tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post5653249356451432996..comments2024-01-16T13:06:15.270-06:00Comments on Climate Change: The Next Generation: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: Changes Occurring Much Faster Than ExpectedTenney Naumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843130378338023902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-13613415952064814442008-12-02T07:24:00.000-06:002008-12-02T07:24:00.000-06:00Dear Duncan,It is an unfortunate truth that scient...Dear Duncan,<BR/><BR/>It is an unfortunate truth that scientific data, especially numbers, are consistently incorrectly stated in articles published in the mainstream media.<BR/><BR/>It is a sad commentary on mathematics as it is taught in our public school systems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-6222960348407600892008-12-02T07:08:00.000-06:002008-12-02T07:08:00.000-06:00The numbers don't make sense in terms of concentra...The numbers don't make sense in terms of concentrations, but they could do in terms of annual increases?Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614048567979531396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-58139287794967690112008-12-01T08:56:00.000-06:002008-12-01T08:56:00.000-06:00Yes, I also found the numbers strange.Yes, I also found the numbers strange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-41923474582702084102008-12-01T00:03:00.000-06:002008-12-01T00:03:00.000-06:00"During the 1970s, there were on average 1.3 parts..."During the 1970s, there were on average 1.3 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide -- the main greenhouse gas -- in the air. In the 1980s the figure was 1.6 ppm, and in the 1990s 1.5 ppm."<BR/><BR/>Typo? someone get the 1980s and the 1990s numbers reversed?Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.com