditioner up a bit to remain comfortable.
 They want to argue that the only effect will be a slight rise in temperature and that a little discomfort for humans will be the only result.
 Things are rarely that simple. Often one change leads to further changes...............…..
 
 
 
 People also ignore the fact that plants and animals don't have a/c so some have had to move higher up the mountains as things have warmed, trouble is, some are at the tops of mountains now, so there is nowhere cooler to go, like our own Mountain Pygmy-possum. Mountain pygmy possum - Wikipedia
 
 
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		I am posting a  link to WUWT which compares actual dta graphs from  sometime sthe same source to illustrtae how the climate change argument can be skewed by incomplete data.
 It is worth looking at to gain an accurate idea of the issues over the latest 10 years.
 
 https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/02/08/breaking-down-the-last-decade-of-climate-change-in-7-charts/
 
 Regards PhilipA
 
 
 
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		A little off topic.... or perhaps not.
 Observations of Extreme ICME Ram Pressure Compressing Mercury's Dayside Magnetosphere to the Surface - IOPscience
 
 Long story short evidence Mercury lost its Magnetic field during a semi recent CME.
 Likely to be the end of Earth one day as has been the cycle of life on Earth.
 
 Relevance?
 
 
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 It’s well established that in modern times, the axial dipole component of Earth’s main magnetic field is decreasing by approximately 5% per century. Recently, scientists using the SWARM satellite announced that their data indicate a decay rate ten times faster, or 5% per decade.
 
 
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 Is Earth's Magnetic Shield Eroding?
 
 So what should we expect as guests on this fine planet?
 Same as happened to the dinosaurs i suspect.
 Smashed to oblivion and or frozen solid in seconds depending on where you are.
 
 But prior to that event what would we expect to see?
 I would imagine a heap of weather changes on a massive scale as has been recorded in the past.
 Perhaps the changing weather we are noticing now and calling CLIMATE CHANGE.
 I mean our magnetic field is weakening allowing more nasty space stuff to hit our planet and more specifically our oceans.
 Likely heating it.
 
 Food for thought?
 
 
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		This seems like a better explanation of our droughts to me and they say droughts are becoming much more common. 
 
 Australian scientists link drought-causing climate driver to global warming
 Indian Ocean Dipole linked to global warming in new research by Australian scientists - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
 
 
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				Originally Posted by  DiscoMick  
This seems like a better explanation of our droughts to me and they say droughts are becoming much more common.  
 
 
 The Indian Ocean Dipole is controlled by our sun.
 
 
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		Emissions trap heat in the atmosphere which is absorbed by the oceans and changes the temperature and currents. 
 
 Indian Ocean climate influences
 
 
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		Experts.................what do they know? 
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				Originally Posted by  PhilipA  
You blokes have seen what happened to the two experimental wave energy machines in Port Kembla and I think SA somewhere.
 I think the Port Kembla one is still there rotting away.
 
 
 
 Was it in WA?
 
 Perth Wave Energy Project - Power Technology | Energy News and Market Analysis
 
 
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				Originally Posted by  DiscoMick  
 
 
 According to the number of events. It’s pretty consistent.
 Frequency of shift has increased - in both directions.
 
 The IOD has differing impacts across the continent though - some drier, some wetter.
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