James Croll in Context: the Encounter Between Climate Dynamics and Geology in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century1
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Meet the Man Who Has Exposed the Great Climate Change Con Trick
Meet the man who has exposed the great climate change con trick JAMES DELINGPOLE SPECTATOR.CO.UK 11 JULY 2009 James Delingpole talks to Professor Ian Plimer, the Australian geologist, whose new book shows that ‘anthropogenic global warming’ is a dangerous, ruinously expensive fiction, a ‘first-world luxury’ with no basis in scientific fact. Shame on the publishers who rejected the book. Imagine how wonderful the world would be if man-made global warming were just a figment of Al Gore’s imagination. No more ugly wind farms to darken our sunlit uplands. No more whopping electricity bills, artificially inflated by EU-imposed carbon taxes. No longer any need to treat each warm, sunny day as though it were some terrible harbinger of ecological doom. And definitely no need for the $7.4 trillion cap and trade (carbon-trading) bill — the largest tax in American history — which President Obama and his cohorts are so assiduously trying to impose on the US economy. Imagine no more, for your fairy godmother is here. His name is Ian Plimer, Professor of Mining Geology at Adelaide University, and he has recently published the landmark book Heaven And Earth, which is going to change forever the way we think about climate change. ‘The hypothesis that human activity can create global warming is extraordinary because it is contrary to validated knowledge from solar physics, astronomy, history, archaeology and geology,’ says Plimer, and while his thesis is not new, you’re unlikely to have heard it expressed with quite such vigour, certitude or wide-ranging scientific authority. -
Identifying the Causal Role of CO2 During the Ice Ages
Identifying the Causal Role of CO2 during the Ice Ages Jennifer L. Castle and David F. Hendry∗ Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School and Climate Econometrics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford January 13, 2020 Abstract We investigate past climate variability over the Ice Ages, where a simultaneous-equations system is developed to characterize land ice volume, temperature and atmospheric CO2 levels as non-linear functions of measures of the Earth’s orbital path round the Sun. Although the orbital variables were first theorised as the fundamental causes of glacial variation by Croll in 1875 following Agassiz’s conception of a ‘Great Ice Age’ in 1840, their minor variations were thought insufficient to drive such major changes, especially the relative rapidity of shifts between glacial and warmer periods. The changes over the ice ages in atmospheric CO2 closely matched changes in land ice volumes, and since temperature changes are in turn affected by CO2 and also closely tracked ice volumes, a key identification issue is the causal role of CO2 in the process. As any links between CO2 and temperature above the forces from the orbital drivers (which of course are still operating) must have been natural ones hundreds of thousands of years ago, understanding their interactions at that time is important now that additional CO2 emissions are anthropogenic. We develop a simultaneous equation system over the last 800,000 years that allows a test of the role of CO2 as endogenously driven by the orbital variations, or an ‘exogenous’ influence as it now is. JEL classifications: C01, C51, C87, Q54. -
Climate Change and Its Causes a Discussion About Some Key Issues
Climate Change and Its Causes A Discussion About Some Key Issues Nicola Scafetta 1;2 1Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (ACRIM) Lab, Coronado, CA 92118, USA 2Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. Abstract This article discusses the limits of the Anthropogenic Global Warming Theory advocated by the Intergov- ernmental Panel on Climate Change. A phenomenological theory of climate change based on the physical properties of the data themselves is proposed. At least 60% of the warming of the Earth observed since 1970 appears to be induced by natural cycles which are present in the solar system. A climatic stabilization or cooling until 2030-2040 is forecast by the phenomenological model. *************************************************************************************** This work is made of • An translation into English of the paper: Scafetta N., “Climate Change and Its causes: A Discussion about Some Key Issues,” La Chimica e l’Industria 1, p. 70-75 (2010); • Several additional supporting notes are added to the paper; • An extended appendix section part is added to cover several thematic issues to support particular topics addressed in the main paper. (not in this preprint) This work covers most topics presented by Scafetta at a seminar at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DC USA, February 26, 2009. A video of the seminar is here: http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eed.nsf/vwpsw/360796B06E48EA0485257601005982A1#video Cite as: arXiv:1003.1554v1 [physics.geo-ph] 8 Mar 2010 Scafetta N., “Climate Change -
