Posted on Sep 28, 2022
50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga's eruption could warm Earth for years
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More than eight months after the underwater volcano near Tonga erupted on Jan. 14, scientists are still analyzing the impacts of the violent blast, and they're discovering that it could warm the planet. Recently, researchers calculated that the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apa spewed a staggering 50 million tons (45 million metric tons) of water vapor into the atmosphere, in addition to enormous quantities of ash and volcanic gases. This massive vapor injection increased the amount of moisture in the global stratosphere by about 5%, and could trigger a cycle of stratospheric cooling and surface heating — and these effects may persist for months to come, according to a new study.
50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga's eruption could warm Earth for years
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More rain and snow! Yay! The west needs to break a few droughts. And since the sun still is being stingy with it's sunspots, a bit of warming would be nice. Now to get the climate alarmists (chicken littles) to quit yelling "the world is burning! the world is burning!"
I think when they quit teaching nursery stories at home and in school we lost of lot of common sense knowledge. Like, don't listen to people running around yelling with no idea what they are talking about, (Chicken Little) don't listen to someone crying "wolf" because they want attention (The Boy who Cried Wolf), if someone refuses to do the work, they don't get the reward (The ants and the grasshopper, or the Chicken and the bread).
I think when they quit teaching nursery stories at home and in school we lost of lot of common sense knowledge. Like, don't listen to people running around yelling with no idea what they are talking about, (Chicken Little) don't listen to someone crying "wolf" because they want attention (The Boy who Cried Wolf), if someone refuses to do the work, they don't get the reward (The ants and the grasshopper, or the Chicken and the bread).
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CPO Nate S.
I have an Environmental Science degree and while humankind does contribute, we have to "follow the money". One must ask, what are some proclaiming climate emergencies?
In the case of Hurricane Ian, given the Tonga eruption what is math model regarding the general atmosphere and warmer oceans as a result. I agree that we needed to do some when we discovery the Ozone that protects the earth was being eroded, and that was not a bad thing. However, it is important to remember that the environment is impacted in both natural and artificial ways, and both must be addressed with "good science" vs "political science". Both must be contrasted and compared in a way that common sense dictates.
In any event, watch the media over the next 5-days. If they have not picked up this Tonga story and reported on it, it does not fit the narrative they want to impose.
In closing, we cannot ignore man's impact nor nature's impact on climate. It is called being honest. Again, when we follow the money, we find the answers that are motivating policy.
Just saying...............
In the case of Hurricane Ian, given the Tonga eruption what is math model regarding the general atmosphere and warmer oceans as a result. I agree that we needed to do some when we discovery the Ozone that protects the earth was being eroded, and that was not a bad thing. However, it is important to remember that the environment is impacted in both natural and artificial ways, and both must be addressed with "good science" vs "political science". Both must be contrasted and compared in a way that common sense dictates.
In any event, watch the media over the next 5-days. If they have not picked up this Tonga story and reported on it, it does not fit the narrative they want to impose.
In closing, we cannot ignore man's impact nor nature's impact on climate. It is called being honest. Again, when we follow the money, we find the answers that are motivating policy.
Just saying...............
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CPO Nate S. - "Climate Emergency" is the narrative they keep pushing because it's all about power. With power comes money.
They change their narrative to the facts of what's happening in the world. That's why they shifted form "global warming" to "climate change."
And just like what's happening in other areas of science, that's why they refuse to debate the issues. Why they shut down dissent and don't want people questioning their "science."
They change their narrative to the facts of what's happening in the world. That's why they shifted form "global warming" to "climate change."
And just like what's happening in other areas of science, that's why they refuse to debate the issues. Why they shut down dissent and don't want people questioning their "science."
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CPO Nate S.
Sgt (Join to see) - Right! I have learned over the years that when people of good faith are unwilling to have a civil debate, if for no other reason than to learn from one another then one of them must know they are wrong, but desires to exercise the bravado to not be embarrassed by their ignorance. Fairly simple.
I have seen and experienced many people who desire to be more important than they are and use either a refusal to have a discussion (OR) downright use language we can call "attempted intimidation"!
When I think about climate what amazes me is we have "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" and how just cleaning this up could improve quality of life all over the globe.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-pacific-garbage-patch.
What is interesting is that there is a lot of energy in that "plastic waste" in those "island of garbage". So, why can we convert only oil-tankers to retrieve, sort and then ship for reuse this "usable waste"? Bill Gates, and others cannot ban together to remove this from the ocean.
4 Oceans {https://www.4ocean.com/pages/mission} is working on this more or less.
It amazes me the Billionaires of the world cannot figure a way to recover, recycle and reuse this plastic waste to make new products or create energy from its abundance of BTUs these carbon chains have. Creating a way to provide "clean energy" from this "dirty source" would seem a worthy short-term objective give that "...80 percent of plastic in the ocean is estimated to come from land-based sources, with the remaining 20 percent coming from boats and other marine sources...." plus "...that the seafloor beneath the Great Pacific Garbage Patch may also be an underwater trash heap. Oceanographers and ecologists recently discovered that about 70% of marine debris actually sinks to the bottom of the ocean...."
So, if 80% of the plastic in the ocean comes from "...land-based sources..." what is solution, what is the solution? I have some thoughts, but I wonder what others think. It is interesting that "...The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program has estimated that it would take 67 ships one year to clean up less than one percent of the North Pacific Ocean...."
In closing, The Ocean Cleanup Project (https://theoceancleanup.com/dashboard/) states this "...Our goal is to reduce floating plastic by 90% by 2040. According to our research, about 80% of riverine plastic pollution stems from 1000 rivers. To effectively clean up the oceans, we need to both clean up the plastic already in the ocean and intercept plastic on its way through rivers...."
Just providing perspective............................
I have seen and experienced many people who desire to be more important than they are and use either a refusal to have a discussion (OR) downright use language we can call "attempted intimidation"!
When I think about climate what amazes me is we have "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" and how just cleaning this up could improve quality of life all over the globe.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-pacific-garbage-patch.
What is interesting is that there is a lot of energy in that "plastic waste" in those "island of garbage". So, why can we convert only oil-tankers to retrieve, sort and then ship for reuse this "usable waste"? Bill Gates, and others cannot ban together to remove this from the ocean.
4 Oceans {https://www.4ocean.com/pages/mission} is working on this more or less.
It amazes me the Billionaires of the world cannot figure a way to recover, recycle and reuse this plastic waste to make new products or create energy from its abundance of BTUs these carbon chains have. Creating a way to provide "clean energy" from this "dirty source" would seem a worthy short-term objective give that "...80 percent of plastic in the ocean is estimated to come from land-based sources, with the remaining 20 percent coming from boats and other marine sources...." plus "...that the seafloor beneath the Great Pacific Garbage Patch may also be an underwater trash heap. Oceanographers and ecologists recently discovered that about 70% of marine debris actually sinks to the bottom of the ocean...."
So, if 80% of the plastic in the ocean comes from "...land-based sources..." what is solution, what is the solution? I have some thoughts, but I wonder what others think. It is interesting that "...The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program has estimated that it would take 67 ships one year to clean up less than one percent of the North Pacific Ocean...."
In closing, The Ocean Cleanup Project (https://theoceancleanup.com/dashboard/) states this "...Our goal is to reduce floating plastic by 90% by 2040. According to our research, about 80% of riverine plastic pollution stems from 1000 rivers. To effectively clean up the oceans, we need to both clean up the plastic already in the ocean and intercept plastic on its way through rivers...."
Just providing perspective............................
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