Throw on an extra blanket
I came across an article the other day.
NOAA Gets Go-Ahead to Study Controversial Climate Plan B
I remember seeing lots of banners held by climate protesters saying that “There is NO Plan B” so I’m sure they’ll be delighted that their fears are assuaged. They can all go home and watch SpongeBob or whatever they normally do.
I’m not too sure about the two proposals they are putting forward. Their main idea seems to be to cover the entire planet with a blanket of clouds. This, in their theory will effectively cut down on heat coming in from the sun.
Now I’m not a climate scientist. I tend to rely on logic and experience with a reasonable understanding of physics, and that’s what is giving me cause for concern.
My bedroom isn’t heated by choice [it does have a radiator but it’s permanently switched off]. I like a cool bed. Last night I got into bed and fairly quickly the bed warmed up as the quilt kept my body heat in. However, as the temperature outside was low my bed didn’t warm up enough. I threw a coat over the bed and almost immediately fell asleep as the temperature was now just right. The coat had acted as additional insulation to prevent heat loss.
Another example is obvious at this time of year. On cold clear nights, a frost forms. If however it’s cloudy frost doesn’t form as the clouds have prevented heat escaping and the temperature doesn’t drop far enough.
So what happens if the cover the entire planet with clouds? It may well cut down on the sun’s heat coming in but it will also insulate the planet against heat loss? I hope they throw that into their calculations before starting their experiments.
And what happens if their calculations are wrong? Suppose their geoengineering [sorry – “climate intervention”] goes tits up? Will they be able to suck up all the crap they have thrown into the atmosphere or the stratosphere? Will they be able to reverse whatever it is that they have done?
Or maybe their experiment will work and the radiation from the sun is drastically reduced, and then the sun sinks into its solar minimum reducing the radiation even further?
The Earth could end up like an iced lolly.
Much of the supposed warming as measured appears to be due to an increase in night-time temperatures rather than day time ones. It is widely known as well that the cloud albedo effect is still one of the least well understood in climate ‘science’. Ask Paul Homewood.
Do you not think it is already firmly on the cards? The sun is very quiet-VERY.. Thus very little solar wind. So great number of cosmic rays bombarding earth and causing heavy cloud formation. This reduces heat from the sun and increases rainfall. Probably fall as snow. Seems like recipe for a mini ice age. About due.
May you live in interesting times.
Your comment about throwing a coat on the bed reminded me of a time when a friend/ work colleague and I travelled the country with a caravan instead of using hotels. We took it in turns to sleep in the van or in the canvas awning. After one fierce night in Durham -a cold joint-I woke up to find my nose had frozen to the sleeping bag. I recall the sod laughed.
These greenies need to be institutionalized.
Didn't the last time something blocked the sun entire species of dinosaurs were wiped out.
Are the greenies OK with wiping out 98% of the species on this planet.
Yup, another idiot idea that allows congress to throw money away on useless theories. Perhaps theses geniuses ought to a study the affects of people living in Seattle WA and Pittsburgh PA who have to live the majority of any given year under cloud cover. If they did they'd probably think twice about the viability of covering the planet with clouds. (Using sulfur dioxide? Really?)