One Sweet World
Apparently the earthquake jiggered the Earth’s mass distribution sufficiently to measurably impact (fractional microseconds) the length of the day. Bring on the leap seconds and GPS updates!
Aside from fairly frequent rain, the weather here is beginning to improve. Algore says severe winter weather substantiates global warming due to increased ocean evaporation driving heavier precipitation. I never saw anything about the scientific method saying to start every statement with, “See? That proves …” I guess this implies summer precipitation should be out of this world?
By the way, water vapor in the atmosphere can be in itself a major (like, the most influential) factor in any greenhouse gas-driven warming of the globe. But, clouds of water vapor apparently mitigate this effect due to their reflectivity. (NASA: “The overall effect of all clouds together is that the Earth’s surface is cooler than it would be if the atmosphere had no clouds.”) So, if we are unfortunate enough to have lots of warm water vapor in the atmosphere without thick clouds I guess we’re hosed. Chicken Little wouldn’t know which way to run at this point.
“Opposing” global warming is about as ridiculous as “believing in” it. Just like we learned watching Pi, the more you look for something the more you see it. But then, once you figure out the fundamental meaning behind it all, you drill out the portion of your brain that was concerned with it in the first place. So, maybe it’s better to don your shades and Speedo and live like you were dying. Take a bucket with you in case you need to water down a beached whale or something. In these trying times you just never know.
I tend to steam up windows really bad in the wintertime whenever I enter a taxi here. I think this may mean that my very life contributes disproportionately to the wholesale destruction of our sweet world. Let alone my dastardly career’s impact. But, most taxis here run on LPG, so I think I’m carbon neutral on the margin as long as I stay away from the nicer cars. I need an online tool to measure my water vapor footprint. Or is it my vapor cloud?
Speaking of calming things down, my boss today mentioned that I always reassure her nothing’s going to go too wrong with the budget this year. My colleague quipped, “The only thing Brandon fears is God.”