So the recent cold snap and snow fall in the UK along with the impossible heatwave in Australia and suddenly everyone's talking Climate change.
A series of programmes on BBC Radio covering the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society. One of these scientists complained about the poor understanding of science in the UK: "40% of people don't even believe that man is responsible for climate change in spite of the overwhelming evidence". This pricked my ears up.
I'll be the first to admit I'm no Doctor Horrible, but come on. If I remember my classroom science, the Earth's surface is 70% water. Of the 30% that is landmass, humans occupy 1% of it. 20-odd% are agricultural areas, about 30% is dessert and 40% is wilderness. I think it's just the artic regions that make up the remainder. So according to the Royal Society, it's this 1% (which is less if you take into account the entire surface of the world) is responsible for plunging the Earth into doom. Anyone else feeling like their leg is being pulled here? So, via the internet, I've made like a Scientist; decided what I thought was right and set out to prove it.
I believe climate change has been occuring on the Earth since there's been an atmosphere on this planet. What I disagree with is the current idea that this change is solely man made and fully reversible.
A study published in 1978 talked about a "postulated interstellar cloud should encounter the solar system at some unspecified time in the 'near' future and might have a drastic influence on terrestrial climate in the next 10,000 years". Lo and behold the cloud, as it turns out, is real: Solar System Passing Through Interstellar Cloud (2009)
Not biting? Okay, how about the Sun? Our one constant without which, regardless of climate change, all life would die. Nasa, in their article Solar Variability: Striking a Balance with Climate Change (2008) quoted the following:
Which is what the Scientists are claiming, right? So why are other unoccupied planets in the Solar system also reporting changes? Nasa, in their article Orbiter's Long Life Helps Scientists Track Changes on Mars (2008) quoted:
Surely it's worth a ponder? At the very least we can throw around a joke about 4x4's being driven over the Sun. My point isn't to prove what's causing Climate change but to put forward ideas that all is not as clear cut as these boffins would have us believe.
In my humble opinion, Climate change is the result of a much bigger series of events then the fact global industries are pumping too much goodness-knows-what into the atmosphere. I believe, we need to evolve with the change, rather then buy into false ideas that using less electricity or buying a hybrid car will save the planet. It wont. It just serves to increase profit margins.
I would like to see Scientists, like those whingers at the Royal Society, to stop playing the "blame game" and look into how to globally deal with what's coming. Then maybe the rest of the 40% and I might start paying attention to you.
A series of programmes on BBC Radio covering the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society. One of these scientists complained about the poor understanding of science in the UK: "40% of people don't even believe that man is responsible for climate change in spite of the overwhelming evidence". This pricked my ears up.
I'll be the first to admit I'm no Doctor Horrible, but come on. If I remember my classroom science, the Earth's surface is 70% water. Of the 30% that is landmass, humans occupy 1% of it. 20-odd% are agricultural areas, about 30% is dessert and 40% is wilderness. I think it's just the artic regions that make up the remainder. So according to the Royal Society, it's this 1% (which is less if you take into account the entire surface of the world) is responsible for plunging the Earth into doom. Anyone else feeling like their leg is being pulled here? So, via the internet, I've made like a Scientist; decided what I thought was right and set out to prove it.
I believe climate change has been occuring on the Earth since there's been an atmosphere on this planet. What I disagree with is the current idea that this change is solely man made and fully reversible.
A study published in 1978 talked about a "postulated interstellar cloud should encounter the solar system at some unspecified time in the 'near' future and might have a drastic influence on terrestrial climate in the next 10,000 years". Lo and behold the cloud, as it turns out, is real: Solar System Passing Through Interstellar Cloud (2009)
Not biting? Okay, how about the Sun? Our one constant without which, regardless of climate change, all life would die. Nasa, in their article Solar Variability: Striking a Balance with Climate Change (2008) quoted the following:
"Earth's climate depends on the delicate balance between incoming solar radiation, outgoing thermal radiation and the composition of Earth's atmosphere. Even small changes in these parameters can affect climate."
Which is what the Scientists are claiming, right? So why are other unoccupied planets in the Solar system also reporting changes? Nasa, in their article Orbiter's Long Life Helps Scientists Track Changes on Mars (2008) quoted:
"And for three Mars summers in a row, deposits of frozen carbon dioxide near Mars' south pole have shrunk from the previous year's size, suggesting a climate change in progress."
Surely it's worth a ponder? At the very least we can throw around a joke about 4x4's being driven over the Sun. My point isn't to prove what's causing Climate change but to put forward ideas that all is not as clear cut as these boffins would have us believe.
In my humble opinion, Climate change is the result of a much bigger series of events then the fact global industries are pumping too much goodness-knows-what into the atmosphere. I believe, we need to evolve with the change, rather then buy into false ideas that using less electricity or buying a hybrid car will save the planet. It wont. It just serves to increase profit margins.
I would like to see Scientists, like those whingers at the Royal Society, to stop playing the "blame game" and look into how to globally deal with what's coming. Then maybe the rest of the 40% and I might start paying attention to you.
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