The Chilling Stars: The New Theory of Climate Change
The Chilling Stars: The New Theory of Climate Change – Review
This book presents the theory that cosmic rays can cause the creation of small clouds which can, in turn, affect climate. Good evidence is presented in defense of the ideas, both in the type of experiments run by the co-author of the book, and reviews of data gathered by other scientists. The writer of the book also does a excellent task of eagerly anticipating questions that might crop up. Along the way, there are some captivating descriptions of things like orbital way of the stellar system through the galaxy, and previous warming and cooling trends on the planet. Finally, this theory isn’t presented as an all-or-nothing choice. The option of greenhouse gases besides contributing to climate change is finally admitted. In spite of the fact that this is an remarkable book about the results of cosmic rays, I have a amount of concerns. First of all, this is basically a re-hashing of an other argument about celestial factors being responsible for global warming. Many scientists and writers who work on greenhouse-based global warming claim that such factors are not enough to account for the amount of warming we are actually seeing. This is an issue that scientists will have to work out as most laypeople do not have the wherewithall to decide the issue. Second, this book appears to be in disagreement with some of the facts about historical events such as mass extinctions and previous warming spells as they are originally described by Peter Ward in his book, Under A Green Sky. Finally, the authors constantly complain about being marginalized by the global warming powers that be. While some of that is understandable, an disproportionate amount can become a red flag for me. This book is actively engaging and worth simply reading. The authors go the impression that more experiments and data should be eventually becoming available soon, so I would suspect that if they are on to something, we should hear about it in the near future.