Can you type back what you think I said? I feel like you're not understanding anything I say.
Please explain the point of this statement thoroughly: "The energy (heat) we put out isn't enough to alter the environment on a global scale"
I'll try to put it in complex terms, then simple terms so you understand:
Humans produce heat. Almost every bit of energy we use produces heat. From power plants like coal which heat the air to nuclear plants near rivers which heat the surrounding water. From air conditioners to cars. We create heat. Most of the time this heat simply dissipates into the atmosphere. However with a dense enough location (like a city) the heat can build up faster than it dissipates. This can result in the city having a slightly higher temperature on average than the surrounding area. New York city is a good example of this.
However, the heat is insignificant compared to the total thermal energy from the sun hitting the surface. Therefore, while locally it can cause a noticable impact, globally it's insignificant.
Simply put:
"The energy from the
humans hasn't increased significant"Nice assumption. Good thing we don't make assumptions in science eh?
If you actually read the source, you'd find that this is actually explicitly stated in the first paragraph. Please do this. (Hint: >14% means less than 14%)
1. > means "greater than"
http://www.mathsisfun.com/equal-less-greater.html2. they wrote :
Assuming that the correlation is caused by such solar activity,we deduce that the maximum recent increase in the mean surface temperature of the Earth which can be ascribed to this activity is 14%of the observed global warming.
Sadly the >with a tilda under is not supported nor can I find any mention of it. My guess is that the author meant "less than or almost equal to" as the ~ usually means "approximately".
Now, do you see the difference between what they wrote and what you wrote?
Done.
No, please find where I explicitly state that "AGW [is] the ONLY source of climate change".
I have no desire to crawl through this thread. I am simply stating an observation based on what I've read so far.