[geeks] More on global warming

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net>
>Date: 2007/12/21 Fri PM 06:37:26 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] More on global warming

>On Dec 21, 2007, at 3:52 PM, Dr Robert Pasken wrote:
>
>> spend more time learning about the science and less time reading  
>> "reports"
>> paid for by lobbiest for the oil/gas industry. T
>
>Actually the best way is to look at it mathematically and ask:
>
>"is it possible with our current level of knowledge about the various  
>physical systems that make up climate, and the computing power  
>available, to end up with an accurate climate model" ?
>
>A moment or two's reflection on the difficulty of modeling only the  
>Gulf Stream that flows from the Gulf of Mexico to Newfoundland,  will  
>show that all climate change models must be inherently flawed.

Put another way - how many of the world's top 500 super computers are specific 
to weather problems? Makes me think it's pretty complex...

Lionel