Protecting Humanity from Ice Ages

americanthinker.com ^ | 7/1/2015 | Fred Singer

[rktman]

There is no question here: To protect our civilization from harm, it is vitally important to understand the causes of severe climate cooling and try to figure out how to prevent such cooling episodes, if possible.

There are two kinds of ice ages; they are fundamentally different and therefore require different methods of mitigation: (i) Major (Milankovich-style) glaciations occur on a 100,000-year time-scale and are controlled astronomically. (ii) “Little” ice ages were discovered in ice cores; they have been occurring on an approx. 1000-1500-yr cycle and are likely controlled by the Sun. The current cycle’s cooling phase may be imminent -- hence there may be urgent need for action.

[rktman]

Thanks for that Fred. The opponents of this line of thinking responded with a rousing shout of "NUH UH!". Does it really take a rocket surgeon to figure out that warmer (to a point) is better than colder? Have they tried to grow crops above the arctic circle or below the antarctic circle. Doesn't work to well. So, if anybody thinks they'll be around for the glaciation, maybe they should consider moving closer to the equator. I'll keep the Hemi Ram running to help as much as I can.

[silverleaf]

Sharing this with my kids

[rktman]

Send some jackets too. :>}

[silverleaf]

Look up how to make a room heater from 2 clay flower pots and some tea candles. It may be useful when the king forbids access to his mines and forests for fuel

[aquila48]

Bookmark

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[sneakers]

Ping.

[sneakers]

Anybody try this?:

http://www.richsoil.com/rocket-stove-mass-heater.jsp

http://m.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-Rocket-Mass-Heater/

[rktman]

Nice. Thanks.