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As it turns out – according to studies— our planets magnetic field could flip in our lifetime. According to experts, the position of the South Pole has shifted and is not located precisely at Antarctica, the North Pole is also believed to be ‘racing’ across the Arctic Ocean. Earth’s magnetic field appears to be collapsing which could severely damage our climate and WIPE OUT power grids across the world.
Experts are unsure why the magnetic field is weakening but one of the MOST LIKELY reasons is that our planets magnetic poles are getting ready to flip said Rune Floberghagen, the ESA’s Swarm mission manager.
According to experts, if the pole switch does happen the entire planet and everything on it will become exposed to solar winds which could punch giant holes into the ozone layer which in turn could have a devastating effect on mankind. If the planet’s Magnetosphere starts collapsing power grids could collapse, the weather would abruptly change and humans would have serious health risks.
According to reports from the European Space Agency, as of 2014 the magnetic field is continuing to weaken rapidly. With the help of SWARM, scientists have obtained unprecedented insights into the complex workings of Earth’s magnetic field. Reports show that the general trend of the magnetic field is weakening and the most dramatic declines are present over the Western Hemisphere.
originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: swanne
Anyone basing even preliminary results off a few days compared to a full year of multiple seasons isn't someone I would ever take seriously.
Now, our records are only 5 days into our second year. It is much too soon to draw definite conclusions. However I wish to present our preliminary results.
We have just experienced a heat wave that seems to confirm Global Warming, as the average temperatures are nearly 10 degrees above the 2021 reference point.
originally posted by: swanne
The Federation of Pangaea is maintaining its own ground temperature records, to independently verify Climate Change. It currently measures temperatures in the Laurentians area, in Quebec, Canada, and the records are corroborated by local weather stations.
Greenhouse gases work by trapping heat. Now, to measure greenhouse gases is tricky work; the NOAA explains how it samples the air, and must employ "careful calibration" in measuring multiple gases due to phase and electromagnetic resonance similarities. However, as greenhouse gases trap heat, there is another way to measure their combined concentration: nightside heat retention.
The Moon has no greenhouse gases in its atmosphere. In fact it has extremely little of any atmospheres to begin with. As a result, the day side of the Moon cooks up under the Sun, and temperatures in the day may reach up to 120 degrees Celsius. However, during the night, because of the lack of any heat-trapping gases, temperatures then drop well below freezing, down to -170 degrees Celsius.
On the other hand, Venus is renowned for its thick, lush CO2 atmosphere. Its temperature during the day is 460 degrees Celsius, and thanks to the abundance of greenhouse gases, this temperature remains pretty much constant even throughout the nightside.
Therefore it can be demonstrated that there exists a much simpler way to measure the concentration of greenhouse gases as a whole. Quite simply, one needs simply to measure the average heat retention between the dayside of a point and its associated nightside. Unlike NOAA's method, nightside heat loss measurements be carried out by nearly anyone, anywhere on the globe, and therefore a much larger amount of independent people can verify the authorities' claims, which is in accordance with the scientific method.
The Federation of Pangaea just completed a full year worth of temperature records. The complete records span over 370 entries, so I will spare you the boredom (I can however provide you with the link if you wish to look at the raw data). I nevertheless wish to share our findings.
- From 8 May 2021 to 7 May 2022 inclusively, the local day high averaged 10.311 degrees Celsius.
- From 8 May 2021 to 7 May 2022 inclusively, the local night low averaged 1.585 degrees Celsius.
- From 8 May 2021 to 7 May 2022 inclusively, the local nightside heat loss averaged -8.688 degrees Celsius.
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Now, our records are only 5 days into our second year. It is much too soon to draw definite conclusions. However I wish to present our preliminary results.
- From 8 May 2021 to 12 May 2021 inclusively, the local day high averaged 16.4 degrees Celsius.
- From 8 May 2021 to 12 May 2022 inclusively, the local night low averaged 3.4 degrees Celsius.
