It's especially curious that the leftist scum that propogate the "humans are the problem" approach know (KNOW!) that an asteroid (which many scientists believe hit the Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Pen. area) was the cause of a "global event" that led to significantly lower global temperatures and the extinction of the dinosaurs.
It's a very real possiblity that a meteor or asteroid caused a notable amount of damage to the atmosphere. It's particular amusing that the "no nukes" crowd always cites damage to the earth's atmostphere (caused by testing and what not), but when presented the KNOWN event that is comparable to a mega nuclear bomb, they can't seem to fathom that it was that event, not my Jeep, that has triggered a warming trend.
And, that would be discounting some of the more recent studies that conclude that the Sun (the very star that warms this planet to begin with) is burning at it's hottest in the last 8,000 years.
Anyone with the most elementary understanding of physics can tell you if distance is constant and radiating heat increases, then core temperatures around that heat source will also rise.
As I have pointed out on several threads, you don't even need to "understand" any physics to discern this fact.
All you need is a slow burning fire, 4-5 logs and some lighter fluid. Stand 4 feet from the fire. Now throw the 4-5 logs on and pour on the fluid. Now, stand there.
What was the result? Well, outside of the very distinct possiblity of missing eyebrows, you will be hotter. There simply no way around that.
Now, back to Sun-Earth warming and apply the same. Sun burns hotter = Earth's core temperature will heat up. And, when the core temperature heats up, it is very likely to lead to other reactions (Newton and all).
And, if scientists are indeed alarmed, then maybe it is both of these theories and not my Jeep. Eh?
It blew down how many trees? About 20 kt worth? Hmmmm.
bfl