XPost: rec.food.cooking, alt.global-warming   
   From: zed@is.dead   
      
   On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:13:11 -0000 (UTC)   
   Cindy Hamilton  wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-02-19, Dave Smith  wrote:   
   > > On 2026-02-19 12:37 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:     
   > >> On 2026-02-19, Dave Smith  wrote:     
   > >     
   > >>>> What makes it hard to take is that when you were suffering   
   > >>>> earlier this month, we were often experiencing double digit PLUS   
   > >>>> temperatures.     
   > >>>   
   > >>> The weather has been very erratic here this winter. We thought the   
   > >>> January thaw had come way too early, but then it got really got,   
   > >>> warmed up a bit and then last week it dropped to about -25 and my   
   > >>> well line froze up. The next day it was up to 0. I know we can   
   > >>> expect at least one more cold snap and probably more snow storms.   
   > >>> We dodged a bullet here yesterday. While most of southern Ontario   
   > >>> was afflicted with snow and freezing rain everything eased off   
   > >>> just a few miles to the west so we had only rain.     
   > >>    
   > >> Climate change, Dave.  Climate change.     
   > >   
   > > Yes. I am trying to keep up with the changing science. I remember   
   > > Bio classes at university discussing ecology and greenhouse gases   
   > > and how those gases would trap heat in the atmosphere and cause the   
   > > temperature to rise over time.  Then when temperatures dropped and   
   > > people questioned the "global warming" it became "climate change".     
   >    
   > The globe is warming.     
      
   The "globe" most certainly is NOT!   
      
   In fact the southern hemisphere is COOLING.   
      
   > Because climate and weather are nonlinear   
   > systems, warmer weather "over here" might mean colder weather   
   > "over there".  And more storms of every kind.   
   >    
   > It's easier to call it climate change than to have to explain   
   > this every time the subject is discussed.   
      
   It's always easier for the left to misrepresent with inaccurate and    
   pejorative terms, of course.   
      
   > > I am not disputing that there is something going on or that it may   
   > > be cause by us. I will just point out there have been a number of   
   > > ice ages that we know about. The last one ended about 15,000 years   
   > > ago and the ice cap was just about in my back yard. It has been   
   > > receding for 15,000 years, most of that time with out the   
   > > industrialization and the burning of fossil fuels that are being   
   > > blamed now.     
   >    
   > Rate of change.   
      
   Yes, the north pole is almost in Siberia now, that rate of change is   
   exceptional:   
      
   AI Overview   
   Magnetic north moved 50 miles last year (let's map it ...   
   The North Magnetic Pole is moving rapidly from the Canadian Arctic   
   toward Siberia at a rate of approximately 45–55 km (28–34 miles) per   
   year. This accelerated, non-linear drift has increased from about 9   
   km/year in the early 20th century to over 50 km/year in recent decades.   
      
   Direction: The pole is moving towards Siberia, forcing updates to navigation   
   systems.   
   Speed Variations: While the speed has been historically fast, it has recently   
   shown signs of slowing, with some estimates citing around 22 miles (35 km) per   
   year in the last five years, per the Smithsonian Magazine.   
   Cause: This rapid drift is driven by changes in the liquid iron flow inside   
   Earth's core.   
   Comparison: The geographic North Pole (the axis of rotation) is separate and   
   moves much less, shifting at a rate of roughly 10 centimeters per year,   
   according to Science News.   
   History: Since its discovery in 1831, the magnetic pole has moved over 2,000   
   km.    
   Wikipedia   
      
      
   > In any event, do you want to be standing around when the last drop   
   > of gasoline goes into some rich bastard's gas tank?  The time to   
   > find alternatives is now.   
      
   OMFG!   
      
   Are you for real?   
      
   Is _everything_ a class warfare endgame to you leftards?   
      
   We've plenty of alternative fuel technologies IF they can be adapted to   
   the extant fuel station infrastructure.   
      
   And you know damned well that has been an issue for both CNG and fuel   
   cells, doncha dear?   
      
   > Doesn't matter.  Potable water will be a crisis before oil is.   
      
   Chicken Little is your name and game.   
      
      
   "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed   
   (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an   
   endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."   
      
   H. L. Mencken   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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