Environmental APD Report
Anthropogenic (Human-Caused) Planetary Destruction
Issue # 14-12 – October 1, 2014
Hi Newsletter Subscribers:
Anthropogenic Planetary Destruction – A Layman’s View
1. Humans are causing climate change (ACC – Anthropogenic Climate Change), or at least are substantially part of its cause.
2. What? – We are turning Earth into a “Greenhouse”. A greenhouse is a structure used by nurseries to start growing plants in inclement weather. The main feature of the greenhouse, is that it holds the heat, and keeps the plants warm when they need it.
3. How? – The main cause of climate change is our changing of the Earth’s upper atmosphere. In the past, the Earth and its life gave off heat, and some heat from the sun was absorbed, and some reflected back off Earth’s surface. This heat rose and penetrated through the upper atmosphere to be dissipated in space. What humans are doing is releasing gases into the atmosphere which do not go through the upper atmosphere. They form a gaseous layer just below the upper atmosphere, forming a layer surrounding the Earth. These gases prevent rising heat from the planet from escaping. So this layer and the air below it, is slowly warming as it entraps the heat. These gases are popularly called “greenhouse gases”, since they, like the greenhouse, are keeping the inside warm. It may be OK for greenhouses, but it is not OK for the whole planet! This slowly rising temperature in the layer and just below is referred to as Global Warming. And of course, the heat is transferred slowly back down the air toward the earth. This is the key element of the change we are making to Earth’s total climate. Some of these suicidal gases are carbon dioxide and methane, among others.
4. Due to global warming, other Earth climate consequences are generated.
5. It should be noted that “weather” is different from “climate change”. So, for example, the fact that world-wide, August 2014 was the hottest month on record (not here in Canada though), cannot be used as “evidence” that global warming is occurring. Weather is changeable and long periods of time are required before weather measurement might be used in evidence. Also, the fact that Canada had one of its severest winters in many years in 2013-4 (cold, snow, ice), is no evidence against the existence of global warming. Again, the time frame is much to short.
6. One of the consequences of the global warming element of climate change, does, however, involve “weather”. The additional climate change occurring is “weather extremes”. The world has seen before, flooding, drought, snow and ice storms, icing up of water bodies, etc. What the world has not seen before is the change to extremes of weather. The extent and degree of these dislocating weather events goes well beyond that of prior years – the flooding is much greater and longer for example; and the droughts. And they are now occurring in time periods where they usually did not occur before. And they are taking place in locations on the globe that in the past had not experienced them, or very little and infrequently.
7. We MUST ratchet down as soon as possible (without creating total chaos, and turning the general population against the cause) the human activities whose polluting by-products are greenhouse gases.
Though editor of this newsletter, and though I have read many articles, I am no expert. I feel I still understand this complex issue as a layman, with some info. So I would be pleased to receive any corrective comments to the above. As well, of course, if you’d like to throw in your 2 cents, then write us with any additional comments, and we’ll publish them, and start a conversation!
Resource Articles
Climate change is causing “weather extremes” – weather that is much more severe than previously, more often, and in places not usually found.
Weather Extremes
# 58/14 – 14/9/29
Extreme Weather 2013: Human Influence Found in Some Events, Study Says: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/envir...y-says-n213956
a) Temperature Extremes
a. Cold
# 31/14 – 14/2/14
Polar-Vortex Winter – Cause - Rapidly Warming Arctic: ? (forgot article)
# 53/14 – 14/8/5
Australia
Adelaide has shivered through its coldest August morning (Aug. 4) in 126 years, with the mercury dipping to just 0.9 °C. Temperatures dropped below freezing in some parts of the state: https://www.facebook.com/9News/photo...type=1&theater
# 7/14
Great Lakes (Canada/USA)
# 7C/14
Great Lakes become nearly covered with ice – could break 35 year record:
14/3/6 - The Great Lakes are 91% frozen over - the most since 1979 – could break the record the week of Feb. 2: http://www.policymic.com/articles/84...cord-this-week
14/2/17 -http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/17/great_lakes_nearly_freeze_over_completely.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#
14/2/13 - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/.../?click=tglobe
# 7B/14 – 14/1/29
Great Lakes Freeze-Up – Catching Boat Captains by Surprise: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windso...515257?cmp=rss
# 7A/14 – 14/1/23
Unusual Canadian Cold & Great Lakes Ice: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windso...507757?cmp=rss
Norway
2. - # 8/14 – 14/1/16
Extreme Weather Temperature Drops/Flash Freezing: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/o...In+the+News%29
1. - # 4/14 – 14/1/17
Extreme Weather Temperature Drops: https://twitter.com/DaveThroupEA/sta...928384/photo/1
EAPDR Readers’ Lead Article
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Newsletter Goals: There are passionate advocates, and passionate so-called deniers both with respect to ACC & APD. This newsletter is just trying to do its small bit on sharing info & raising “awareness”. We hope to generate thereby, a more intelligent debate on these issues. Though we are among those concerned about the planetary changes occurring, which we see as negative, we do seek to present information on both sides of the debate (though our balance will be in favour of those concerned).
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i) Funds, grants, subsidies, advertising, etc. from any government;
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Editor: Bob Armstrong:
The Aboriginal first nations' historical ties to nature, in all countries, give them a big advantage over us immigrants, with respect to dealing with Planetary Destruction, including Climate Change. We ignore their wisdom at our peril.
Published by: Canadian Life Consulting;
Coordinator: Bob Armstrong
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