I thought that might be true. But what do I know, I'm a boomer, so probably dumb as a rock.
-----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Robert Andrews Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 3:28 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Weather This would have had a much much bigger effect on Boomers than any other generation... ( this is actually true !) On 10/9/24 12:21, Ken Hohhof wrote: > I saw someone the other day saying Gen X votes a certain way because > breathing lead from leaded gasoline cost them X many IQ points. I am > pretty sure this was sarcasm, but you can’t tell anymore. > > *From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *ch...@go-mtc.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 9, 2024 1:54 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Weather > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature_record_of_the_last_2,000_yea > rs#/media/File:2000+_year_global_temperature_including_Medieval_Warm_P > eriod_and_Little_Ice_Age_-_Ed_Hawkins.svg > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature_record_of_the_last_2,000_ye > ars#/media/File:2000+_year_global_temperature_including_Medieval_Warm_ > Period_and_Little_Ice_Age_-_Ed_Hawkins.svg> > > I have no reason to doubt this data. > > *From:*dmmoff...@gmail.com <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com> > > *Sent:*Wednesday, October 9, 2024 12:18 PM > > *To:*'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > > *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Weather > > Come explain this to my whole family, please. I’ll invite you to > Thanksgiving dinner. > > “Here is another fact: All the records indicate a non linear increase > in temperatures. > > So circle back to the beginning, warmer air == more moisture in the > air. More moisture in the air makes clouds which make storms and rain. > > Occam's Razor. > > “ > > *From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> > *On Behalf Of *ch...@go-mtc.com <mailto:ch...@go-mtc.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 09, 2024 11:20 AM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT Weather > > I have many friends and acquaintances that love them a good conspiracy > theory. I am not given to any conspiracies. > > Today the subject was HAARP. (Defunct research project to attempt > ionospheric heating). I was actually tangentially associated with > HAARP for a while. > > Being a life long ham the prospect of creating a patch of ionosphere > that could reflect HF signals any time of the day or night was very > exciting. The problem is, it never worked. They learned a whole > bunch about the upper atmosphere but the initial promise never worked out. > But wow, is there a group believing that the guvmnt can control the > weather. Yes, they can with cloud seeding etc but not with HAARP. > And control is not really a good word, more like influence. > > I try to speak reason, share some facts, always falls on deaf ears. > > HAARP was heating the ionosphere. There ain’t no weather up there. > > Weather is in the troposphere. > > Troposcatter can inject a bit of energy in the troposphere but it is > 100 times higher frequencies and produces no noticeable increase in > temperature. > > Here is a fact: Warmer air can hold more moisture. Something like 7% > per degree. Don’t recall if that was F or C. > > If you could selectively and effectively heat the atmosphere with > something like radiowaves interesting things could happen. Even > nefarious things. So far, no system has been demonstrated. Inverse > square law governs. If you calculate the specific heat of a large > enough volume of air (Like a sphere 20 miles in diameter) the amount > of energy needed for the transmitters would be on the scale of several > nuclear powered aircraft carriers to power the transmitter. Better > just to launch small nukes with cloud seeding fall out. > > Here is another fact: For as long as there have been thermometers, > humans have been keeping a record of temperatures. Some of those old > thermometers actually survived so that their inaccuracies could be > characterized and their records could be adjusted to modern standards. > > Here is another fact: All the records indicate a non linear increase > in temperatures. > > So circle back to the beginning, warmer air == more moisture in the > air. More moisture in the air makes clouds which make storms and rain. > > Occam's Razor. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> > > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
