OT weather

[Alma J Wetzker]

Michael Hipp wrote:
> Alma J Wetzker wrote:
> 
>> My latest favorite is the "global dimming" that has been going on 
>> since the late 1950's.  That has cut sunlight hitting the earth by 3% 
>> a decade.  The culprit is soot and particulate pollution.
> 
> 
> Where did you hear such a pat answer to the cause of dimming? (Sounds 
> like the sort of non-science that blames every weather event on the evil 
> humans - especially the evil Americans and other westerners).
> 
I don't remember the article but that was the impression that I was left with. 
  GOK if it is correct.  It just seemed to fit with the "blame humans first" 
"science" of climate study.  (I probably should have put a wink ;) after to 
show the sarcasm, sorry.)

Did you read the article about the huge cloud of smog and smoke over the 
indian ocean?  India did and canceled the funding of the researcher studying it.

> After reading several articles on the subject I've seen none that claim 
> to *know* the source of dimming. And it has happened before - long 
> before it could be blamed on human effects.
> 
> See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,1108853,00.html
> 
> The scariest thing I read is that last time this happened, the British 
> Isles went from deciduous trees to icecap in less than 100 years.
> 
I thought that was the effect from the gulf stream collapsing.

It just seems to me that any hack can spin these horror scenarios.  We still 
can't successfully model weather patterns.  The best we can do match 
conditions to what happened in the past.

I like living on the earth.  I have grown kind of fond of it.  I want to take 
care of the planet.  Get the politicians and lawyers out of weather "science" 
so we have a better idea of what to do.

     -- Alma