I then said, it is like AGW, which drew a blank on everyone's face. I then said, Anthropomorphic Global Warming. My computer (MacBook Air) says:
anthropomorphic |ˌanθrəpəˈmôrfik|That seemed to go over OK, but I thought some were dubious. Right they were to be dubious.
adjective
relating to or characterized by anthropomorphism.
• having human characteristics
When I got home I was checking a couple of odd blogs and at No-Pasaran I found AGW described as Anthropogenic Global Warming. Back to the dictionary:
anthropogenic |ˌanθrəpōˈjenik|So, to my companions on Thursday night, I apologize. And to readers of this blog who I may have led astray, I apologize.
adjective
(chiefly of environmental pollution and pollutants) originating in human activity : anthropogenic emissions of sulfur dioxide.
Anthropogenic Global Warning.
And, as long as we are talking climate, here is Professor Richard S Lindzen's letter to today's Bloston Globe.
Regards — Cliff
Like "pro-life/choice", "AGW" is a politicization of that which it is meant to describe, and, as such, becomes, to me, a useless term.
ReplyDeleteThe earth is warmer than it once was, just as it is cooler than it once was, and it seems to be changing in our lifetimes. Therefore, "Climate Change" seems to me to be the best way to express the general concept about which we're talking.
Simply debunking (or proving) that it's "anthropogenic" doesn't do the least little thing about it. Or, put another way, if there's profit to be made for buying ocean-front real estate in southern Tennessee, I'd like to know about it sooner rather than later.