1
$\begingroup$

Since 1950 surface temperatures have risen significantly even though the total radiant energy from the Sun has been decreasing over this same period. To the best of my current understanding as long as these two graphs are accurate this makes it game over for the climate change deniers.

Is there any climate science explanation for the significant increase in surface temperatures corresponding to a decrease in radiant energy besides severe anthropogenic heating?

https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/14/is-the-sun-causing-global-warming/?fbclid=IwAR2d6RW0KpLXRifAU4hZPbEjXVLnRcLRshw233gGJW--47tl0NfdY7JMTyk

enter image description here

Improve this question
$\endgroup$
13
  • $\begingroup$ As others have noted, you're asking effectively the same question over and over again. In this case, the issue is temperature records don't cover the whole Earth. Also, why did temperature spike in 1940 before the spike in solar radiation? That suggests something else is going on. Also how about year by year data instead of 11 year averages? And there's an infinite number of explanations for anything. $\endgroup$
    – user967
    Commented Nov 19, 2019 at 23:27
  • $\begingroup$ @BarryCarter Most people understand that a stratified random sample can accurately measure the population scientificamerican.com/article/howcan-a-poll-of-only-100/… $\endgroup$
    – polcott
    Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 15:00
  • $\begingroup$ @BarryCarter The yearly data is shown as the very fine lines that jump up and down. $\endgroup$
    – polcott
    Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 15:04
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ @DavidHammen I am striving to find the very most effective way to succinctly refute global heating denier liars so that the actual skeptics can be won over to the truth. Currently 33% of Americans do not believe that global heating is even occurring. 67% of Americans with a bachelors degree of better believe that global heating caused by humans is a serious problem. $\endgroup$
    – polcott
    Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 15:08
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ You're looking for a silver bullet that doesn't exist. Even those who believe global warming is occurring think there's good evidence, but not 100% instant convincing evidence. $\endgroup$
    – user967
    Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 15:09

0

Reset to default

Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.