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To: SunkenCiv

It is said that the energy produced evedy second from sun is many times more than the energy/heat that mankind and nature havd produced in the entirety of the worldxs existence (so all this bunk about mankind causing c,imate change is just that. Bunk.


5 posted on 11/09/2025 10:03:10 PM PST by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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6 posted on 11/09/2025 10:04:52 PM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Bob434

You misunderstand the global warming “threat”. The earth only intersects less than one one-billionth of the energy radiated by the sun. Virtually all the energy released by man and nature orignated from the sun, except volcanos and tides.

The issue is the amount of energy retained. Sunlight heats the surface of the earth, and the surface reradiates that energy as infrared light. The air is warmed by the surface, directly by convection, and indirectly by absorbing infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide and water vapor are especially efficient at absorbing infrared radiation. Without carbon dioxide we would be quickly be plunged into an iciest ice age ever. The earth would be a frozen cueball. All that is prevented by a measly 400 parts per million of CO2.

More CO2 means that the atmosphere is more efficient at retaining energy and warms. There is too much of a good thing. It is not clear whether or not current CO2 levels are excessive, near optimal, or below optimal. No. One. Knows. What we do know is that humans have thrived and adjusted to the current levels. Carelessly and thoughlessly altering them is dangerous. We should be cautious. We need not panic. The energy economy of the Twentieth Century led to unprecedented increases in human well-being. It would be utterly foolish, criminal actually, to precipitiously abandon its benefits to humanity, but we need to recognize that there are risks.


45 posted on 11/10/2025 6:17:38 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets ( )
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