Statistically Falsifying a Model
Many alleged “tests” of mainstream climate theories don’t follow any scientifically legitimate procedure. So, their “falsifications” are themselves false. Here, I sketch how a proper statistical test of a scientific model funtions.
Response to Terigi Ciccone’s “Revised, Why can’t CO2 and Greenhouse effects cause global Warming?”
Terigi Ciccone published a whitepaper titled “REVISED, WHY CAN’T CO2 AND GREENHOUSE EFFECTS CAUSE GLOBAL WARMING?” (2021). It’s apparently a “Top Download” on academia.edu. I was curious. So, I carefully reviewed it. The paper is a nice collection of many of the arguments circulating among those skeptical of the atmospheric Greenhouse Effect. I appreciate the work Terigi Ciccone has done gathering, integrating, and presenting information to support greater understanding of concerns about climate science. Unfortunately, the whitepaper: If all the seriously flawed arguments and information were taken out, regrettably, I don’t think there would be much content of interest left…
11+12 =23, or How I know the Greenhouse Effect is real
Recently, someone asked me, “Do you think the Greenhouse Effect is real?” I found myself answering, “I don’t ‘think’ it’s real. At this point, I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that it’s real. As real as 11+12 = 23.”
I think it’s about time that I spell out how I know it…
Flow constriction: How the Greenhouse effect warms a planet
Many explanations of the atmospheric Greenhouse effect leave people unclear about how it raises the global temperature. I’d like to look at a simple fundamental principle which sheds light on how warming happens.
How do you raise the level of something?
If we’re talking about water in a reservoir, you might think the answer is pretty simple: to raise the water level, you need to add more water—right? …
Energy Conservation allows Power to Appear seemingly from Nowhere (no, that doesn’t imply unlimited free energy)
Some people are surprised when they see diagrams showing that the Earth absorbs about 240 W/m² of sunlight, but the Earth’s surface radiates 398 W/m² upward and the atmosphere radiates 340 W/m² downward to the surface. “You can’t have more power than what arrives from the Sun!”…
Why do some people think the atmospheric Greenhouse Effect violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
Some people assert that: The atmospheric Greenhouse Effect “can’t be real because it violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics. As a physicist, I can tell you that this assertion is absolutely wrong…