Compensating


A blogger argues that global warming actually produces cooler weather. Does she realize the implications? My guess is no, but it is fun to look at while I work on my own global warming FAQ.
I'm still in the process of putting my Global Warming FAQ together, it's taking longer than I thought. It's hard to keep in interesting and still explain things.

Well I ran across this while researching.

What the term Global Warming does actually mean is a colder climate. Strangely, how cold it gets will depend on how warm it gets. If the ice caps continue to melt at the present rate, a mini ice age that could last hundreds of years may happen within the next decade.

As more and more fresh water is introduced, (which is less dense than salt water) the Atlantic's Great Ocean Conveyor which drives the Gulf Stream will move slower and slower, eventually possibly stopping, leaving tropical air and water where it is instead of pumping it north.
Studies have shown that the surface water of the Greenland sea is dropping 20% slower than it was 30 years ago, and warm ocean current flow toward northwest Europe has declined by 30% since the 1950s.

What she is describing (sort of) is a compensator. I'm not sure if she realizes it, but she negated her own argument. If a warming trend triggers a cooling mechanism, then there is no real danger from global warming because the system (climate) compensates for it.

That is part of the problem that I have with the global warming theory. It focuses on just a few factors while excluding everything else.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Sun - December 24, 2006 at 07:39 PM  Tag


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