- From 8 May 2021 to 12 May 2022 inclusively, the local nightside heat loss averaged -13 degrees Celsius.
Next are some preliminary results for this year:
- From 8 May 2022 to 12 May 2022 inclusively, the local day high averaged 26.5 degrees Celsius.
- From 8 May 2022 to 12 May 2022 inclusively, the local night low averaged 6.2 degrees Celsius.
- From 8 May 2022 to 12 May 2022 inclusively, the local nightside heat loss averaged -21 degrees Celsius.
We have just experienced a heat wave that seems to confirm Global Warming, as the average temperatures are nearly 10 degrees above the 2021 reference point.
However the average nightside temperature is less than 3 degrees above the 2021 reference point.
And more shocking is the nightside heat retention, which has dropped a whopping 16 degrees below the 2021 reference point.
Are we witnessing a situation where we are actually losing heat retention? Could those preliminary results indicate that greenhouse gases are actually decreasing, steadily bringing us closer to a Moon situation, where the Sun scorches the surface during the day, and then everything drops well below freezing point during the night?
It is much too soon to tell with certainty. What is certain however is that the recent nightside heat loss we have recorded is also an all-time record since 8 May 2021, with a nightside heat loss as large as 20 degrees on 9 May 2022.
If we discover that this heat loss trend continues, then there will be serious reasons for concerns. A theoretical runaway heat loss trend of only 1.28 degrees per year would have catastrophic effects by the end of 2100; resulting in daily averages of +60 degrees in the afternoon, and in nights dropping down below -40 degrees. Those extrapolated figures are calculated for Quebec up north; which suggests even more intense daily weather for states that are south of Quebec/Maine, especially for those with a continental climate. Of course, however, actual climate is much more complex than just greenhouse gases, and other factors will come into play by then, such as the Sun's own variable output, which has increased by 20% since prehistoric times. Additionally, an increase in dayside temperatures will increase water evaporation rates, and water vapor itself acts as a greenhouse gas.
originally posted by: Nothin
a reply to: swanne
It seems to me, that before our current heat-wave, daytime highs have been below the average since March.
originally posted by: ArMaP
a reply to: swanne
Interesting, but I have a few doubts.
First, local measurements can only be taken that way, locally, we can never apply the data from one are to the whole planet, specially when talking about weather, that in many areas has specific, local, characteristics.
Second, loss of temperature during the night is highly related to cloud coverage, no clouds allow more heat loss, so it would be good if you could add that in the collected data (if it's not already being done).
The Earth’s climate is largely determined by its energy budget. Since the 1960s, satellite remote sensing has been used in estimating these energy budget components at both the top of the atmosphere (TOA) and the surface. Besides the broadband sensors that have been traditionally used for monitoring Earth’s Energy Budget (EEB), data from a variety of narrowband sensors aboard both polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites have also been extensively employed to estimate the EEB components. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the satellite missions, state-of-the art estimation algorithms and the satellite products, and also synthesizes current understanding of the EEB and spatio-temporal variations. The TOA components include total solar irradiance, reflected shortwave radiation/planetary albedo, outgoing longwave radiation, and energy imbalance. The surface components include incident solar radiation, shortwave albedo, shortwave net radiation, longwave downward and upwelling radiation, land and sea surface temperature, surface emissivity, all-wave net radiation, and sensible and latent heat fluxes. Some challenges, and outlook such as virtual constellation of different satellite sensors, temporal homogeneity tests of long time-series products, algorithms ensemble, and products intercomparison are also discussed
Actual professional scientists...
...have measured the increase in atmospheric radiative emissions from changes in atmospheric chemistry, i.e. fossil fuel production of CO2 and CH4 and the total energy budget. This has been going on for 50+ years. They have thought of everything amateurs have thought up, and far far more, with great attention to instrumental calibration, coverage, bias, numerical algorithms.