
Originally Posted by
Rainfall
What causes climate change,
I don't know , there are a lot of things we don't understand , like how does instinct in animals work ? but it does .
Taking a guess , I'd say climate change is caused mainly by the Sun, as we march to it's beat , and we have a slightly deviating orbit around it .
The global warming that's occurred in the last hundreds / thousands of years is to be expected as we move further away from the last maximum ice age .
The earth has always warmed up in inter glacial periods .
What do you think caused the last ice age to end after so long ?
While the current short cooling spell ?
probably caused because the sun is relatively inactive at the moment, regarding sun spots and solar flares .
Clouds are formed using tiny particles at thier base , and one of these is Cosmic Rays , which bombard the earth constantly .
The more clouds - the cooler the Earth is .
When solar flares stream out towards Earth , they bat away cosmic rays , so less clouds are formed , but as stated , the sun is quiet at the moment so more cosmic rays are getting through and so more cooling clouds forming - get it
Also the sudden economic growth and pollution in Asia especially China is probably also cloud forming , thus cooling .
But don't get me wrong I wish man made global warming was true , I live in the north of the Earth , I would welcome a 10 degree warming , and the total melting of the ice caps -giving the dirty oceans a good wash with that pure fresh ice water.
Asia might become a little too hot , but never mind , I'd take my holidays elsewhere. .