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You are getting colder.... Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/27/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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[ Note: on the link below I used the .PDF version of the notes/presentation to derive the questions.] Turns out the link below has been updated 4/5/2010 with a new format. I derived my questions from this:

http://rps3.com/Files/AGW/Rutan.AGWdataAnalysis%20v11.pdf


…or are you getting warmer?

 

The coordinates above are bogus and maybe you’ll think this puzzle is too.

 

This puzzle merely requires answering questions about AGW (human caused global warming.)  Now we’ve all heard from the media how everything is melting, the polar bears are dying and we better do something about it.  Here’s a link to some info that might get you thinking about it.  It is compiled by Burt Rutan, aviation pioneer.  The question below can all be answered going to:

 

http://rps3.com/Pages/Burt_Rutan_on_Climate_Change.htm

 

The data can be found elsewhere, but this compilation is the best I’ve seen.  The basic questions are:

 

1)      Is the earth getting warmer?

2)      Are we humans causing it?

 

Question A:

Based on the UN/IPCC own data in presented in 1990, has it ever been warmer in the last 1000 years than it is now?  Has it ever been much cooler?

 

1)  Yes, Yes

2)  Yes, No

3) No, Yes

4)  No, No

 

 

Question B:

Has the RATE of warming ever  been as great as it is now?  And if so, when?

 

7)  Nope, no way.

8)  Yes,    300 BC – 200 BC

9) Yes,  1860 - 1880

0)  Yes,   1940- 1960

 

 

Question C: 

From 2002-2008 has it been getting warmer or cooler based on MSU and Hadley data?

 

6)  No change

7)  Warmer

9)  Cooler

 

 

 

Question D:

Based on the temperature data from the Vostok ice cores – what is the nature of the world’s climate in the past 400,000 years

 

6) Mostly ice ages with small warm periods in between

7)  Most moderate with occasionally ice ages

8)  Climate was about what it is now.

9)   Generally, is was warmer than it is now

 

Question E:

Global warming is supposed to have other atmospheric impact.  Which of the following is getting more severe in the last 100 to 30 years

 

2) hurricanes

3) tornados

4)  cyclones

5)  U.S.A. floods

6)  U.S.A. droughts

7) None of the above

 

Question F:

 

Does the author believe in climate change?  Does he believe is man is affecting the climate of the planet?

 

5) Yes, No

6) No, No

7) Yes, Yes

8) No, Yes

 

 

The cache is at

 

N  39  16.ABC  

W 084  21.DEF  

 

 

 

 

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

YCP

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)