Weather Banter - View Single Post - Summer forecast for UK: no 101°F highs this year, no superheatwaves, sez Piers Corbyn

Keith Dancey · June 16th 05, 10:53 AM posted to uk.sci.weather

In article , "CK" writes:

Thick? Well, maybe - but also able to make up my own mind...

Are you *really* sure about that?

"in the long run temperatures control CO2 - not the other way around" And
on Venus? How *did* it get to be so hot?

This is core to Corbyn's claims. Corbyn is implying that CO2 is not a greenhouse
gas, is he not? So, Chris, how *did* it get to be so hot on Venus, if
"temperatures control CO2 - not the other way around"? What have you made your
mind up about that?

By order of distance from the Sun...

Average surface temperature of Mercury about 430K with very thin H and He
Average surface temperature of Venus about 730K with an atmosphere of CO2
Average surface temperature of Earth about 288K with an atmosphere of O and N

Is Corbyn lying?

Cheers,

keith

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