more Sagan science
Remember this bit of politically inspired Sagan "science"?
During Operation Desert Storm, Dr. S. Fred Singer debated Carl Sagan on the impact of the Kuwaiti oil fires on ABC News "Nightline." Sagan said the smoke would loft into the upper atmosphere, disrupt the monsoons and lead to ecological disaster. Singer said such a view was ridiculous, that the smoke would go up only a few thousand feet and then rain out. Three days later, black rain began falling over Iran, which pretty much put an end to the speculation. It was this type of exaggerated "prediction" regarding climatology that got Sagan in trouble with real world science.