Now where is that Flash fellow?
Posted on 02/10/2007 6:38:21 PM PST by blam
could someone define a cosmic ray
"A stream of ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin, consisting chiefly of protons, alpha particles, and other atomic nuclei but including some high-energy electrons, that enters the atmosphere, collides with atomic nuclei, and produces secondary radiation, principally pions, muons, electrons, and gamma rays."
That secondary radiation is what causes charges to form in the atmosphere which serve as nucleation sites for water droplets, and the increased cloud cover.
Stop global warming! Burn more hydrocarbons! Each molecule of octane burned puts out a little more water than carbon dioxide. And burning methane puts out twice as much water as carbon dioxide.
So, clearly the cooling effect of more clouds will offset the warming effect of the carbon dioxide.
I'll work out the details later. Got to get busy on my book.
The scientists putting forth this theory have been trying to get sober attention from the global warming crowd, but it appears that Al Gore's children's movie 'An Inconvenient Truth' commands all the debate because it's a slick production whereas few in the mainstream media are lending their ear to climatologists and atmospheric experts from NASA-Jet Propulsion Labs and the Royal Academy of Sciences.
thanks
I thought the article said we had decreased cloud cover
No doubt the "It's our (mankind's) fault , send money and we'll study the problem and tell you how to fix it..." crowd will now claim the reduction in cosmic rays is due to all the man-made satellites in orbit getting in the way... ;-/
Now where is that Flash fellow?
As a friend of mine likes to say, particularly on days like today when there's 4 feet of snow on the ground and more coming all the time, "Where's that global warming they keep promising us?"
That's it, we're doomed. Dead and gone. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Doomed, doomed, doomed.
Global warming here tonight in the warm south of NE Alabama will be a "toasty" 22 degrees. It was a scorching 45 today, with 15 MPH winds. Nice little toasty wind chill factor.
DENIERS!!!
Glo-Ball Warming! I knew it!
Indeed it does. Here, you can read it for yourself: http://www.junkscience.com/draft_AR4/
BFLR = Bump for later reading
I'll give it a shot. Cosmic rays aren't rays at all but highly charged particles consisting of ionized atoms. Which explains the ionization of the atmosphere, no? :-}
Not merely a "fault", but fascist conspiracy!
To support the Kyoto Protocol is to support a free ride for China and India.
Heretic! Heretic! Burn him! Burn him!
In other words, the upper atmosphere is a gigantic cloud chamber.
Or, a cloud chamber is a tiny version of the upper atmosphere.
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