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10. The radiative equilibrium temperature of the earth

Sat Jan 23, 2016, 07:21 PM

Jan 2016

depends basically on 3 things; the amount of incoming radiation (irradiance), the planetary reflectance (albedo), and the absorptivity/emmissivity of the atmosphere ("greenhouse gases&quot .

The amount of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere has increased by more than 10% just since the 1950s and is climbing rapidly. Unless there is a sudden and prolonged dimming of the sun, it's going to get hotter.

The counter-factual statements in my earlier post were not serious. I should do a better job of identifying sarcasm.

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Is global warming a hoax now that the mid-Atlantic got slammed with a major blizzard? [View all] CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 OP

Yes, this proves that everything we thought we understood cheapdate Jan 2016 #1

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The radiative equilibrium temperature of the earth cheapdate Jan 2016 #10

I thought it was funny CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 #14

It's about the only thing that's worthwhile, sometimes. cheapdate Jan 2016 #17

Wow, tough crowd CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 #2

yeah it's just not LiberalElite Jan 2016 #4

Sorry for the east coast folks, but here in detroit angstlessk Jan 2016 #3

Oh it'll get to be above freezing in a couple of days - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #5

The first year we moved here 1997? angstlessk Jan 2016 #7

Where are you? nt LiberalElite Jan 2016 #8

Detroit angstlessk Jan 2016 #9

For all the big snow storms we've had here - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #13

That's not how this works FloriDem Jan 2016 #11

No, that was last year's truth. This year, now that we've learned that global petronius Jan 2016 #12

Some look back might help 1939 Jan 2016 #15

Of course it's a hoax, and I don't need the East Coast storm to think so DavidDvorkin Jan 2016 #16

Not funny at all nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #18

global climate change is the better phrase, not global warming steve2470 Jan 2016 #19

No. The climate change models all predicted bad winter storms on the east coast. n/t pnwmom Jan 2016 #20