Global warming

[GOD]

Had an idea the other day about global warming....

I don't really believe all the hype with respect to "carbon emissions" I think they are barking up the wrong tree...

But I am beginning to believe more in a concept I have about certain types of pollutants...

What I sort of think is happening is that very small concentrations of pollutants are having a big effect on the polar caps and this is really ramping up the heat.

Imagine the effect of pouring anti freeze on ice.... what if the small concentrations of pollutants are actually affecting the ability of our polar ice to form and leading to its rapid melting??? Couldn't this retrenchment in ice be creating the huge fluctuation in temperature... i.e. as the ice reflects less heat and the oceans soak up more... the exposed rocks etc exposed melt more ice nearby and so forth.

I see this type of theory much more plausible that simply the earth trapping more heat because of the 1 part per billion in carbon etc.

It would be interesting to know what types of compounds do affect ice formation most... (And remember, I'm talking about pollutants getting into cloud formations and then being deposited as snow etc).

[GOD]

Well, I've been thinking about this more and I'm sort of having small eureka's with it.

Here's my updated hypothesis:

That pollution is getting into cloud formations. That clouds are leading to issues with snowfall, that reduced snowfall is leading to earlier melt time (or just the propensity to melt) and leading to increased exposure of underlying surfaces which further speeds up the process.

Discussion:

1) Pollution in clouds could alter the structure of the water molecules. This could either lead the clouds to drop water quicker so it does make it to the poles or higher altitudes. or 2) The composition of the water molecules could lead to smaller snowflakes (more gradular less cohesive) or the residual pollution particles may make the snow/ice breakup quicker. (Particles may heat up quicker or cause fractures in the ice, or simply not allow the ice/snow to get as cold as ordinarily possible).

Hence, it is quite feasible that clouds are warming up... which negates the need for the atmosphere to warm up to cause the effects.

I am beginning to think all the emphasis should be on the clouds... they have the potential to transport heat and effects in concentrated amounts.