The first thing I noticed about Dr. Mann is that he is a really nice guy. He’s easy to talk to, open and quite witty. Despite the seriousness of the topic, we had quite a few laughs during the conversation – particularly at the expense of a few of our favorite science ignorant politicians (you probably know who they are!).
Dr. Mann and I also have something in common in that we are both Dads. He has a young daughter and great hopes that she will be able to enjoy something close to the same climate that all of us had while we grew up...Kids grow up so quickly and climate change is happening just as quickly
...CO2 emissions from Ford Model T’s that were driven a hundred years ago, and every car driven since then, is still in the atmosphere. Agree or Disagree?
Dr. Mann agrees.
He thinks it is highly likely that some [what percentage?] of the C02 from the original Model T’s remains in the atmosphere today. Recent studies have shown that C02 can stay in the atmosphere for hundreds or even thousands of years....He points out that there is a 30 to 40 year lag between CO2 levels and temperatures...
Temperatures, and related climate events like heat waves, droughts, storms and floods, are going to increase at an increasing rate for the foreseeable future (baring exceptional volcanic activity of significant changes CO2 emissions). Agree or disagree?
Dr. Mann agrees.
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