Climate Change June 20, 2009
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Earth has an average surface temperature of
55.4° C (13° F). The planet would be much colder without the
greenhouse gasses, water vapor (cloud cover/water vapor (H2O)), (CH4)
methane gas and to a lesser extent carbon dioxide. These gases trap
outgoing thermal (Solar) radiation. The greenhouse effect raises the
planet's temperature 95° F (35° C). A article in the journal
Nature showed a net cooling on the Antarctic continent between 1966 and
2000. More on cloud cover. Contrails: those clouds that form on the
exhaust of aircraft. It has been determined that they cool the coverage
area by about 5°F. The University of Wisconsin discovered this in
the days after September 11, 2001. When all aircraft travel in the
United States was grounded. With no contrails it was quite easy to
determine the temperature difference over that short period of time.
The Earth's atmosphere is composed mainly of:
•nitrogen (77%)
•oxygen (21%)
•argon (.93%)
•carbon dioxide (0.039%)
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
has been on the rise, now at about 390 PPM compared to about 300 PPM in
1900. Carbon monoxide is down over 53% compared to 1970 levels. During
the same time period, sulfur dioxide levels fell 49%, nitrogen oxides
are down 24%, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) are down 54%, ground
level ozone is also down by 12%. All of this improvement came despite a
176% increase in the U.S. GDP, 42% increase in the U.S. population, 95%
more American employees that use 45% more fuel, in 110% more cars,
trucks, buses, being driven 150% more miles. The new auto engines now
produce twice the power of engines 30 years ago while using less fuel
and having the same displacement. Also during the same time period,
lead has been on a fast decline down 99.9%. Of the 3132 counties in the
50 United States, only 3 didn’t meet lead standards in 2001, all 3 have
lead smelting plants.
Particulate from combustion this includes
cars, power plants and factories, down 84% since 1970. When it comes to
ozone in 1980 only 5% of us breathed air that meet the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards. That number is now over 70%. Long before the
muscle cars, station wagons and my 2 stroke super bike (RZ 350) roamed
the planet, the Earth endured both significant warming and cooling
trends, somehow the planet survived those extremes.
Methane is 21 times more effective at trapping solar
energy than CO2. Atmospheric concentration of methane is 1750 parts per
billion. The continued growth of carbon dioxide gas between 1940 and
1970 is in contradiction to the global warming hysteria, when during
the same period we had subsequent leveling off of the temperature of
the Earth. There was no measurable increase in the Earth’s temperature
in the 50 years from 1935-1985. This after human activity has increased
the level of CO2 in the atmosphere. That level has been on a steady
rise since 1900. The average temperature of the planet has not been on
a steady rise over the last 100 years.
It has warmed for about 35-40 years
(1900-1940, then cooled off a bit over the next 40 years (1940-1980),
then a short warm up from 1980 until 1998.
Over the last 11 years the temperature has
been on a slight decline. Until last year (2007) when it took a sharp
dive, about 1°F. If this were because of human activity the
temperature would have been on a steady rise. This is 100% because of
solar activity, the lack of Sun Spot (magnetic activity) activity. The
most recent Solar Minimum was March of 2007, thus ending the last solar
cycle. The phenomenon are created by sub surface minor localized
magnetic fields. Generally solar activity returns in a few short
months. About a month this summer no Sunspot activity was observed.
This is the first time in 90+years that there has been no observable
Sunspot activity. Each of the recent sunspots on average are lasting
only a few days max. If this trend continues for another year or two,
it could be a sign of a new Solar Minimum. Most reports, articles etc.
that have been written on the subject of Global Warming have left out
the fact that the Earth is in orbit around a slowly warming fusion
reactor known as the Sun. Minute changes in the output of that fusion
reactor can and has caused drastic changes to our climate.
The last time a Solar Cycle was delayed this
long it let to what is now known as the “Little Ice Age” This is
now know as the Maunder Minimum. During the 16th century (1645) through
the early 17th century (1715) there was no observable sun spot
activity. It was the coldest period’s sense the last ice age. During
this period the Thames River in London froze for the first time in
recorded history. The Earth’s average temperature was 2.7 deg. cooler
than it is now.
The Kyoto Treaty and The United States. It is
possible to meet the treaty and never sign it. Build more nuclear power
plants. Building enough nuclear power plants to match that of European
Union (33.3%) would free up 15% of the fossil fuels used in the U.S.
Note if the United States did not use Nuclear Power between 1995-2003
generating electrical power by other means would have produced 6
billion tons of additional carbon dioxide, 34.3 million tons of sulfur
dioxide, and 14.8 million tons of nitrogen oxides. The last time I
checked nobody got sick or died at 3 Mile Island. It is estimated that
is the United States ratified the Kyoto Treaty the cost to the country
would be as much as $2700.00 per household per year. The Clinton
Administration put the bill between $225,000,000,000.00 and
$400,000,000,000.00. With possible job losses between 1 million and 5
million. Not acceptable figures for logical people.
Human induced global warming? Just is not possible in my opinion.
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June 20,
2009 