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CO2 Can’t Be Blamed for Global Warming

By Duane Lester • Jul 7th, 2008

Well, for one thing, it hasn’t warmed since 1998, and another thing, there are these laws they can’t break:

According to the laws of thermodynamics, the mid to upper levels of the troposphere should be warming faster then the surface. This is because this is where the CO2 is supposed to be trapped. Co2 absorbs more heat then it reflects. Since it retains its heat, the area in which it is “trapped” has to be warming faster then an area where it is not “trapped.”

This has not happened. According to the data available from NOAA (The National Weather Service) the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere have not seen a dramatic warming.
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/temp/angell/graphics/equator.gif
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/temp/angell/graphics/nhem.gif
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/temp/angell/graphics/shem.gif

Please notice the areas that would be considered mid to upper levels of the troposphere, 850 – 100 mb. The temperatures have not increased in a manner consistent with the laws of thermodynamics and AGW theory.

If you look at the data available from MSU, you can clearly see that in the Northern Hemisphere, troposphere temperatures have fallen since 1979.
http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/public/msu/t2lt/tltglhmam_5.2

This is the exact opposite of what should be happening.

The author goes on to discuss the ability of carbon dioxide to absorb heat to infinity. Just another piece of science to be dismissed and ignored by John McCain.

Duane Lester is an ex-Navy journalist turned blogger and podcaster. He is the lead writer and editor for All American Blogger. You can also find him on StumbleUpon, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blog Talk Radio and Newsvine. You can contact him by clicking the "E-mail this Author" button below.
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