Blasted human race...it's all your fault.

[Steve LeMaster]

Astronaut Sees 'Effects of Human Destruction of Earth'

[JohnWho]

I saw that, too.

Would you remember vividly what the Ice Caps looked like from 12 years ago?

In fact, he admits: 

Quote:"This is probably just a perception, but I just have the feeling that the glaciers are melting, the snow capping the mountains is less than it was 12 years ago when I saw it last time,"

I suspect that after hearing and reading the media claim "global warming", even when we've been cooling, his subconscious has been affected somewhat.

[Derek]

The Canadian astronout Bob Thirsk said,
(although the article later spells his name Thrisk !!! )
"This is probably just a perception"

Translation.
"I must say this to help with future funding"

ROFLMAO.

[Doug Danhoff]

I suspect that if he saw the earth at a different time of the year before, it would appear to have shrunk  seeing it again in July.

[mcclane]

Thanks for bringing this to light.

At work, they are praising thirsk as some kind of hero.  Until I read this article, I believed that he was some kind of hero, now that has all changed.  How dare he make a statement like that ?  I think the 'lack of oxygen' in space has affected this brain.

Here is a link from my work website regarding robert thirsk :

http://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/robertthirsk

[Sunsettommy]

Thirsk:

Quote:"This is probably just a perception, but I just have the feeling that the glaciers are melting, the snow capping the mountains is less than it was 12 years ago when I saw it last time," Thrisk was quoted as saying. "That saddens me a little bit."

Just a PERCEPTION,he says,with his EYES no less.

Very scientific Bobby!

;D

[Mike Davis]

If I recall correctly he was up during the northern hemisphere  winter last time and the summer this time. If that is the case then I wonder why it would be apparent that the seasons are different from space. I think there is a 7 million k sq difference in the Arctic ice extent alone and that is not concidering the difference in land ice cover between seasones. But HEY it is climate science!  

[mcclane]

[quote author=sunsettommy link=topic=147.msg1703#msg1703 date=1253192873]
Thirsk:

Quote:"This is probably just a perception, but I just have the feeling that the glaciers are melting, the snow capping the mountains is less than it was 12 years ago when I saw it last time," Thrisk was quoted as saying. "That saddens me a little bit."

Just a PERCEPTION,he says,with his EYES no less.

Very scientific Bobby!

;D
[/quote]

ha ha !!!  but isn't that with any greenies claim - it looks like the ocean levels MAY rise so AGW must be true.  ;D

[Sunsettommy]

[quote author=mcclane link=topic=147.msg1706#msg1706 date=1253216447]
[quote author=sunsettommy link=topic=147.msg1703#msg1703 date=1253192873]
Thirsk:

Quote:"This is probably just a perception, but I just have the feeling that the glaciers are melting, the snow capping the mountains is less than it was 12 years ago when I saw it last time," Thrisk was quoted as saying. "That saddens me a little bit."

Just a PERCEPTION,he says,with his EYES no less.

Very scientific Bobby!

;D
[/quote]

ha ha !!!  but isn't that with any greenies claim - it looks like the ocean levels MAY rise so AGW must be true.  ;D
[/quote]

Since sea level rise has stopped,that means AGW is dead in the water.

[Derek]

Sea level MAY rise, or sea level has stopped rising..

Careful, you'll be accused of "cherry picking".....  ;D

Or using the "wrong" timescale.

Or using the wrong "observation".

Or goodness forbid, using "big oil funded" research (what is that BTW  ???).

Will you please stop observing so, well, accuarately, it ain't big, and it ain't clever.
:laugh:

[mcclane]

[quote author=Derek link=topic=147.msg1716#msg1716 date=1253314234]
Sea level MAY rise, or sea level has stopped rising..

Careful, you'll be accused of "cherry picking".....  ;D

Or using the "wrong" timescale.

Or using the wrong "observation".

Or goodness forbid, using "big oil funded" research (what is that BTW  ???).

Will you please stop observing so, well, accuarately, it ain't big, and it ain't clever.
:laugh:
[/quote]

yeah, you know how greenies don't like to deal with facts !