Weathering the End Times Donald W
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Liberty University Digital Commons Eruditio Ardescens The Journal of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Volume 2 | Issue 2 Article 2 February 2016 Weathering the End Times Donald W. Holdridge Sr. Liberty University School of Divinity, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/jlbts Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, and the Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons Recommended Citation Holdridge, Donald W. Sr. (2016) "Weathering the End Times," Eruditio Ardescens: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 2. Available at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/jlbts/vol2/iss2/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Liberty University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Eruditio Ardescens by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Liberty University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Weathering the End Times Cover Page Footnote The uthora has been teaching graduate courses in the area of OT Studies for LU's School of Divinity since 2009. This article is available in Eruditio Ardescens: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/jlbts/vol2/iss2/2 WEATHERING THE END TIMES Donald W. Holdridge Sr.1 Today’s scientists disagree over what the earth will look like in the centuries to come. Some seriously doubt whether there will be much of a future if civilization’s industrial activities continue to increase the temperature of the planet. Where do Christians line up on the future global climate debate and how do the prophetic Scriptures contribute to this discussion? Introduction: What’s all the Fuss About? One cannot turn on the evening news without hearing something alarming about the effects of Anthropogenic (man-generated/caused) Climate Change (ACC) impacting one part of the earth or another. -
The Observer October 2015
Santa Monica Amateur Astronomy Club October, 2015 The Observer UPCOMING CLUB MEETING: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 7:30 PM Santa Moncia Featured Speaker: DEBORAH VANE, JPL Amateur Astronomy Club Topic: “Observing Earth From Space To Understand and Better Predict INSIDE THIS ISSUE Climate Change” October Calendar: A Busy Month! ************** Earth’s Climate: Milankovitch and his Cycles OUR MEETING SITE: Wildwood School 11811 Olympic Blvd. Our knowledge of the earth's ecosystems has been dramatically ad- Los Angeles, CA 90064 vanced by observations from space. NASA now has a suite of satellites observing our atmosphere, oceans and weather systems. Many of these Free parking in garage, SE satellites are built and operated nearby, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labora- corner of Mississippi tory. &Westgate. Deborah Vane, our featured speaker, has worked on the Mars Viking Lander Mission Imaging Team, and has served as Scientific Assis- “The Observer” would be tant for the JPL Chief Scientist. As mission manager for Cloudsat, she delighted to accept submis- has been involved with climate observations from space. At this Friday's sions from club members. meeting, she will tell us how these observations are helping us to better Co-editors would also be understand our planet's climate--and its potential for change in the com- welcome. See one of our club ing years." officers at the next meeting! Observing Earth from Space: NASA has a whole fleet of spacecraft, including a line-up of advanced satellites collectively known as “The A Team”, orbiting the earth and collecting infor- mation about land use, atmospheric composition, ocean winds and currents, sea surface temperatures, and cloud formation. -
Article James Croll – Aman‘Greater Far Than His Work’ Kevin J
Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,1–20, 2021 Article James Croll – aman‘greater far than his work’ Kevin J. EDWARDS1,2* and Mike ROBINSON3 1 Departments of Geography & Environment and Archaeology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Elphinstone Road, Aberdeen AB24 3UF, UK. 2 McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. 3 Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Lord John Murray House, 15–19 North Port, Perth PH1 5LU, UK. *Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT: Popular and scholarly information concerning the life of James Croll has been accumu- lating slowly since the death in 1890 of the self-taught climate change pioneer. The papers in the current volume offer thorough assessments of topics associated with Croll’s work, but this contribution seeks to provide a personal context for an understanding of James Croll the man, as well as James Croll the scho- lar of sciences and religion. Using archival as well as published sources, emphasis is placed upon selected components of his life and some of the less recognised features of his biography.These include his family history, his many homes, his health, participation in learned societies and attitudes to collegiality, finan- cial problems including the failed efforts to secure a larger pension, and friendship. Life delivered a mix- ture of ‘trials and sorrows’, but it seems clear from the affection and respect accorded him that many looked upon James Croll as a ‘man greater far than his work’. KEY WORDS: Croil–Croyle–Croll, family history, friendship, health, homes, income, learned societies, pension. -
