Science Discussion

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Given the discussion about storms and climate change I thought it would be fun and hopefully educational to post some science questions and see what the answers are. If you want to study before answering then that is fine or you can just pop off with an answer based on what you have in the old noggin at the time of reading the question.


I'll try to post something weekly, but I may get a chance to post more often. I'll try to read all the responses. I'll try and reply and then post my answer right before I post my next query. Others that have some science bona fides can join in obviously. And ask a question. I don't mind stating I don't have an answer if I don't know something.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Question 1: What is the largest contributor to sea level ocean rise?

[Mjohn1988]

Question 1: What is the largest contributor to sea level ocean rise?

I think I’ve got this one, fingers crossed, water.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

What about the water? I need a bit more details. (I know you are trying to take the piss out of me, but I will play it straight.)

[ASUTodd]

What about the water? I need a bit more details. (I know you are trying to take the piss out of me, but I will play it straight.)

Thermal expansion of saltwater as it gets heated, and of course, glacier and ice sheet melt.

[fjblair]

Give it a rest.

[mike87]

Old man shouts at cloud.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Give it a rest.

You can block me and I intentionally set up a new topic thread away from other discussions. Feel free to just skip it, or try and answer the question. Maybe you learn something, or maybe you will have the answers already. Maybe you teach me something.

[Mjohn1988]

What about the water? I need a bit more details. (I know you are trying to take the piss out of me, but I will play it straight.)

More water?

[ImfromClayton]

I would like to know how a MRNA vaccine works in detail please

[appfanjj]

Last year, a couple that my wife and I are friends with purchased an oceanfront house at a North Carolina beach. We went for a visit and were sitting out on the back deck second level looking out over the ocean. At this point I had to listen to a lengthy sermon about all the negative effects of global warming, climate change, and fossil fuels. They also own 3 gas guzzler vehicles and fly to Europe 3 to 5 times per year. The whole time I was "listening" to this I was thinking that he needed a mirror in front of him so he would actually be preaching to someone who wanted to hear his words. Thoughts?
I would say people (and their actions) are the largest contributor.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Last year, a couple that my wife and I are friends with purchased an oceanfront house at a North Carolina beach. We went for a visit and were sitting out on the back deck second level looking out over the ocean. At this point I had to listen to a lengthy sermon about all the negative effects of global warming, climate change, and fossil fuels. They also own 3 gas guzzler vehicles and fly to Europe 3 to 5 times per year. The whole time I was "listening" to this I was thinking that he needed a mirror in front of him so he would actually be preaching to someone who wanted to hear his words. Thoughts?
I would say people (and their actions) are the largest contributor.

You are not wrong about the mirror. But I am not looking for an anthropogenic explainition for this question.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

I would like to know how a MRNA vaccine works in detail please

You will have to start a thread for that on your own as I an not able to give a detailed answer. My knowledge lies in the physical sciences. I know it involves mRNA and it gets cells to make proteins that can fight a virus. I assume you are asking as it relates to the Covid vaccines.

Back to sea level rise and its causes.

[appstate24]

I would like to know what I need to say to get this thread locked and deleted

[app97]

Question 1: What is the largest contributor to sea level ocean rise?

Overpopulation of Homo sapiens (which also contributes to many other global issues)

[mgsouth]

Question 1: What is the largest contributor to sea level ocean rise?

I'm going to go with the Titanic sinking. That thing was heavy and you know how water rises when like a fat guy sits down in the tub and all. Same kind of thing.

[Tru2ASU]

Why is it now called climate change, instead of global warming?

The other issue I ponder is, the United States left the Paris accords, our numbers have dropped, as far as our contributions, the main contributors are China and India. What are the realistic expectations that people have to hold other countries accountable?

[app97]

Why is it now called climate change, instead of global warming?

The other issue I ponder is, the United States left the Paris accords, our numbers have dropped, as far as our contributions, the main contributors are China and India. What are the realistic expectations that people have to hold other countries accountable?

Because warming is an issue wrapped into the broader climate issues (stronger, more frequent storms being one of them)

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Why is it now called climate change, instead of global warming?

The other issue I ponder is, the United States left the Paris accords, our numbers have dropped, as far as our contributions, the main contributors are China and India. What are the realistic expectations that people have to hold other countries accountable?

Not every location is going to get warmer but most every location is going to go through some changes in climate. And the earth does go through cycles but evidence points to an anthropogenic nature for lots of what we are seeing now. As the climates changes the air circulation changes and that may cool some places. Most of what I have read is predicting hotter hots but also some colder colds.

Holding other countries accountable: Needs to be written into trade agreements as a start. We got rid of a lot of child labor in this country (some still exists). First we moved production to the US south where unions are weak and labor standards tend to be lacking and as not as enforced. Then we moved overseas and to third world countries. As consumers we are still propping up a lot of chattel slavery, but even more wage slavery. Lots of little kids make our shoes and garments we wear. We could have trade agreements that enforced better laws, but the power structure that makes those agreements pushes those concerns to the side. A lot of our modern life is on the backs of people with jobs that I would like to think no one in the US would want. I don't think we should get a pass if we are still buying the stuff made under terrible working conditions.

The same things has happened to the environment. Lots of heavy industry has moved over wages, but a lot was over environmental rules and such. We could make our trade agreements address environmental concerns but those that write those laws do not do so and we don't hold them accountable. (And to many of us don't give an F' about working conditions or the environment as long as it keeps more money in their own pocket.)

In both cases those two countries have a lot more people than us. I have yet to see any study that showed China or India using more resources than the US on a per capita basis. They do need to look at population controls in India in my view. The real question I have is how much finger pointing do we have a right to point to those two countries when so much of what they are doing is being exported to the US and other industrialized countries. That should come back to the consumers and the countries that are consuming. Some of that is China and India themselves but a lot of that is the US and western Europe.

TL;DR We need better trade agreements that address environmental concerns.

[GoBoone]

A load of bs