Cosmic rays, not carbon dioxide, cause climate change

American Thinker ^ | 05/13/2025 | Douglas Cotton

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When examining climatology “Energy Budget” diagrams, such as those published by NASA, we see figures representing absorption and emission attributed to the atmosphere as a whole, alongside distinct values for greenhouse gases.



A closer analysis of the diagram reveals that incoming solar radiation is approximately 340 watts per square meter. Of this, about 100 watts per square meter is reflected back into space, reflection being a process quite distinct from absorption and emission. This leaves a net influx of roughly 240 watts per square meter, which serves as the primary source of new energy, since contributions from beneath the surface are negligible in comparison.

Despite this, the diagram suggests that the atmosphere somehow generates additional energy, delivering not only the remaining 163 watts per square meter of solar radiation to the surface but also over 340 watts per square meter from greenhouse gases (excluding water vapor), which make up less than 0.05% of the atmosphere.

[Delta 21]

[Karliner]

what about VOLCANOES?

They never get respect.

[PIF]

Damn those alien factories churning out all the pollution!

[dfwgator]

But I said, “Look here, brother
Who you jivin’ with that cosmic debris?”

[joshua c]

which leads to more govt spending?

that is the one the govt is going with

[DennisR]

Probably insignificant in the big scheme of things.

[bunkerhill7]

Get rid of all the greenhouses.

[I want the USA back]

The major source of heat on this planet is the Sun. The Sun’s energy output changes periodically.

There have been numerous ice ages. There will be more.

Explaining climate change without reference to these two phenomena is disingenuous.

[rktman]

CONgress needs to address this.....😳😂

[Honorary Serb]

John Clauser, Nobel Prize in Physics, Berkeley.

Richard S. Lindzen, Harvard and MIT, Atmospheric physics

Both so-called “climate change deniers”!

It’s hard to get papers that go against “climate change” published in leading scientific journals. Is this good science? No!

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[SunkenCiv]

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You can’t blame humans for cosmic rays, so that’s a non-starter.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Things would be much worse if not for the emissions of SUVs that block cosmic rays.

[BlueLancer]

[FreedomPoster]

+1, great line from a great song on a great album from a great musical artist.

What kind of a guru are you, anyway . . . ?