Quote:I think I remember a mention of Chinese sailors being able to sail well into the Arctic during the summer without sighting any ice. But, like you said, there aren't many other areas to get records from.
Do we have reliable records for areas other than those mentioned so far?
Quote:He's partly right, there's a whole lot of finagling going on with their emission credits. Russia being given the Soviet credits is the most common example I can think of. China is limboing through a loophole with its population. Something else to consider is that treaties are Constitutionally binding in the US. That is, by law, they are given the same legal weight as the Constitution. Likely an unconsidered effect, but its something that we in the US must consider before committing to a treaty. We'd be signing over the management of our emissions to Geneva and we would have to comply with their decisions.
After reading this statement, I find myself with the genuinely astonishing task of fulfilling my duty as a friend and informing you that tinfoil hats do not block orbital mind control lasers, but instead actually improve their reception.