They myth that is man made global warming.

[Squilliam]

TheRealMafoo said:

Squilliam said:

From what I understand I would have to say you're wrong here. The sheer quantity of thermal energy held in water is massive compared to the atmosphere above it. There simply isn't enough energy for the storm to be powered from the atmosphere or the sun.

 

We don't know for sure that it does not contribute. Several years back the northern east coast of the US and Canada lost power. Millions of people.

The reason was a massive solar flair hit the earth at that time, and the ground could not absorb enough energy, so it went into the lines and overloaded the system.

If you had asked a scientist before that happened if it was possible, almost all of them would have said no.

This is just a small example of why I hate this legislation. We know far less then we think we know. Trying to change the world on something as unproven as man made global warming is just crazy.

The energies involved in a hurricaine are massive, you simply could not get that energy from anywhere bar warm/tropical ocean water because water itself has such a high heat capacity. Solar irradiance is miniscule next to the sheer quantity of energy being sucked from the water itself.

I don't really know the specifics of the solar flare which caused the magnetic storm in the northern hemisphere, im a southerner you see?

I don't disagree with your position on the climate in general though. I think there are far more pressing matters such as water quality which are being neglected in favour of something which needs more study and less action. I personally don't understand why they haven't built a couple of massive computer systems the likes of which the world has never seen before to you know... understand the issues better or something.