http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/09/two-new-eyes-in-the-sky-will-keep-watch-on-earths-climate/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Mon, 21 May 2012 04:06:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/09/two-new-eyes-in-the-sky-will-keep-watch-on-earths-climate/comment-page-1/#comment-154760 kirk Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:28:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=13259#comment-154760 Mark - do you also believe in the curative powers of Homeopathy where almost immeasurably small portions of some vital substance have tremendous effect. This aircraft stays aloft for 30 hrs! Do you notice how small it is? Don't you realize how small the fuel tank must be? I think the tiny amount of carbon released per flight is a sound trade-off. Mark – do you also believe in the curative powers of Homeopathy where almost immeasurably small portions of some vital substance have tremendous effect. This aircraft stays aloft for 30 hrs! Do you notice how small it is? Don’t you realize how small the fuel tank must be? I think the tiny amount of carbon released per flight is a sound trade-off.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/09/two-new-eyes-in-the-sky-will-keep-watch-on-earths-climate/comment-page-1/#comment-154733 Mark Moreland Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:39:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=13259#comment-154733 Isn't it a bit counterproductive to send a jet, which creates inordinate amounts of greenhouse gasses, to study the phenomenon? Why not use something that won't be simultaneously contributing to the problem? Isn’t it a bit counterproductive to send a jet, which creates inordinate amounts of greenhouse gasses, to study the phenomenon? Why not use something that won’t be simultaneously contributing to the problem?

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