Comments on: AIR CON, Global Climate Change http://tek.net.nz/2009/05/air-con-global-climate-change/ The Educated Kiwi Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Greg Carroll http://tek.net.nz/2009/05/air-con-global-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Greg Carroll Thu, 07 May 2009 02:38:21 +0000 http://tek.net.nz/2009/05/air-con-global-climate-change/#comment-146 there is one of the TED talks that deals with this too. Talks about how the temp of the earth is NOT actually heating up it is a function of the way we measure it: * Many measurement places are at airports which historically were just outside major cities. * they are now surrounded by these cities * the daytime temps have NOT gone up - it is the nighttime ones * now airports are surrounded by cities it is a function of the thermal inertia of the surrounding environment. interesting stuff .... and sorry I can't remember who it was. May be able to each the TED site? there is one of the TED talks that deals with this too. Talks about how the temp of the earth is NOT actually heating up it is a function of the way we measure it:
* Many measurement places are at airports which historically were just outside major cities.
* they are now surrounded by these cities
* the daytime temps have NOT gone up – it is the nighttime ones
* now airports are surrounded by cities it is a function of the thermal inertia of the surrounding environment.

interesting stuff …. and sorry I can’t remember who it was. May be able to each the TED site?

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