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Each day, the news about the impact of global warming is growing fantastically apocalyptic. The media, the politicians, the environmentalists, the celebrities, the Who's Who in the World, and the general public who are concerned spare no effort when it comes to turning the spotlight on this phenomenon. The ensuing popularity factor and the publicity related to this topic just cannot be ignored.
Coming to the point... The only question/s I have to ask is- Do you believe in global warming (GW)? If you do, is CO2 the main culprit?
If you had asked me the same question a few months ago, I would have probably given a big YES for an answer (maybe even cited a few examples as to how and why). But now, after being enlightened (explained later on), I simply refuse to believe that GW is to be blamed for the climatic changes that are supposedly occurring around us.
Now, before heading on to the topic, let us first look at a few definitions of the term given by leading dictionaries.
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary says "Global warming is a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases such as carbon dioxide which are collecting in the air around the Earth and preventing heat escaping into space."
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary- "An increase in the Earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution." and
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary- "The increase in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide."
If you go by these definitions, which I believe most of you must be well aware of, it is most likely you will infer that carbon dioxide and other air pollutants are the main reason for GW. You will also believe human beings are responsible for all the climatic changes. Well, are we? Not exactly! I believe we humans are responsible for a whole lot of other environmental concerns (oil spills, poaching, deforestation, releasing toxins into air and water, etc), but I don't believe climate has anything much to do with us, or that human CO2 has anything to do with the changes in temperatures, as claimed.
To explain my point, let us put it this way. We seem to be attributing the current rise in temperatures to GW and the increase in carbon dioxide emissions. But, if you go by records, the Earth's temperatures have always been changing; from the Little Ice Age to the Medieval Warm Period to the Holocene Maximum.
So why make a big deal about temperatures now? There are reasons aplenty. To begin with, the recent temperature changes are happening at a time when Industrial progress and the number of automobiles are in its peak. So naturally, people are led to believe that these are the prime reasons for GW. But I believe there are far more reasons for this; reasons, that I believe have an inside truth.
The co-founder of Greenpeace, Dr. Patrick Moore claims the whole thing to be a political activist movement, and that they have become hugely influential at the global level. Politicians have used GW as a main weapon for publicity with the help of organisations such as the IPCC spearheading this cause. Dr Roy Spencer, Weather Satellite Team Leader, NASA says- "Climate scientists need there to be a problem in order to get funding." So, what better way to get it than by making GW and man made CO2 the scapegoats? I can't think of any. The whole idea is to create panic so that money automatically comes flowing to Climate Science.
Global warming is a multi-billion dollar "industry" today. The fact of the matter is, tens of thousands of jobs depend on this. So if the whole money making propaganda bubble just bursts open, their jobs will be in jeopardy. That is why it is important to keep the fire burning, while ensuring that the flames keep engulfing the truth from time to time.
Coming back to carbon dioxide, if we look at the main constituents of the Earth's atmosphere, this gas doesn't even make it to the top three. It covers only 0.038% of the Earth. In fact, more than 95% of all the greenhouse gas is water vapour (the main constituent). After all this, if we look at the percentage of CO2 that humans are adding to this (an even more minuscule figure; the focus of all concern), should we still believe man made CO2 is the cause for GW? It is said Active volcanoes produce more CO2 each year than all the factories and cars put together.
Now if you're still feeling the heat, and if the above mentioned factors are not responsible for it, then what the hell is? According to scientists, the main culprit for all the climatic changes is none other than our very own Sun God. It has been discovered that the increase in Earth's temperatures are directly proportional to the number of black spots there are in the Sun. The more the spots, the higher the temperature and vice versa. The Sun is also responsible for controlling the amount of clouds in the sky (another major cause for temperature change). Astronomers say the Little Ice Age happened when the Sun had very few spots on its face. Dr. Piers Corbyn, an acclaimed weather forecaster, gives predictions based mainly on solar observations and he bets his life on them. He also claims with conviction that CO2 has nothing to do with GW.
As for the polar bears, you don't have to sympathise with their pictures. If they have survived the Holocene Maximum and the Medieval Warm Periods, they will obviously survive this phase of the Earth's routine climate change also. They are very adaptable animals after all.
Hoping this made for an interesting read.
PS: A long hiatus indeed. Will ensure that I blog more often in future. Do watch the documentary "THE GREAT GLOBAL WARMING SWINDLE" for more details on the topic. This article does not necessarily mean to conclude that people can continue polluting the environment. Be responsible citizens!!! Forget the heat... Think about all the diseases.
