Solar flare activity linked to global warming
I think this is a sound, newsworthy news from Downunder.
Senator Fielding said he wanted to talk to the government’s environmental scientists about solar flares and their impact on global warming before he cast his vote.
“What I want to do is take the information that I’ve currently got and give it to the Rudd Government and their scientists and see what they say about it,'’ he said.
“If the answer is ‘look, it’s just rubbish and we’re just going to discount it’, well I think that’s not good enough.
“You need to argue your case on a scientific basis because this is a huge issue that if we get it wrong it’s going to actually end up costing Australia very, very dearly.'’
Spot on (emphasis mine)!
So, what is your position on this? I am becoming more and more sceptical.
Comment by jin — 9 June, 2009 @ 12:59
So far I haven’t seen any broad discussion on this subject and I can’t credit any side. It should be mentioned that “solar flare” side does not contradict that Earth is getting warmer, but is putting forward evidence that Sun activity better suits the model of warming for the past few 100 years. While CO2 emissions may play a role, their part, in their view, is relatively minor.
Of course we can’t escape the “GREEN-BIO-ECO” hype because it seems to be generating too many new profit opportunities, not to mention adding another “carbon tax” to the already overtaxed population.
In any case, this should be hilarious by the time it plays out.
Comment by romunov — 9 June, 2009 @ 13:33