Posted on 01/10/2006 10:42:52 AM PST by Lorianne
Ice ages come every 11,000 years. A mega ice age comes every 105,000 years. Both are due between now and 2012. The 11,000 year cycle happens because of increase and decrease of cyclical underwater volcanic eruption. The 105,000 mega ice age happens because of the changing shape of the orbit of the earth around the sun – circular to elliptical and then back to circular every 105,000 years.
Both the cycles are overdue. They have actually started. Europe right now is in deep freeze. Japan and South Korea are experiencing the worst snowfall ever. Even New Delhi is experiencing the worst ever fog and cold weather. Do not get surprised to see New Delhi experiencing the weather of Moscow, Miami experiencing the weather of Chicago.
Since the 105,000 cycle is overdue, the freeze can be real severe by 2012 and beyond. Some Geologists believe that global warming is causing the freeze because of manipulation of warm ocean currents and streams. The manipulation has occurred for many reasons. Global warming from human civilization is one reason. But much more serious is the cyclical increase in under ocean volcanoes and stretched geysers over miles. Such an eruption has recently been discovered in Indian Ocean stretching 45 miles releasing superheated steam to 750 degree F.
Because of this extra heat ocean is getting evaporated. The resulting precipitation is forming the snow and eventually ice. In the last ice age, Montreal in Canada was under two miles of ice. NY was less than 400 feet of ice. The southern US has no ice but had the weather of Canada with very often snow fall.
With our current technology, our civilization will survive the smaller cycle – the 11,000 year cycle that can produce a mini ice age. Food will be scarce and much of the northern hemisphere will be under deep ice with little life there. Serious migration of population will take place from north to south.
The terrestrial civilization cannot survive the mega ice age that comes every 105,000 years. In that case the ocean levels will fall by 500 feet on an average. The whole earth will be under deep ice. How do we know if the ice age that is engulfing the earth is smaller or the mega one?
Some geologists, astrophysicists and scientists believe if the mega ice age is starting then certain parts of the world will be very cold and under deep snow for a few years. At the same time many parts of the world will experience very mild winter. El Nino which is due in 2008-2009 can cause the mega ice age to come. A super volcano in Toba or Yellow Stone can also cause the mega ice age. Earth’s current orbit around the Sun suggests that any of these will instantaneously ( two months for example) put the earth into deep freeze. A burst of cosmic dusts from the center of the galaxy can also cause the same. Severe weather patterns that is taking hold of the earth are not very good signs.
It was 80 degrees in San Antonio yesterday. Today it's 65 and I may have to take off my sweater...
The PC term is now "Climate Change". That way, no matter what happens, they are covered and it's still Bush's fault. It's perfect.
"they jack the rates, because they aren't making enough money. What BS."
I just wish I could be in such a business. What a great model. If you sell what you project, you make tons of cash. If you don't sell enough, you jack rates, and make tons of cash. If you sell too much, ooops, supply and demand! You jack rates, and make tons of cash.
I'm not a big fan of regulation, but here is a case where it may be required.
You can never have enough cowbell!
But yet the cost of gas continues to rise.
hey!!!!!
what happened to global warming, melting glaciers and rising seas?
Did I over sleep again?
Dang, I miss all the fun stuff!
ah come on it's only an early january thaw is all!!
They insist on attempting, over and over, to place blame on humans for clearly cyclical natural processes; Continuing to attempt to jam Climate into their marxist ideologies, with the sole purpose of finding new and creative ways to control others.
Perhaps there is something we can do about climate change. Perhaps not. Politicizing it certainly is pointless.
Personally, I think a few thousand new Nuclear power plants would give us the options to deal with cimate change, either way, but I don't see that happenning any time soon.
It's hard to tell from one or two winters what normal should be, but in Alaska we keep records of temperature and sunlight like a fetish and even learn calculus so we can predict how fast the heat leaks out of the walls of the cabin when the temperature differential is over 100 degrees for a month.
11,000 year timeframe, and they narrow it down to the next 7?
This shows a colossal misunderstanding of these cycles. You can't project their onset with that kind of accuracy that they should start within the next six years. The 11,000 and 105,000 figures are very general and could have a 500-1,000 year error margin either way.
Yah beat me by four seconds.
Damn, I was looking forward to global warming :(
Dulles airport reported a record 63 degrees yesterday. Not bad for January (unless, like me, you're a duck hunter....we need cold and ice....bring it on...)
Mass extinctions only occur every 33 million years. We're overdue for that as well.
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