The Laws of Physics: Global Warming is Inevitable
by Is global warming a mere political propaganda? Or is it really a fact bound to happen in keeping with the laws of physics or because of too huge amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Is global warming a mere political propaganda? Or is it really a fact bound to happen in keeping with the laws of physics or because of too huge volume of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? Because of the economic consequences related to the issue, many world governments with the aid perhaps of scientists in connivance with them maintain a strong contention against the findings of dedicated and concerned scientists that global warming is now happening.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has observed a relative increase of temperature a little more than 1 degree Fahrenheit – which is substantial to alter climates at the global scale. Melting of arctic sea ice and the spreading of diseases brought forth by a slight change in climates are among of the currently observed adverse effects of global warming.
Its now a household scientific information that this relative increase in temperature is blamed on the ever increasing amount of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that allow the passage of sunlight, and is reflected back by the earth’s surface into to the atmosphere in the form of infrared radiation which does not have complete ability to penetrate entirely back into outer space. Most of it are absorbed by the greenhouse gases and in the process infrared radiation is transformed into heat energy, thus the warming of the earth’s atmosphere.
The Greenhouse Effect (if enhanced causes global warming)
Notwithstanding, a handful of scientists and world leaders remain skeptical, arguing that these greenhouse gases emitted by industries and factories and other greenhouse gas -producing man made activities do not bring global warming after all, and the observed relative increase in temperature is brought forth by some other factor that may not increase global temperature further in time.
If those skeptics are right, a law of physics known as the second law of thermodynamics offers a very good explanation. This fundamental law of physics also known as the law of entropy stresses the fact that every time energy in any form is used up, most of it is wasted in the form of heat. For instance, chemical energy from gasoline feed into internal combustion engines is completely intended to be transformed into mechanical energy to move our cars, airplanes and vessels. But it turns out that most of this chemical energy is transformed into heat that eventually joins the surroundings, heating the atmosphere. And all this wasted heat energy cannot be recollected completely for the law of entropy is an irreversible process. Like freezing water, experimenters have found countless times without inconsistency that it takes more energy to freeze that the amount of energy released when it melts. “Entropy is like a broken cup; we can see it smashed unto the floor but never can we observe the pieces gathered and reform its original shape.” Said Stephen Hawking; the greatest living theoretical physicist since Einstein. Reversing or undoing entropy or global warming in this case is therefore impossible. Moreover, another consequence of the law of entropy is the natural and irreversible decline of nature from the state of order to disorder which happens to be the case of the eventual collective effects of global warming.
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Post CommentR J Evans
On August 17, 2008 at 11:30 am
Now I am really worried…
Juancav
On August 17, 2008 at 3:16 pm
We must worry,and not putting economic interest but taking care our planet´s health.Unofre this article is very sighted,you won a “Namaste”.
nobert soloria bermosa
On August 17, 2008 at 6:31 pm
so do I,nice one bro,everybody should do the right thing for our planet
Ruby Hawk
On August 17, 2008 at 7:08 pm
An excellent article, and I’m sure you all remember a few years ago when we were so worried that we were going into another ice age.In any case we need to live as green as possible. That is the only ting we can do.
Fernando R. (jito)
On August 17, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Good point my friend! I totally agree that whether or not we are slowly warming the Earth,we still have the responsibility of caring
for our resources and environment.
eddiego65
On August 17, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Excellent article. Whether we are at fault or not, we should all exercise good stewardship over the resources that God has given us, which is supposed to be for our benefit and not for our abuse.
Mystical Changeling
On August 18, 2008 at 12:02 am
A very good article and we all need to take care of Mother Earth, as she is the only one we have.
RJ Chamberlain
On August 18, 2008 at 2:44 am
Great article Unofre.
Josey
On August 18, 2008 at 3:30 am
Nice article.
claris
On August 18, 2008 at 6:56 am
very interesting article
The Quail
On August 18, 2008 at 12:46 pm
well done very good article as always my friend.
william rodriguez II
On August 18, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Intellectual piece,buddy.
Unofre Pili
On August 18, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Thank you everyone.
Unofre Pili
On August 18, 2008 at 9:43 pm
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Thanks.
neelam pandey
On August 20, 2008 at 1:18 pm
very interesting article …and thought provoking as well…nice work!!
Carbon based lifeform
On December 16, 2008 at 2:43 am
What a load of complete tosh ! Selective use of physics at its best. Nowhere is the effect of conduction and convection discussed – which is primarily what moves heat around in the Troposphere. Heat doesn’t magically cling to CO2 molecules and hang around indefinitely. Atmospheric pressure is also a major factor in temperature at or around sea level etc etc….
Fact is the only atmospheric gas that has any real ability to ‘hold heat’ is water vapour (which has almost five times the ’specific heat’ of CO2. Thats the rate at which it absorbes and releases heat).
Thats why deserts are excessively hot during the day and excessively cold at night – lack of atmospheric water vapour to reflect solar radiation during the night and cloudless nights, so the heat from the day rises without impediment.
Carbon based warming theories have more holes than swiss cheese. As a consequence billions of dollars are being wasted. Money that could be far better spent on environmental policies that have real benefit (e.g. improved agriculture and access to clean water).
Carbon based lifeform
On December 19, 2008 at 5:22 am
If you want something very thought provoking then read ‘Falsification of the Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effect Within the Frame of Physics’ Gerhard Gerlich and Ralf D. Tscheuschner.
You can download it free on the web.
Jack
On November 12, 2009 at 1:59 pm
go take a physics class before you start to blabber none sense fact. entopy may not be reversible across the entire universe, but it’s doable on earth given enough energy, if the decrease on earth is offseted by increase somewhere else in the universe.
Jack
On November 12, 2009 at 1:59 pm
go take a physics class before you start to blabber none sense fact. entopy may not be reversible across the entire universe, but it\’s doable on earth given enough energy, if the decrease on earth is offseted by increase somewhere else in the universe.
Lachlan Phillips
On November 25, 2009 at 11:32 am
I’m not sure you understand thermodynamics. A “warming” is not inevitable. A “cooling”, however is inevitable (in some number of billions of years) but this has no bearing on the current situation.
(Eg: a boiling jug of water will inevitably cool down, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t heat it up, cool it down and heat it up a million times before that. The thermodynamics governing the heat of that jug have no bearing on ultimate universal entropy)
Regarding the notion that the “warming” is inevitable, this is simply incorrect. Planets of varying atmospheres are scattered from the sun right out to the depths of the solar system. They all have different temperatures, and different heat retention capacities. They all heat and cool depending upon the makeup of their atmosphere and their ability to retain heat. There is *absolutely nothing* that would suggest for a moment that a body, when presented with a source of heat, will necessarily increase, decrease, OR remain at equilibrium. Every circumstance will yield different results.
What thermodynamics DOES however say is that if you have a system in equilibrium (eg, the earth system) and you ADD heat, you will, for the period of increased energy, send it out of equilibrium, and into a stage of warming.
Dieter Zakel MD MA
On December 27, 2009 at 5:49 am
The 2nd Law Of Thermodynamics means that the earth can NOT be warmed (by global warming).
Therefore the 2nd law falsifies the so called “greenhouse effect” which means: It doesn’t exist. (Heat can only flow from the earth to space)