In fact, there is not enough evidence to support that conclusion. Believe it or not, most of the evidence shows that the planet is actually cooling ... not warming.

As a result, "human generated Global Warming" is more of a religious belief than science.

This site provides a lot of generally available data that is totally ignored by the reports in the general press, including "scientific" presentations on TV. Political speeches on this topic (by either side) should always be ignored because they appeal to the emotional side of the argument and seldom contain ANY data. (Of course, obvious lies in a speech reflect directly on the person giving the speech.)

Background and Definitions	Most people define "Global Warming" as "rich Americans destroying the planet by burning gasoline"
Atmospheric Composition	Most Global Warming reports make it sound like most of the atmosphere is made of carbon dioxide. In fact, it is only 0.03% (and seasonally variable). Actually, water vapor (another Green House gas) forms a larger percentage (0 to 4%) and completely swamps the effect of CO2 (except when it is very cold and/or very dry).
Atmospheric Analysis	This page examines the atmosphere as a horizontal column at sea level. Analyzed in this manner, a 10 foot chamber with 100% CO2 represents the total amount of CO2 between you and free space. To represent the amount of CO2 on Venus, a similar column needs to be about 324 miles long.
Little Ice Age	This refers to the cooling of Europe in the 1600's - Even though there is considerable debate over when it started and ended and how cold it really was, any Global Warming data that omits this period of time should be rejected out of hand as being obviously biased. This CDC graph (reiter figure 1) indicates that the Little Ice Age was from 1300 till sometime after 2010 (the graph actually ends about 1930) with 1650 being close to the coldest. But, since it is a graph - you pick the dates.
Glaciers	Most Global Warming reports claim that the world's glaciers are shrinking - so what, some glaciers are currently expanding. Actually, the reason that glaciers grow or shrink is not well understood and facts related to this should NOT be used to argue either side of Global Warming Alpine Glaciers shows a number of graphs from the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network which should help to put alarmist claims in context. In fact, if all the alpine glaciers that are used in these reports completely disappeared, there would be little or no sea level change - there really is not that much ice involved
Storms	Without any evidence, and in defiance of the experts, some activists claim that storms will be worse if we don't stop Global Warming. Who's to say that global cooling won't produce worse storms?
TV Programs and Documentaries	You would not believe how one sided most "scientific" programs are
News Papers	When its in the newspaper, assume it is political
Wikipedia	Many people get their information on Global Warming from Wikipedia. These pages contain my thoughts on the quality of that information.
Papers	There are lots of professional papers on these topics - normally I simply reference them in other pages. However, sometimes a specific paper needs a page to itself. In a 2007 paper, James Hansen admits that since the ice core data implies that CO2 is actually not a greenhouse gas, he needs to fudge the data to fit his theory.
Recognizing Bad Arguments	Any report that uses these arguments is suspect "Most scientist agree" - but they never reference a study to prove that "It is well known that" - all religious beliefs are well known, so what The temperature data covers a period of less than 1,000 years "Even if it can not be proved, we must ..." - this is the boogie man card
Greenland	The fact that some Greenland glaciers are retreating is frequently mentioned in the pro-Global Warming arguments ... however If it all melts, the effect will be negligible - 23 feet - compared to the melting of the Antarctic ice (more than 200 feet) When the Vikings settled there (986 AD till 1500 AD), it was much warmer than it is today There is evidence that the ice IS melting ... too bad we don't know why Current melting contributes about two-hundredths of an inch (0.5 millimeters) to the annual 0.12-inch (3-millimeter) rise in global sea levels Greenland's glaciers losing ice at faster rate Researchers have to account not only for the loss of ice around the edges of the sheet, but also for the buildup of ice in Greenland's interior. Virtually everyone agrees that the complete disappearance of the 2-mile-thick (3-kilometer-thick) Greenland Ice Sheet would cause an estimated 23-foot (7-meter) rise in global sea levels. Greenland went through a rapid warming trend starting in the 1920s, which was followed by cooling temperatures.
Antarctica	"The Ross Ice shelf broke off - we're in big trouble" ... not really, it may be very big, but it will have little effect on global climate. The fact that it broke off also does not indicate a change in global climate. 200 years of data is not enough to define "normal". However, if the entire Antarctic ice mass melted, we would be in big trouble. Actually, the fact that the ice mass is increasing could be very serious. Some valleys that never get above freezing are actually free of ice.
Mars and Other Planets	Mars is currently undergoing global warming - try and blame that on humans Venus is hot because it has more atmosphere than Earth
