Question:
climate change for science assignment?
anonymous
2011-09-22 12:59:28 UTC
were looking at how human activites are causing climate change
were looking at a graph that shows armospeheric concentrations and anthropogenic emissions
the task is what pattern in the evidence?
does the gas stay in the universe of does it spread away?? < MAIN QUESTION
how reliable is the evidence?
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Seven answers:
anonymous
2011-09-22 13:45:41 UTC
I can use charts that prove that fire hydrants cause rape.



More fire hydrants in an area, the more rapes. No fire hydrants, no rape.



See the pattern in the evidence?



It's even more reliable than the evidence that anthropogenic emissions cause climate change.
anonymous
2016-10-22 07:51:37 UTC
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Jeff Engr
2011-09-23 06:49:13 UTC
I'll take a shot at the reliability of the evidence by pointing to what I beleive is the primary driver for climate shifts on this plant an dthe solar system in toto.



The Sun. Solar output is NOT constant as the IPCC models assume. There is a great deal more to solar energy than just measuring solar irradience as supporters of the IPCC seem to suggest. Some of the differences are solar wind and the varying intensity therof. Sunspots or lack thereof. examples, sunspot radiat a significantly higher percantatge ot Infra-red radiation over other wavelengths. The wavelengths radiated by sunspots are more redily converted to ehat when absobed by solid materials...



Below are some links show the correlation between solar activity and climatic shifts on planet earth.



2. Weather trend data linked to solar activity. This article references IPCC as well.



http://www.321gold.com/editorials/hoye/hoye040909.pdf



3. This link goes to a number of technical documents data etc detailing the correlation and likely causation between solar activity and the earths climate patterns.



http://www.isthereglobalcooling.com/



4. This report was presented at the International Conference on Climate Change. It is a detailed look at the solar cycle, its correlation to global climate patterns and predicts fairly dramatic cooling over the next decade.



http://www.warwickhughes.com/agri/Solar_Arch_NY_Mar2_08.pdf



5. This link is from some researchers at the University of Wisconsin who have made the first mathematical model that can predict with reasonable accuracy, climate trends. Based on their model, they show that Climate change is almost entirely natural. If you read the article you might get as I did, the impression that the scientists were surprised to learn that man has so little effect.



http://www.wisn.com/print/18935841/detail.html



8. Web site describing satellite data for looking at weather trends on the earth



http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd06oct97_1.htm



10. Article linking solar activity and earth’s climate. Article provides this link with a new computer model, but NASA still says greenhouse gases still supersede. Although another NASA article point out that the sun has been the most active in 1,000 years or more for the past 50 years…



http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?old=200112065794



17. CERN CLOUD experiment proving relationship between solar magnetic field strength and cloud cover on earth.



http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/08/24/breaking-news-cern-experiment-confirms-cosmic-rays-influence-climate-change/#more-45793



18. New study showing STRONG negative feedback for Clouds.



http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/09/20/new-peer-reviewed-paper-clouds-have-large-negative-feedback-cooling-effect-on-earths-radiation-budget/#more-47761



19. Variable Solar Dynamo – solar Flux fields are degrading no more sunspots are possible after 2015 if this does not reverse.



http://www.cdejager.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/2010-Variable-solar-dynamo3.pdf





20. Three studies on solar physics – Fading sunspots



http://www.space.com/11960-fading-sunspots-slower-solar-activity-solar-cycle.html





I hope you find this useful
bravozulu
2011-09-22 13:17:40 UTC
The gas stays in the atmosphere for a few years at least. There are some estimates that it is much longer. It is probably much less than 50 years for the half life of CO2 but some estimates are much higher like a hundred years or more from the IPCC but that is not very credible. The problem is that there is very much more in the ocean and the gas exchanges with the water. It is also part of the carbon cycle and very much of it absorbed by trees growing in the spring. When they decay, the carbon in the life gets converted back. It is very complicated trying to define a half life for something in such a dynamic environment. It depends on variables that aren't well known like the capacity of the ocean and biosphere to absorb extra carbon.

http://www.john-daly.com/carbon.htm



The half life is how long it takes for half of something to be removed. For example, with a half life of 50 years, in 200 years only 1/8 would remain. In 300 years that would be 2 raised to the 6th power or 1/32 of it would remain.



I wouldn't listen to anyone trying to tell you that the CO2 would remain in the atmosphere for thousands of years if we stopped "polluting" today. That statement would be just ignorant propaganda and it is complete nonsense.
optiphere
2011-09-22 14:04:49 UTC
You will find some contrary information that is based on science, here: www.junkscience.com



You can also find some good contrary evidence here: www.heritage.org



Good Luck
NW Jack
2011-09-22 16:34:04 UTC
Atmospheric CO2 does correlate with rising temperatures, and so does the PDO. http://www.woodfortrees.org/plot/hadcrut3vgl/from:1958/plot/hadcrut3vgl/from:1958/trend/plot/esrl-co2/scale:0.0087/offset:-2.91/plot/jisao-pdo/from:1958/scale:0.2/mean:24

Going back to 1850, http://www.woodfortrees.org/plot/hadcrut3vgl/plot/hadcrut3vgl/from:1860/to:1880/plot/hadcrut3vgl/from:1910/to:1942/plot/hadcrut3vgl/from:1975/to:1999/plot/hadcrut3vgl/from:1860/to:1880/trend/plot/hadcrut3vgl/from:1998/trend/plot/hadcrut3vgl/from:1910/to:1942/trend/plot/hadcrut3vgl/trend/plot/hadcrut3vgl/from:1975/to:1998/trend

the correlation continues, but weakens. http://www.biomind.de/nogreenhouse/daten/EE%2018-2_Beck.pdf

Atmospheric CO2 has a residence time of ~7 years http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2153-3490.1957.tb01848.x/abstract

before being absorbed by the ocean or the biosphere.



The correlation between atmospheric CO2 and temperature depends on the data set used. http://www.anenglishmanscastle.com/180_years_accurate_Co2_Chemical_Methods.pdf

Comparing the global ocean surface temperature anomalies to the rate of increase in atmospheric CO2 since 1959 shows a good correlation also. In fact, the rate of rise in atmospheric CO2 correlates much better to temperature of the ocean divided by the current Atmospheric CO2 concentration than it does to the rate of production of CO2 via human activities divided by the current CO2 concentration. This indicates that out gassing of CO2 from the ocean might be more important in explaining the recent increase in atmospheric CO2 than human activities are.



Another correlation is to compare the map of global warming since 1979 http://www.ssmi.com/data/msu/graphics/plots/MSU_AMSU_Channel_TLT_Trend_Map_v03_2.png

with the map of global cooling from 1942 to 1979 (below). Note how the recent warming has been in the same places as the previous cooling, indicating a natural cycle is likely to be the explanation for the recent warming rather than anything new.
daedgewood
2011-09-23 01:22:59 UTC
Do you think that grass and trees care about who emitted the CO2? Do you care what emitted you O2?



Do you have any idea how the planet breathes? Do you know that the rainforests don't provide us with the oxygen we need to live? Based upon your clueless questions, I assume you don't have a clue.


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