On Global Warming

Skewed are the interpretations of the seemingly authoritative meteorological scientists which suggest that developing countries as India are responsible for the increased smog in the sky thereby causing increased Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) which inhibits solar ray penetration resulting in less intense sunshine on earth's surface, which means less of warming. The researchers say that the factors of AOD are industrialisation, vehicular pollution, biomass burning, dust storms etc. India, that means, is getting cooler as it is in the development phase and the developed part of the world is getting rid of smog and hence lesser AOD, clearer skies and intense sunlight and higher temeperature. If the solar dimming due to increase in AOD can cause the cooling effect on the dimmed earth, the world all over should have perpetual industricalisation and constant vehicular pollution so as to prevent the fierce entry of sunlight on to earth's surface !

I have been pondering over a simple principle in calorimetry, that is, when there are two objects, one hot and the other cold, the hot body emits and the colder body abosrbs heat and this process continues till there is a temperature equilibrium between the tow bodies. This state is known as 'Heat death'. In the present context the two bodies being the sun and the earth, whether part of the developing world is experiencing cold conditions due to increase in AOD or the developed part of the world is getting warmer by the day and night, the overall temperature in the earth system which includes the ionosphere and down to the earth is a colder body which is constantly receiving the intense sunlight by the day and night. This difference in temperature between the earth and the sun is causing life on earth, which would seemingly continue till there is temp equilibrium between the earh and the sun. Life on earth would exist in some form if not in the monstrous and greedy human form.

Selfish homosapiens that we are, we are so susceptible to minor chanage in temperaure. Greedy beasts that we are, we think less when development indicator is all economic. Non thinking intel is inside a computer and thinking idiot outside scheming economic growth at rocket speed at any cost. The result : too many and too fast movement of the greedy beasts from one place to another; making the round world seem flat and near in terms of digital and aerial reach with unbelievable speed. The paradox is when the digital world is the gretest leveller and human movement inhibitor, there is phenominal increase in the m ovement of people, which does not make sense. The pleasure seeking economically better off people movement by road, train and air are immense. In 2005 within a span of 24 hours over 2000 flights were cancelled in New York and Boston airports due to heavy snowing of about 23 inches. This number gives an indication as to how many thousands or millions of flights operate all over the world, every day and night, burning millions of litres of aviation fuel, most of which are burnt above the very cold zone of over 25 thousand feet above the earth. All the exudates from these flying jets while gravitate towards the colder polar region cause acid rains and the thermal difference between the polar snow mass and the surrounding jetty hot air causes melting of the ever hard snow mass, thereby causing the perceived increase in the sea level.

The solution is terminating all aerial flights; aborting all space programmes; stopping the quest for greener pastures beyond the earth and stay put at the place and point where you are and enjoy the blissful state that is here and now wherever you are ! In all people movements - helter skelter in their modern machines, you see them searching for happiness and hardly a few have realised and know that true state of happiness is not in the rapid dynamics of motion but in the laws of nature which postulates very little motion which are in sync with the movement of earth on its own axis and the life-beat system of its flora and fauna.

Greedy that we are , blind we are towards the perils we create in our speed today. The greatest contributor to the ozone depletion and greenhouse effect being the USA, they are cool to the perceived reality of environmental change and global warming for, they feel the days are the same and the nights; the seasons are occuring and the plants are flowering. Earth and its resources are there for being exploited and why ever imagine that there is some innate manmade catastrophe is in store, in our rapid strides in all developmental fronts be it in science or economics. Why should this generation suffer in austerity and least adventurism for the sake of a better tomorrow and the generation of the future of lwhich we are not sure.