ICAL THEORY: Global Warming & Its Impact

[RAD4921]

Global warming theory
It is being observed that the earth’s atmosphere is warming up and it is speculated that carbon emissions are the cause. Since the atmosphere is getting warmer it will contain more moisture due to additional evaporation and warmer air holds more moisture than cold air. This should lead to an increase in clouds, which in turn would reflect more of the sun’s energy out into outer space, which in turn would cause the average temperature of the planet to drop.

Could it be this simple? Probably not. Weather systems are very complex and contain a lot of variables. Furthermore meteorologist run these things through supercomputers so one would think this would have been discovered already but I sure would like an expert opinion on this.

Even if this simple theory did pan out to be true it wouldn’t mean we were off the hook. Excessive moisture in the air may leads to more flooding and heavier snowfalls and may cause havoc on the world’s ecosystems.
RAD

 

[verty]

Permanent fog would probably keep heat in much better.

 

[Moridin]

Let's first separate global warming resulting from natural process from the global warming as a result of human intervention.

Note that the substances that contributes the most to global warming is water, carbon dioxide and methane. These are mostly the result from natural processes (the exception being carbon dioxide to some extent). They cover each sections of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, where they absorb the outgoing radiation, preventing it from leaving earth.

Between them is a band where outgoing radiation is not absorbed. However, with the increased release of chlorofluorocarbons, they block this important window, hence resulting in a type of greenhouse¹.

As a result, it proves rather useless to try and control water evaporation or natural methane leakage, but to focus on things that can actually be changed.

¹ Salters' Advanced Chemistry: Chemical Storylines by George Burton[/size]

 

[RAD4921]

Let's first separate global warming resulting from natural process from the global warming as a result of human intervention.

Note that the substances that contributes the most to global warming is water, carbon dioxide and methane. These are mostly the result from natural processes (the exception being carbon dioxide to some extent). They cover each sections of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, where they absorb the outgoing radiation, preventing it from leaving earth.

Between them is a band where outgoing radiation is not absorbed. However, with the increased release of chlorofluorocarbons, they block this important window, hence resulting in a type of greenhouse¹.

As a result, it proves rather useless to try and control water evaporation or natural methane leakage, but to focus on things that can actually be changed.

¹ Salters' Advanced Chemistry: Chemical Storylines by George Burton[/size]

I did a little research on the intenet and it didn't take me long to find that you are correct and my theory has major flaws in it. Basicall it is ignorance of global chemistry. So much for me saving the world. Thanks RAD

 

[Andre]

http://www.nerc.ac.uk/about/consult/debate/debate.aspx?did=1&pg=1&f=

A certainly far from complete overview here.

It's way beyond me, why people need to engage in a cumulative positive feedback loop of scaremongering and desire of to be feared. A new pinnacle of that process here:

http://www.care2.com/news/member/366440609/266503

Getting tired of this ghost hunt of hot air.

 

[heusdens]

Below a quote from a Physics Text book, claiming that human caused carbon-dioxide levels are proven

It is known that the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere between 1800 and 2005 has increased from 280 to 380 parts per million. It is known without doubt that this increase is due to human burning of fossil fuels, and not to natural sources such as the oceans or volcanoes. Here are three arguments. First of all, there was a parallel decline of the ¹⁴C/¹²C ratio. Second, there was a parallel decline of the ¹³C/¹²C ratio. Finally, there was a parallel decline of the oxygen concentration. All three measurements independently imply that the CO₂ increase is due to the burning of fuels, which are low in ¹⁴C and in ¹³C, and at the same time decrease the oxygen ratio.
Natural sources do not have these three effects. Since CO₂ is a major greenhouse gas, the data implies that humans are also responsible for a large part of the temperature increase during the same period.

From: http://www.motionmountain.net/index.html
Motion Mountain
The adventures of physics.
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