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Is there an association between the tropospheric ΔT and the Intensity of the Intergalactic Cosmic Ray (IICR)? The superposition of the graph on the oscillations in the Tropospheric temperature to compare it with the graph on the Intensity of Cosmic Rays (IICR) that collide with the solar wind, in the Termination Shock zone of the Solar System, seems to demonstrate a direct correlation between the variations of the tropospheric temperature and the IICR. In addition, it could be that the anomaly of the ICR is causing the anomalies observed in the radiating activity of the Sun. FOR A DEEPER REVIEW ON THIS SUBJECT, READ OUR ARTICLE ON THE CORRELATION OF ICR WITH THE TERRESTRIAL GLOBAL WARMING.
Climate is not the same as weather. The climate is a set of averaged quantities complemented with high moment statistics that take account variance, covariance, correlation, etc., which describes a structure and behavior of the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere and the biosphere on a period of time. On the other hand, weather is the set of meteorological conditions that prevail in a given period of time and a determined place, for example, temperature, relative humidity, dew point, atmospheric pressure, rainfall, snowfall, etc.
When we talk about climate change we are referring to the changes occurred on the averaged values that characterize a region given during a period of time; for example, A. M. rain, temperature: 80°F, winds: 3 mph SE, humidity: 38%, dew point: 52°F, etc.
Climate always change and there are not fixed values for any region of the world. Sometimes we talk about standard values for simple convenience and to recognize the factor or factors that could modify the structure of an ecosystem in a given moment, for example, when we want to know the factors that could modify the migratory pattern of Monarch butterflies.
Some people very interested on obtaining political or economic gains distort the scientific concepts making their audience thinks that the climate has always been fixed and that the changes that we observe at this moment are anomalous. Nevertheless, we only need to read any good book on paleontology to discover that the climate has never been stable or balanced. For example, the Medieval Period had a period of global warming when the atmospheric temperatures rose far higher than at the present time. Another case of a significant climate change has been spotted in the Western seaside of Canada, where 7000 years ago the temperature was so benign that a tempered forest prospered there. The climate in that region would have changed so much that the upper layer of the ground was frozen and the intense cold devastated the whole forest. (Read here the related article)
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