". . . not being laughed off the site?"

Really, John?

What I said there is the opinion of a substantial number of scientists, particularly planetologists and meteorologists. It took me a while to be convinced of the possibility, but then I saw the data. I'm not making this up, as you seem to (would like to) think! So stop patronizing me. You might try reading a little scientific rather than political information on the subject for a change.

Don Firth