06-07-2019, 03:13 PM
I know old croc's post was not directly Hawaii-related, but it does need responding to given how much the public is misled by the false-reporting of science by the tabloid media.
The claim that the current solar minimum will lead to a mini-ice age is utterly false thanks to tabloids misquoting what scientists have said. Yes, there is a current solar minimum which has led to some occasions where there were no sunspots, but this is similar to the last solar minimum. In addition, the predicted change in solar radiation produces hardly any effect on the planet due to the way heat propagates through the atmosphere.
For those interested in seeing how the misinformation was spread, I refer you to the following article showing how the myth was spread:
https://climatefeedback.org/false-claims...ropagation
Further reading:
"We are not heading towards a “mini ice age”, contrary to claims in some media"
https://climatefeedback.org/we-are-not-h...ome-media/
"Debunked: The Coming Ice Age?"
http://www.scientistswarning.org/wiki/de...g-ice-age/
"Essentially this eternally recurring mythology is the result of the spin of tabloid media (video). While this kind of confusion and hype can be easy to get caught up in, we have to use strong discretion as well as critical thinking skills to ensure that we don’t fall prey to this kind of confusion. At the point at which urban legend generated from tabloid sources becomes conflated with objective science we should be seeing the error of our ways.
However, this myth continues to remain a detractor for educators, scientists, politicians, and humanity as it persists in the media today as a way for climate deniers to rationalize global cooling rather than accept global warming. It is all too easily spurring inaction, dissent, controversy, and doubt. Further, it is doing an extreme disservice to much needed and yet sadly neglected societal consensus building regarding what we are actually facing in the coming extinction."
The claim that the current solar minimum will lead to a mini-ice age is utterly false thanks to tabloids misquoting what scientists have said. Yes, there is a current solar minimum which has led to some occasions where there were no sunspots, but this is similar to the last solar minimum. In addition, the predicted change in solar radiation produces hardly any effect on the planet due to the way heat propagates through the atmosphere.
For those interested in seeing how the misinformation was spread, I refer you to the following article showing how the myth was spread:
https://climatefeedback.org/false-claims...ropagation
Further reading:
"We are not heading towards a “mini ice age”, contrary to claims in some media"
https://climatefeedback.org/we-are-not-h...ome-media/
"Debunked: The Coming Ice Age?"
http://www.scientistswarning.org/wiki/de...g-ice-age/
"Essentially this eternally recurring mythology is the result of the spin of tabloid media (video). While this kind of confusion and hype can be easy to get caught up in, we have to use strong discretion as well as critical thinking skills to ensure that we don’t fall prey to this kind of confusion. At the point at which urban legend generated from tabloid sources becomes conflated with objective science we should be seeing the error of our ways.
However, this myth continues to remain a detractor for educators, scientists, politicians, and humanity as it persists in the media today as a way for climate deniers to rationalize global cooling rather than accept global warming. It is all too easily spurring inaction, dissent, controversy, and doubt. Further, it is doing an extreme disservice to much needed and yet sadly neglected societal consensus building regarding what we are actually facing in the coming extinction."