Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov...
by joshuaheard on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:07PM
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You would think that adding that much ice in the atmosphere would cool it down a little, like putting an ice cube in a glass of water.
Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov...
by dotancohen on Thursday July 27, 2023 @09:32AM
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Where do you think that the "cold" in the ice comes from? It's just moving heat from one part of the planet to another.
The total amount of heat entering the Earth is increasing, cold spots not withstanding.
Global warming is the effect of decreased solar radiation (as compared to how much solar energy is absorbed), thus more energy added to the Earth. A new ice age in Norther Europe might slightly increase that area's albido, which would increase solar radiation and in theory mitigate global warming. But truth is, the effect of that change in albido will be very small compared to the effect of the atmospheric CO2 (which traps the solar radiation).
Europe may be colder, but somewhere else is going to be much, much hotter.