tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post7047504327696957417..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Firm conclusions based on total guessworkMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6299897518573661902021-04-05T10:38:13.354+01:002021-04-05T10:38:13.354+01:00B, that's what I thought you meant.
But Dr E...B, that's what I thought you meant. <br /><br />But Dr E did not imply that this was WHY they are doing it, he merely pointed out that they ARE doing it.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-718552391511835122021-04-03T18:31:43.635+01:002021-04-03T18:31:43.635+01:00"Even if climate is not changing, those new d..."Even if climate is not changing, those new drought-resistant crops can be grown in new places where they couldn't be grown before"<br /><br />Exactly, we need them anyway, so their development has nothing to do with AGW.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-14062728577882320142021-04-03T10:39:56.208+01:002021-04-03T10:39:56.208+01:00B, to them, it is not a lie.
DrE, that's anot...B, to them, it is not a lie.<br /><br />DrE, that's another good example. Selective breeding and GM-stuff.<br /><br />AKH, ta.<br /><br />B, I think it is the point, you seem to be saying the same thing. Even if climate is not changing, those new drought-resistant crops can be grown in new places where they couldn't be grown before. It's all good.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-68677448267634204252021-04-03T08:08:43.084+01:002021-04-03T08:08:43.084+01:00DR E, that's not really the point. The climat...DR E, that's not really the point. The climate has always changed over time and food growers have adapted. The vast majority of historic desertification is through abuse of the soil rather than climate change, whether global or regional.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-15337207337493158612021-04-02T19:20:32.096+01:002021-04-02T19:20:32.096+01:00I agree with Bayard - it's a bald lie.I agree with Bayard - it's a bald lie.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-16352059514306566302021-04-02T18:24:07.647+01:002021-04-02T18:24:07.647+01:00Quite a few crops have been genetically engineered...Quite a few crops have been genetically engineered to withstand droughts/dry conditions and higher temperatures.Dr Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176521760477086914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-7570100941406089992021-04-02T17:55:02.592+01:002021-04-02T17:55:02.592+01:00"with productivity much lower than it would h... "with productivity much lower than it would have been if humans hadn’t rapidly heated the planet,"<br /><br />Interesting to see that we have gone beyond the "Project Fear" use of the conditional into the bald lie.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.com