150th Anniversary of Greenhouse Climate Theory

An anonymous reader writes "It was 150 years ago that John Tyndall, one of history's truly great physicists, published a scientific paper with the far-from-snappy title On the Absorption and Radiation of Heat by Gases and Vapours, and on the Physical Connexion of Radiation, Absorption, and Conduction. The BBC has an article on John Tyndall and his contributions 150 years ago to the physics behind the study of climate change."

Comments

Re:Like all ignorant blowhards I oppose science.

[SETIGuy]

Well first of all I think using words like truther and denier just brings in stupid partisan bullshit in what SHOULD be a healthy debate.

I agree, but that's the sort of thing that happens when it's long past the time that "healthy debate" should have ended. Suppose every test indicates you've got cancer, and every doctor you've seen says you've got cancer. Locking into the position that you don't have cancer is not "healthy debate". It's very unhealthy debate, especially when the tumor is visible on your skin.

Now here is what I personally have against the whole climate change, which make up your damned mind is it global warming or global cooling?

Strawman and beside the point. global cooling was never a widely accepted theory

Climate change is a cop out, the climate has been changing for all of recorded history!

Also beside the point. Climate is changing at an unprecedented rate. This change is dues to human CO2 emissions.

The ONLY "solution" we have been offered is carbon credits

Beside the point, and entirely untrue. It's beside the point because you're using your displeasure for the solution as evidence the problem doesn't exists. Carbon credits were chosen by politicians as the only solution that would satisfy conservatives. Many other solutions were offered. They were all rejected because they weren't "market based". Frankly, a revenue neutral carbon tax is a better solution, but conservatives wouldn't go for it because it has the word "tax" in it. But, even if the solution was free donuts, I'm guessing you would oppose it.