Monday, May 09, 2005

Global Warming Computer Model To Include Effects of Sun... Someday... Maybe

Next installment in my series from the Friends of Science
Myth 5: Computer models verify that CO2 increases will cause significant global warming.

Fact: Unfortunately, computer models predicting global warming are incapable of including the effects of the sun and the clouds. Further, the main cause of temperature variation is the sun. Its radiation changes all the time, partly in cyclical fashion. The number of sunspots can be correlated very closely with average temperatures on earth, e.g. the Little Ice Age and the Medieval Warm Period. Varying intensity of solar heat radiation affects the surface temperature of the oceans and the currents. Warmer ocean water expels gases, some of which is CO2.

Did I read that correctly? computer models predicting global warming are incapable of including the effects of the sun?

I have a computer model that shows that everyone owes me money. Send it in.