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There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.
--David Attenborough
According to NASA, the cold waters of Earth’s deep ocean have not warmed measurably since 2005, according to a new NASA study, leaving unsolved the mystery of why global warming appears to have slowed in recent years.
While the upper part of the world’s oceans continue to absorb heat from global warming, ocean depths have not warmed measurably in the last decade. This image shows heat radiating from the Pacific Ocean as imaged by the NASA’s Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System instrument on the Terra satellite. (Blue regions indicate thick cloud cover.)
(Image Credit: NASA)
For more information on ocean surface topography from space, visit: http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/
I believe I might have found an existing term that describes a peculiar state of mind which has troubled me for a long time. That term is: Cognitive Dissonance
Wikipedia states: In psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, or is confronted by new information that conflicts with existing beliefs, ideas, or values.
Also stated is:
Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance focuses on how humans strive for internal consistency. When inconsistency (dissonance) is experienced, individuals tend to become psychologically uncomfortable and are motivated to attempt to reduce this dissonance, as well as actively avoiding situations and information which are likely to increase it.
So . . .
There will be more on this subject later, after I have given sufficient thought as to how it pertains to me.
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Did You Know . . .?
About a third of adult humans are ophidiophobic (abnormal fear of snakes) - making this the most common reported phobia.
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HISTORICAL EVENT
The execution of those remaining American POWs, who were blindfolded and shot in cold blood, remains one of the more brutal episodes of the war in the Pacific.
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WORD FOR TODAY
The most general definition of climate change is a change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over long periods of time, regardless of cause. Accordingly, fluctuations over periods shorter than a few decades do not represent climate change.
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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
(born October 7, 1952)
Vladimir Putin has been the President of Russia since May 7, 2012. He previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
(born October 7, 1970)
Nicole Parker is an American actress. Parker is known for her role as Becky Barnett in the 1997 film Boogie Nights and as the attorney Teri Joseph on the Showtime series Soul Food, which ran from 2000 to 2004.
(born October 7, 1959)
Simon Cowell is an English reality TV celebrity. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol.
(born October 7, 1986)
Holland Roden is an American actress, best known for her role as Lydia Martin in MTV's teen drama Teen Wolf.
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We have no reason to think that climate change is harmful if you look at the world as a whole. Most places, in fact, are better off being warmer than being colder. And historically, the really bad times for the environment and for people have been the cold periods rather than the warm periods.
--Freeman Dyson
NASA TV
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