Mars is being hit by rapid climate change and it is happening so fast that the red planet could lose its southern ice cap, writes Jonathan Leake.
Scientists from Nasa say that Mars has warmed by about 0.5C since the 1970s. This is similar to the warming experienced on Earth over approximately the same period.
Hmmmm….similar to Earth’s warming – hold that thought!
Since there is no known life on Mars it suggests rapid changes in planetary climates could be natural phenomena.
Uh…hello? “…rapid changes in planetary climates COULD be natural phenomena” ?! Could be? What else are the possibilities?
Since we haven’t been to Mars yet, it’s a bit of a reach to think that V-8 SUV’s are causing the problem, so what’s left…space aliens that beat us up there with their SUV’s? Sort of doubtful.
Hmmmm. Let’s think again…what affects both Earth and Mars? Hey! What about the SUN! What a concept: solar activity can affect planetary climates! What’ll be next?