The Hatrack Challenge

[Boomer]

Okay, Hatrack, I'm getting awfully tired of these global warming articles you're posting with that tedious refrain of "(fill-in-the-blank) is happening faster than we anticipated..." yada yada. Heck, there have been at least three of those within the last day or two, and probably hundreds over the last few years.

Tres annoying.

I DOUBLE DARE YOU to post an article that quotes a researcher saying "Acutally, we're surprised that this is happening so much SLOWER than our models predicted."

And finding one on the Onion doesn't count.

:evilgrin:

[hatrack]

1. Hmmmm . . . (insert sound of head-scratching) . . . . Let me see . . .

I'll come up with something . . . just give me time . . .

:evilgrin:

[phantom power]

2. Oh wait, I know one...

They've recently discovered that CO2 uptake by forests doesn't happen as fast as they used to assume.

:evilgrin:

[Gregorian]

3. I find the Horrible Hatrack articles relaxing.

For those of us who have been living this nightmare, totally unheard, this comes as the beginning of a new era. For me, it's a crack of light.

And even then, we're only touching on the symptoms. I doubt we'll ever even get to the heart of it. We did this in a very very very short period of time.

[jpak]

4. GOP RESPONSE TO GLOBAL WARMING SLOWER THAN EXPECTED

:evilgrin:

[Dead_Parrot]

5. lol. We have a winner... :) nt

[hatrack]

6. OK, here's some potential headlines - not TOO far from the real news

Automakers Announce Hydrogen Fleet Plans Moving Slower Than Expected

Congressional Move To Tighten Fuel Economy Standards Bogging Down

Falling Gas Prices Serve As Drag On Ethanol Investment

Voluntary Climate Plans' Effects Smaller, Slower Than First Thought

Emerald Ash Borers Outbreak Slows Down In Upper Midwest

Rate Of Clear-Cutting Of Brazil's Rain Forest Drops Slightly

Growth In Rate Of Reproductive Abnormalities In Polar Predators Eases

Remainder Bin Sales Of "State Of Fear" Lagging Far Behind Projections

[Boomer]

7. See, I knew you could do it!

:bounce:

Hatrack wins the challenge!

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