17 Myths about the climate
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, CICERO and The Norwegian Meteorological Institute got together to clear up some myths and misunderstandings.
The list of 17 myths and misunderstandings is for some reason in Norwegian only, I’ll try to translate them, please notify me if I misspell something or make a mistake ok?
I feel that if we together are going to take care of our planet we at least got to have the same basic understanding of what is going on. Too many speculations and guesses can ruin the joint mission.
1. The human made releases of climate gases like CO2 can not result in global warming - they are too small compared to the natural releases.
2. The temperature has not increased the 10 last years. Does this mean the scientists who say we suffer global warming is wrong?
3. The scientists cannot even tell us how the weather will be in a week - then how can they tell us how the weather will be in 100 years?
4. During stone age the temperature were higher than now; so high that trees were growing on Hardangervidda (the largest mountain plateau in Europe). This means that the global warming today is due to natural causes and not human made.
5. During earlier climate changes the increase of temperature came first and the CO2-increase came afterwards. This must prove that CO2 is not causing climate changes but rather a consequence.
6. It is the increasing solar activity that is causing the change in temperature on earth, not increasing climate gases in atmosphere.
7. A large volcano eruption can stop the global warming.
8. Ice on Arctic is increasing, opposite of theories on global warming.
9. Allegations that the ocean is rising rests on computer models that by all means concur with field observations and measures of the real world.
10. If all ice on earth melts, the ocean level can rise with 70 meter.
11. Climate gases is only 0,04 percent of the atmosphere and can therefore not cause climate issues.
12. The global warming is highly exaggerated because thermometers is placed in cities and close to airports where black asphalt and tall buildings inflicts on the temperature.
13. 99 percent of the atmosphere consists of water damp that gives us a natural greenhouse effect we humans cannot do anything with.
14.The increase of CO2 is caused by natural oceanic gasreleases and not human releases.
15. If the level of CO2 in atmosphere is too high - the ocean will solve the problem by consuming more CO2.
16. More acknowledged scientists have come to conclusions that is opposite of IPCC’s.
17. The UNs Climate Panel (IPCC) is a political organ formed to prove that humane made climate changes exists.
CICERO, Bjerknes and Met explains and elaborates on each of these 17 myths and misunderstandings, I am awaiting their approval to translate that as well.
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Always good to see a dissenting opinion.
Apparently one Space Shuttle launch releases as much volume of ‘greenhouse gases’ (do we still use this term?) as all the internal airline flights in the U.S.A. for a year, but is anyone demanding that NASA cease their shuttle programme?
Also, *if* man’s activities were having a major effect on the climate surely the thousands of nuclear weapon tests conducted in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s would be the most likely cause of climate change, unimaginable amounts energy released into the atmosphere
K
Interesting, you list the myths, but not one ounce of evidence saying they are wrong. We as humans can not even predict our own weather above a certain, very low, accuracy level. How is it that we can say exactly how the atmosphere reacts to things we put in it? What is the accuracy of the global warming predictions? If you take these “so called” accuracies into account the numbers change drastically.
This is riddled with misinformation if not out-and-out lies. There is no science here. I will only address the most glaringly ridiculous statements here.
The Arctic ice is disappearing at an alarming rate. Where did you see the ridiculous assertion that more ice is forming? This is completely inaccurate.
A large volcano erupting can no stop global warming. It might create a temporary cooling trend. But it will not stop global warming. The assertion that one volcano erupting is all we need is, frankly, stupid.
News flash: scientists take temperatures of places far from cities (as well as within cities) Scientists have been monitoring the temperatures in the Arctic Circle and within some of the deepest forests on the planet. Are there only thermometers in cities? Think again.
In #2 you assert that temperatures are not changing. In #6 you assert that they are. Which is it? If it is #6 are you saying that the sun is getting hotter? Sorry, bub, it’s not. Is the Earth getting closer to the sun? Nope, not that, either.
If you’re going to post something that goes contrary to ideas expressed by the vast majority of the scientists on Earth (yes, the Earth is getting warmer and yes, it is caused by humans) then state some science behind it. Otherwise, you’re simply talking out of your arse.
You say these are myths, but give absolutely no reason to believe you. I very strongly disagree with your opinion as I prefer to rely on facts. Thank you for allowing me to voice my opinion. 
Ice on Arctic is increasing, opposite of theories on global warming. ????
Do you really believe in this?
Sorry but I don’t agree with most of theories.
By the way there are fishes dying because of the excess of CO2 in the oceans
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