Lonnie G. Thompson
Lonnie G. Thompson Curriculum Vitae Distinguished University Professor, School of Earth Sciences Senior Research Scientist, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: (614) 292-6652|Fax: (614) 292-4697 E-mail: [email protected] Key Indicators of Scholarly Excellence Elected Member of The National Academy of Sciences, 2005 United States Medal of Science, 2007, awarded by the President of the United States at the White House, Washington, D.C. Elected Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009 Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Science, 2002, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam Benjamin Franklin Medal, The Franklin Institute, 2012 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, 2005 Dan David Prize in Geosciences, 2008 The Common Wealth Award for Science and Invention, 2002 Vega Medal, 2002, Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005 Elected Member of the American Philosophical Society, 2006 Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 2001 Honorary Doctoral Degree, 2013, University of Pennsylvania’s 257th Commencement, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Honorary Doctorate of Science, 2011, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom Honorary Doctorate of Science Degree, Spring 2009, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Honorary Doctorate of Science Degree, Spring 2009, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York Additional Indicators of Scholarly Excellence (chronological) -
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It's God's World: Christians, Care for Creation and Global Warming
It’s God’s World: Christians, Care for Creation and Global Warming Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................................................page 1 Session 1: “And God Saw That It Was Good” ......................................................................................page 2 Session 2: “The Whole Creation Groans”............................................................................................page 4 Session 3: “Standing at the Crossroads” ............................................................................................page 7 Session 4: “Reconciling the World”......................................................................................................page 10 Session 5: “A New Heaven and a New Earth”....................................................................................page 13 This resource, first published in 1997 by the National Council of the I The Global Warming Strategy and Churches of Christ in the USA, was Information Packet contains a written by Vera K. White, a Christian variety of materials you can use in Educator and revised in 2002 by your congregation. Order number members of the Eco-Justice Working EJ9900. Price $3.00. Group of the NCCC. I God’s Creation and Global The Eco-Justice working Group Warming is a 12 minute video consists of representatives of tape on the nature of the problem twenty-three participating Protestant and why people of faith care and Orthodox communions. For -
Article Cosmic Connections: James Croll's Influence on His
Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,1–6, 2021 Article Cosmic connections: James Croll’sinfluence on his contemporaries and his successors James R. FLEMING Science, Technology, and Society Program, Colby College, Waterville, Maine 04358, USA. Email: jfl[email protected] ABSTRACT: This paper examines the astronomical theory of ice ages of James Croll (1821–1890), its influence on contemporaries John Tyndall, Charles Lyell, and Charles Darwin, and the subsequent development of climate change science, giving special attention to the work of Svante Arrhenius, Nils Ekholm, and G. S. Callendar (for the carbon dioxide theory), and Milutin Milanković(for the astro- nomical theory). Croll’s insight that the orbital elements triggered feedbacks leading to complex changes – in seasonality, ocean currents, ice sheets, radiative forcing, plant and animal life, and climate in general – placed his theory of the Glacial Epoch at the nexus of astronomy, terrestrial physics, and geology. He referred to climate change as the most important problem in terrestrial physics, and the one which will ultimately prove the most far reaching in its consequences. He was an autodidact deeply involved in philosophy and an early proponent of what came to be called ‘cosmic physics’–later known as ‘Earth-system science.’ Croll opened up new dimensions of the ‘climate controversy’ that continue today in the interplay of geological and human influences on climate. KEY WORDS: astronomical theory, carbon dioxide theory, climate change, cosmic physics, ice ages. It is to be hoped that the day is not far distant when the G. S. Callendar (for the carbon dioxide theory), and Milutin climate controversy will be concluded. -
Or Half Empty ??
