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Posted by Don Fullerton on Aug 6, 2011
Filed Under (Environmental Policy)
Carbon Dioxide Causes Global Warming of Climatologists
Dateline: August 6, 2011, Champaign, Illinois
Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered new environmental damages from the burning of fossil fuel with resulting emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other Greenhouse Gases (GHG). In particular, when these anthropogenic emissions accumulate in the atmosphere and react with sunlight, they may cause climatologists to become hotter and hotter. So far, this effect has only been observed experimentally in the laboratory, but these experiments confirm the theory among atmospheric chemists that continuation of such emissions for several decades is bound to result not only in global warming of these climatologists and other environmentalists, but also extreme behavioral events similar to hurricanes, floods, and droughts.
The next key step of this research program, at the University, is to increase data collection quickly, in order to try to ascertain whether the recent aberrations in climatologists’ behavior is within the normal statistical variations or may in fact already by caused by the existing increases in atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases. The stronger hypothesis, yet to be tested, is that the increased concentrations of these gasses in the atmosphere is not just predicted globally to cause agitation and warming of these environmental scientists, but that it is already having such effects. Already, certain climatologists have experienced high blood pressure, increased internal temperatures above 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, and occasional apoplectic seizures. These extreme behavioral events could be occurring naturally, however, so the hypothesis is not yet proven that these events can be attributed to anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. More research is required, and researchers at the University of Illinois are applying to the National Science Foundation for that research funding, which may require millions of dollars.
This is interesting as it reminds me of a story I heard from my roommate early this summer, in July, I think. Basically story says that a research conducted by the U of I concluded that the steaming weather helps to enhance the academic research level and ability of U of I in that students like Ph.D tend to spend more time in the lab to enjoy the cool and comfortable facilities such as air-conditions. So it’s like if the experimental result is sure to happen with all these non-stop gas emission, should the university be rather happy or sad?
Just kidding!:)