Monday, December 27, 2010

Global Warming

 So you have to wait two days to see Micheal Vick punish the Vikings.
Some argue that the recent blizzards are proof that man-made Global Warming is a myth.
They say that it is too cold for such a theory to be true.
Sure, recent stories which reveal that scientists may have fudged the data to present a more compelling argument don't help - but maybe it was similar to when the police plant evidence to catch a guilty party.
 Maybe Global Warming is the reason we are experiencing more cold weather.
 When orange farmers want to make sure their crops don't freeze, they cover their fruit with a sheet of ice.
The ice acts as insulation to help ensure that the fruit does not reach a temperature below freezing.
(Kind of like an igloo on a snow covered tundra.)
What does this have to do with our colder temperatures?
Think of a glass of ice water.
As the warm water melts the ice - the ice chills the water.
Maybe our melting Polar ice caps are cooling the rest of the planet in the same way.
Maybe our recent cold weather is proof of Global Warming.

3 comments:

brohammas said...

Or maybe this is why scientists call it "climate change" rather than the out of date political rhetoric of warming.
The general public has misled themselves with sound bites and slogans.

DF said...

If you dig in the crates around the 50's and 60's the prevailing theory was the planet was getting colder. I think about every 50 years this cooling or warming theory gains momentum.

OR

Maybe it is warming but only after a decade or two of cooling.

I think you can find data to support both any time you want as the earth is dynamic and anything is possible if you really look for it.

uglyblackjohn said...

Right, there are theories which support either position.