AFTER 20 YEARS - - IS THE COUNTY ENGINEER GLASS HALF FULL - OR HALF EMPTY ?? A. WAYNE COLLINS PE, AICP, F.ASCE HOW DID THE WESTERN REGIONAL COUNTY ENGINEERS CONFERENCE GET STARTED? TIME FRAME ABOUT 1990 SYSTEM OF FHWA REGIONAL COUNTY ROAD ADVISORS EXISTED SOME REGIONS HAD REGIONAL CONFERENCES REGION IX NEVER HAD FHWA SUPPORTED THE IDEA RENEE HOEKSTRA MADE IT HAPPEN – SEPTEMBER OF 1991 IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA SIGNIFICANT COUNTY ENGINEER CHANGES OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS RESOURCES – MONEY RESOURCES – STAFF TALENT TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO COUNTY ENGINEER REGULATIONS POLITICAL INFLUENCE OVER PROGRAMS WHAT ABOUT THIS LIST ? TERRORISM ISSUES NATIONAL DEBT - RECESSION ECONOMY HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HEALTH CARE COSTS ? “TRUST” FUNDS RAIDED HIGH ENERGY COSTS INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS - - INCLUDING - - - GLOBAL WARMING ! ! ! IS OUR GLASS HALF FULL - OR HALF EMPTY ?? HUNDREDS RALLY TO PROTEST GLOBAL WARMING THE DISCUSSION STARTED HERE THE LITANY - - THE EARTH IS WARMING AT AN UNACCEPTABLE RATE THE CAUSE IS MAN-MADE – PARTICULARLY INCREASES IN CO2 EMISSIONS GLOBAL CATASTROPHIES WILL OCCUR UNLESS WE ACT NOW THERE IS NEAR-UNANIMOUS SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS OF THE LITANY DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE ! THE WARMING PLANET WILL INCREASE: DISEASE SEVERE STORM EVENTS DROUGHT FLOODS EXTREME WEATHER DEATHS ANYTHING ELSE THAT GOES WRONG WE CAN’T OTHERWISE EXPLAIN LET’S ADDRESS THE LITANY #1 99% OF SCIENTISTS AGREE THAT MAN-GENERATED CO2 IS CAUSING ALARMING GLOBAL WARMING THERE IS CONSENSUS !!! THE ARGUMENTS ARE OVER - - NOTE THIS US SENATE REPORT THE PETITION -
'Alice in Wonderland' Mechanics of the Rejection of (Climate) Science
Lewandowsky, S., Cook, J., & Lloyd, E. (2018). The ‘Alice in Wonderland’ mechanics of the rejection of (climate) science: simulating coherence by conspiracism. Synthese, 195(1), 175-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-016-1198-6 Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record License (if available): CC BY Link to published version (if available): 10.1007/s11229-016-1198-6 Link to publication record in Explore Bristol Research PDF-document This is the final published version of the article (version of record). It first appeared online via Springer Verlag at DOI: 10.1007/s11229-016-1198-. Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher. University of Bristol - Explore Bristol Research General rights This document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/research-policy/pure/user-guides/ebr-terms/ Synthese DOI 10.1007/s11229-016-1198-6 The ‘Alice in Wonderland’ mechanics of the rejection of (climate) science: simulating coherence by conspiracism Stephan Lewandowsky1,2 · John Cook2,3 · Elisabeth Lloyd4 Received: 18 February 2016 / Accepted: 4 August 2016 © The Author(s) 2016. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract Science strives for coherence. For example, the findings from climate sci- ence form a highly coherent body of knowledge that is supported by many independent lines of evidence: greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human economic activities are causing the global climate to warm and unless GHG emissions are drastically reduced in the near future, the risks from climate change will continue to grow and major adverse consequences will become unavoidable.