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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: maceng2 who wrote (12464)	5/11/2007 5:02:01 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36917

What idiot wrote that stuff. Only an idiot would call something a myth and then say this. "while it has long been known that radiation could form ions and, in theory, ultimately lead to cloud formation, the importance of this process compared to all the other major sources of particles and CCN has not been proven." I have seen evidence or data showing a correlation. This entire link is full of the wording of politics and not science. Myth 4 is in fact a Logical explanation of science. Such implies that the authors of your links material are not scientist but mythists. Myth 4 - The intensity of cosmic rays changes climate Solar activity, 1850-2000 Image: Solar activity, 1850-2000 Click on the image for a larger view A recent experiment has apparently shown that gamma radiation can form ions (electrically charged particles) in the atmosphere. Under certain circumstances, these can subsequently form ultra-fine particles (or aerosols), which could conceivably act as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and therefore form clouds. However, the mechanism by which cosmic rays might affect climate is as yet purely speculative and unquantified. While it has long been known that radiation could form ions and, in theory, ultimately lead to cloud formation, the importance of this process compared to all the other major sources of particles and CCN has not been proven. Indeed, there is no evidence that the flux of cosmic rays has increased over the last 30 years.