Positive Effects	Maybe Global Warming is good for us Increased CO2 makes plants grow faster Many people prefer Florida to New England or Canada
How to Reduce Emissions	Replace incandescent lights with fluorescents or LED's Use a clothes-line, then tumble to soften About 1/2 of household electricity is used simply to heat water
A Discussion of Heat	What heat is and how it moves ... including Atmospheric Heat Pipes and why they are important.
Data that supports Global Warming	This analysis would be worthless if it did not show BOTH sides of the argument. (I guess that says exactly what I think of most other pages, speeches, etc.) I feel I have presented both sides of most arguments elsewhere. However, these are additional points (not made elsewhere on this page) that could be used to support Global Warming (might not need this section) Spring is coming earlier - Nenana Ice Classic - 89 years of proxy temperatures - River Ice melt betting
Additional data that argues against Global Warming	There is some additional data that argues against human produced Global Waming that does not fit on the other pages Cold Facts on Global Warming contains more data on CO2 - in particular, it argues that for the predictions of large temperature increases to be true, the current average temperature would have to be 192F (89C).
Model Issues	Problems with the IPCC Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis models The 2007 report answers all the problems with the first report - NOT This Simplified Model is frequently used explain how an atmosphere can cause the surface temperature to increase. It is a terrible model to show beginners, but it does prove, without a doubt, that the temperature of Venus is not caused by the Greenhouse Effect. The UCAR Simple Climate Model predicts how much the temperature will increase for an increase in CO2 - however, their data actually demonstrates that the model is wrong. I also have issues with their related CO2 Diagrams not including water vapor and not including a comparison of Earth's CO2 with that on Venus.
GISS GCM Model-E	These pages discuss trying to run the NASA climate model on Windows XP Overview Background and discussion Modifications to run on Windows XP This describes the code changes necessary to make the code compile and execute under Windows XP. Basic Source Code Modifications Once the code compiled and ran, there were a few additional issues getting it to read data. Note - There are still issues I have not been able to fix. Model Issues All models make some assumptions and take a few shortcuts. This model uses 365 day years (ignoring leap years) and has a small error related to the Solstices and Equinoxes. Source Code This looks at the source code and explains why the support scripts won't work with Windows systems
EPA Comments	In 2009, the EPA held public hearings and requested comments related to a Supreme Court decision related to Global Warming - these are what I provided Public hearing comments This paper covers what I said at the public hearing The Greenhouse Effect This is my theory on how the Greenhouse Effect actually works. It explains that Greenhouse gases (except for ozone) actually cool the atmosphere. The paper provides evidence that all the longwave IR radiation released to space comes from the Mesopause, the Tropopause, Cloud tops, and the surface. It also explains that little or no heat is released from the rest of the atmosphere because it is IR opaque at the frequencies emitted by Greenhouse gases. Trenberth, et al. This paper discusses various problems with the Global Mean Energy Budget developed by Kiehl and Trenberth (1997) and its associated paper.
Icecore Data	I have written a program to help plot ice core data. This covers some of what I have learned. Dye3 The δ18O and borehole temperatures do not agree Law Dome Controversial data - borehole temperatures and CO2 Vostok More proof that δ18O, deuterium concentration, and temperature are not correlated. Temperatures How are the temperatures of past climates determined? This explains why you should not trust proxies. non-Ice Boreholes The global existence of the mid-Holocene warm episode, the Medieval Warm Period (MWP), and the Little Ice Age (LIA) is easily proved with proxies from other sources.
CaCO3	NOAA produced an Ocean Acidification Video explaining how CO2 will destroy the oceans - this is my analysis of that video.
My Applications	I have written a few programs. These pages cover some of my comments. Warming Calculator Analysis How to use my Warming Calculator to analyze Dr. Hansen's claim that the planet has a permanent energy imbalance.
Junk Science	There are a number of anti-Global Warming articles that apparently just invent facts
Religion or Science	Probably move this data to another page
Why	This gives some background concerning why I created these pages

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing

Even the predictions of doom and gloom can be replaced with predictions of a better place to live.

• What the errors are
• Why they are now considered to be errors
• What the new data should be

I mean, what is more suspicious than deleting data that might prove you wrong.

If "human generated Global Warming" was a stock,

• Would you buy it?
• Would you invest everything in only it?
• Would you do more research?
• Do you believe everything your broker says?

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