Climate Change Answers

For debunking all the various Climate Change 'Skeptics' and 'Denilists', and just for the simply curious, here's a pretty good site that calmly answers the top Climate Change questions:

Skeptical Science (Climate Change)


Hopefully we can soon move on from the FUD and procrastinations and meaningfully start to do something useful. And all before it all gets too painful or expensive...

This is our only one planet we call home.

Regards,
Martin
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Despite the ash... perhaps the Icelandic volcano will do some (short-lived, admittedly) good. Global Dimming may cool temperatures slightly, meaning the arctic may not melt so much this coming summer. Or, you could interpret it as ash landing on the ice will increase the albedo of the surface, and actually cause MORE melting.

But don't forget all the CO2 that wasn't released by 17,500 European and International flights...
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Another problem created by excess CO2...

Ocean Acidification

Moved from stupid thread.

This is moving off the stupid vs not-stupid thread so last response here. Further discussion welcomed on a new climate change thread:

Climate Change Answers

This article briefly summarises the volcanoes vs Man's efforts:

Do volcanoes emit more CO2 than humans?

The difference is clearly significant.

Ah, 1% of human activity.

Yep. We outgun all the combined might of the Earth's volcanoes on land and including under the sea by 100:1!

Mauna Loa CO2 plot
Interesting, wonder why they tried to pick that plot. After all Mauna Loa is an active volcano so I'm not so sure I take a plot of CO2 there as representative of planet wide levels. I mean consider Mammoth Mountain. Is someone fudging or just being sloppy?

Try looking a little further to back up your claim/question?

See: How reliable are CO2 measurements?

Mauna Loa is often used as an example of rising carbon dioxide levels because its the longest, continuous series of directly measured atmospheric CO2. The reason why it's acceptable to use Mauna Loa as a proxy for global CO2 levels is because CO2 mixes well throughout the atmosphere. Consequently, the trend in Mauna Loa CO2 (1.64 ppm per year) is statistically indistinguishable from the trend in global CO2 levels (1.66 ppm per year).

Follow ups on Climate Change Answers please.


Regards,
Martin

Man-Made Climate change is happening. Period.

I refuse to call it global warming because not every location on the planet will experience a positive temperature or sea level anomoly. Hell, in some places, the sea level may actually drop.

But, back to the original point - anyone who doesn't believe it is short-sighted.
People will bury their heads in the sand because it will cost them money to FIX the problem. And the rich simply don't want to.

Solar, Wind, Next Generation Geothermal, Tidal, Wave, Space Based Solar is the future.

Nuclear Power plants are sort of - pre-positioned weapons of mass destruction... and if the next terrorist suicide bomber decides to aim a jetliner at a nuclear power plant instead of a highrise... it's lights out.

Climate Changer is real and it's here.

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... See: How reliable are CO2 measurements?

Mauna Loa is often used as an example of rising carbon dioxide levels because its the longest, continuous series of directly measured atmospheric CO2. The reason why it's acceptable to use Mauna Loa as a proxy for global CO2 levels is because CO2 mixes well throughout the atmosphere. Consequently, the trend in Mauna Loa CO2 (1.64 ppm per year) is statistically indistinguishable from the trend in global CO2 levels (1.66 ppm per year).

It has been established that CO2 does not mix well through the atmosphere. That is a somewhat new finding.
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=51313&nowrap=true#982961
That's why the question about being on top of an active CO2 belching volcano being used as a reference point for CO2 levels. And wondering if other CO2 monitoring stations are as well situated. Not saying it is wrong, just saying it needs a footnote saying why it is right is required.

Hey Martin, thank you, for your excellent post and this excellent thread. I think that in twenty year time (some climate scientists say it will be sooner) the south pole and the north pole of our planet Earth will be ice free in the summer time. Our global civilization is clearly on the edge of failure and I think the most important task we humans face, is to preserve the lives and well-being of our citizens and the future habitability of our planet. It is sad to see how we humans on our planet Earth are arguing and squabbling over such trivial little matters as to who owns what piece of land, when in fact the only piece land each of us will ever own in our life time is 2x6 and 6 feet under. History is full of people who out of fear or ignorance or the lust for power have destroyed treasures of immeasurable value which truly belong to all of us. We must not let it happen again. that is why I wanted to give this thread a little bump.

anyway people keep on thinking
Best Wishes
Byron

For debunking all the various Climate Change 'Skeptics' and 'Denilists', and just for the simply curious, here's a pretty good site that calmly answers the top Climate Change questions:

Skeptical Science (Climate Change)


Hopefully we can soon move on from the FUD and procrastinations and meaningfully start to do something useful. And all before it all gets too painful or expensive...

This is our only one planet we call home.

Regards,
Martin

... History is full of people who out of fear or ignorance or the lust for power have destroyed treasures of immeasurable value which truly belong to all of us. We must not let it happen again. that is why I wanted to give this thread a little bump.

Thanks Martin.
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Despite the ash... perhaps the Icelandic volcano will do some (short-lived, admittedly) good. Global Dimming may cool temperatures slightly, meaning the arctic may not melt so much this coming summer. Or, you could interpret it as ash landing on the ice will increase the albedo of the surface, and actually cause MORE melting.

But don't forget all the CO2 that wasn't released by 17,500 European and International flights...

I wonder if anyone is getting into the numbers. I do recall the numbers for the 9/11 days were tabulated and universally across the US we have lower and wider ranging temperatures day to night. one can only assume that the jet vapors create a blanket that prevents the heat from dissapating from the upper atmosphere