Gaar, very interesting scientific analysis. I will definitely investigate this further
On Oct 3, 8:33 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been going on about the lack of Solar activity for a while > now, > and it strikes me that my first, and only, real Debate on that "other > Forum" was on Man Made Global Warming, so this seems to be something > that may help prove my side of this discussion, once and for all... > > http://planetgore.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MWExNDZhOTM5YTUyOGRkMmJi... > > Wednesday, October 01, 2008 > > More on Cosmic Rays [Edward John Craig] > > Hudson’s Dennis Avery in the Canada Free Press (hat-tip to Tom > Nelson). > > A Canadian scientist says the largest known hole in the ozone will > occur over the South Pole in the next week. If that happens, it will > help us understand global warming. > > Dr. Qing-Bin Lu, of Canada’s University of Waterloo, says NASA > satellites and laboratory measurements show cosmic rays are the real > cause of the seasonal hole in the earth’s ozone layer over the > Antarctic. Cosmic rays are tiny, invisible, high-energy particles > from > exploding stars which constantly strike the earth — and people. > Cosmic > rays probably cause some of our cancers, by altering the DNA inside > our bodies. > > However, if Dr. Qing-Bin Lu and others are correct, they also are > connected to climate change. The number of cosmic rays hitting the > earth varies sharply based on the activity level of the sun and the > size of the magnetic wind it projects out into space. A weak sun > means > a weak magnetic wind and more cosmic rays striking earth. Britain’s > BBC recently reported that the solar wind is now blowing at the > weakest rate in more than 50 years, and is also 13 percent cooler > than > it was 15 years ago. > > The ozone layer is important because it absorbs most of the sun’s > high- > frequency ultraviolet light, protecting us from skin cancers and > cataracts. In the 1980s, eco-activists told us the hole in the > Antarctic ozone had been caused by man-made chemicals released from > the chlorofluorocarbons once used in our refrigerators and air > conditioners. > > Fear of losing the ozone layer’s health protection led to the > Montreal > Protocol, which has banned CFCs since 1989. But the ban failed to > change behavior of the ozone layer over the Antarctic. > > Dr. Lu says that NASA satellites demonstrate that cosmic rays cause > drastic reactions in chlorine compounds inside clouds over the Polar > Regions. The satellite data now cover two full 11-year solar cycles, > from 1980–2007. > > “This finding, combined with laboratory measurements, provides strong > evidence of the role of cosmic-ray-driven reactions in causing the > ozone hole, and resolves the mystery of why a large discrepancy > between the sunlight-related photochemical model and the observed > ozone depletion exists,” says Lu. > > Cosmic rays are also connected to climate change. In 1998, Henrik > Svensmark of the Danish Space Research Institute filled a reaction > chamber with the earth’s mix of atmospheric gases, and turned on a UV > light to mimic the sun. He was amazed as the cosmic rays coming > through the building’s walls quickly filled the chamber with huge > numbers of microscopic, electrically charged droplets of water and > sulfuric acid — the “cloud seeds” that help create low, wet, cooling > clouds in the earth’s atmosphere. Since such clouds often cover 30 > percent of the earth’s surface, they can play a crucial role in the > planet’s warming or cooling. > > Currently, the World Meteorological Organization uses the > photochemical model to predict that the Antarctic springtime ozone > hole will increase by another 5–10 percent by 2020. In sharp > contrast, > Dr. LU says the severest ozone loss will occur over the South Pole > this month — with another large ozone-triggered hole occurring around > 2019. > > If the South Pole gets an ozone-hole maximum in the coming weeks, it > will strengthen the case for cosmic rays, and endorse a Modern > Warming > driven by solar variations rather than human-emitted CO2. The solar > model is already endorsed by oxygen isotopes in ice cores from both > Greenland and the Antarctic, by microfossils in the sediments of nine > oceans and hundreds of lakes worldwide, and by cave stalagmites from > every continent plus New Zealand. > > The case for a solar-driven climate is also strengthened by a drop in > global temperatures over the past 18 months: The temperature decline > had been forecast by the sunspot index since 2000, but was not > predicted by the global climate models. > > 10/01 08:30 AM > > On Oct 2, 3:26 pm, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't get into this topic much as you can't resolve climate change > > within the parameters of the the socio-economic system that has caused > > it. > > > However, there are a couple of interesting considerations that are > > ignored by the apologists that think global warming is merely a > > natural cycle of nature. > > > One is global cooling. If CFC's were to be eliminated, or greatly > > curtailed, the smog that pollutes vast areas of urbananized areas > > would clear. There is evidence to suggest that the disappearance of > > this cover could in fact raise global temperature. The only time that > > this theory was able to be tested was just after the attacks of 9/11 > > ironically enough, as air traffic had been bought to a standstill. The > > amount of air traffic itself in NY clouded the skies of the city. > > Measures were taken during the time of flight bans revealing a > > significant rise in temperature over the city. I think it was 0.75 > > degrees. Whatever it was, it was deemed to be significant at any rate. > > > They other phenomenon that has been proven to be caused by air > > pollution is the dramatic change in rain patterns around the world > > causing torrential rain in some areas and severe drought in others. > > > What has been proven, and it makes perfect sense, is that the tiny > > particles of of smog and pollution released into the air, combine with > > cloud formations, this combination causes the clouds to become heavier > > sooner changing the length of time it takes for the clouds to drop > > their rain > > > It can be difficult to get partisan reporting as vested interst is > > often the the impetus for the compling of reports where the out come > > has been pre-determined--another indictment of capitalism. However, > > that the implications of an enviornmental calamity exist, is enough to > > cut back our CFC emissions as much and as quicky as we can. > > > As I mentioned when opening, the profit system is the cause of this > > disaster, the answer to the problem must be the abolition of a system > > that puts profit above human life and the environmental impact on our > > planet. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
