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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
It’s not like a thermostat! If we start interfering to this extent with natural processes, we could trigger the ice age that was predicted in the 1960s.
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But do you agree or disagree on the science I listed;
- Does solar heating of the earth surface cause radiation of long wavelength infra red light?
- Is this light absorbed by the atmosphere or escape in to space? - some is absorbed by the atmosphere, some escapes in to space
- What molecules in the atmosphere absorb this light? - water, carbon dioxide, methane and ozone
- What happens when this light is absorbed? - it is re-radiated in all directions, including back to the surface
- Are these molecules effectively global insulation? - yes, the Earth should have an average surface temperature of -18°C
- Is it reasonable to expect the concentration of molecules that form this insulation will have an effect on the insulation effect - yes
If atmospheric greenhouse gasses are not the cause of the historical rise in global temperature, acknowledging that correlation and causation are not always linked, what else could be causing the global temperature rise?