You’ll see it on social media all day long. People telling us that we are currently experiencing the hottest temperatures the Earth has ever seen. Well first of all, that’s not true.
But as usual, we’re being told that the whole thing is our fault, r suvs, our use of electricity, fossil fuels etc.
But that’s not true either.
When you see this kind of panic inducing “reporting” it’s usually a good idea to ask what they’re not telling you.
We are in the midst of a very active sunspot cycle. In other words the sun is throwing a temper tantrum that it does about every 11 years. Some sunspot cycles are worse than others. This one happens to be very active indeed. That hyperactivity is been predicted for the last couple of cycles. It’s here now and people are starting to take advantage of it.
As an amateur radio operator I am quite observant of what the sun is doing because it affects my hobby. Some truly amazing radio contacts can happen when the sun is active as it is right now.
It also has a tendency to misdirect very tightly beamed satellite signals, such as GPS signals. The other day I was parked on a dock in New York City and my GPS dutifully informed me that I was parked in the middle of a lake in Virginia.
The sun, being very active
You can even see the effects of this radiation if you live in the Northern hemisphere. Some people call them the northern lights. Or, if you like, aurora borealis.
But what also happens is it throws off more heat. And we are being told at this point not to pay any attention to any of that.(pay no attention to that man behind the curtain over there.)
I mean come on, seriously?
We’re supposed to believe that the biggest, hottest thing in the solar system, what is responsible more than any other physical Factor for our very existence because of the heat that it gives us (and light), has no effect on things here on Earth? That the variations we observe on the Sun aren’t going to cause variations here on earth?
You do know that they’ve found evidence of global warming on Mars, and on the moon… Must be all the SUVs they’re driving up there.
The other rule about frantic reporting like this, is follow the money. Who is it that’s benefiting from panic related to the subject at hand?
I’ll leave that to you. But a place to start would be reports the other day that China is planning on manufacturing, and exporting cheap electric vehicles. To say nothing of their being a major supplier of solar panels, and the entity that is in control of the vast majority of lithium in the world today.
Oh, the press will tell you that x-country has this much and x-country has that much, but who has contractual control over the lithium in those countries? China.
Yes my friends, as the saying goes, they’re making hay while the sun shines, a little brighter than usual.
