OT weather

[Michael Hipp]

Alma J Wetzker wrote:

> My latest favorite is the 
> "global dimming" that has been going on since the late 1950's.  That has 
> cut sunlight hitting the earth by 3% a decade.  The culprit is soot and 
> particulate pollution.

Where did you hear such a pat answer to the cause of dimming? (Sounds 
like the sort of non-science that blames every weather event on the evil 
humans - especially the evil Americans and other westerners).

After reading several articles on the subject I've seen none that claim 
to *know* the source of dimming. And it has happened before - long 
before it could be blamed on human effects.

See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,1108853,00.html

The scariest thing I read is that last time this happened, the British 
Isles went from deciduous trees to icecap in less than 100 years.

Michael