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The Myth That Volcanoes Are Causing Climate Change
So what's the deal with volcanoes? You're telling me that this gigantic eruption of carbon dioxide from deep underground isn't causing climate change? As shocking as it may sound to some people, they aren't. Humans put out more than 135x as much CO2 as volcanoes, and yet some people (Ian Plimer and friends) are convinced that volcanoes are the issue, not us.
Well on this first episode of Climate Myths DEBUNKED, we're here to set the record straight. Come join us on this miniseries as we take a look at common climate myths and figure out why they're so misleading.
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References:
[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Plimer
[2] www.abc.net.au/news/2009-08-13/29320
[3] link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-39193-9_239-1
[4] volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/file_mngr/file-154/Gerlach-2011-EOS_AGU.pdf
[5] ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions
[6] volcano.si.edu/faq/index.cfm?question=historicalactivity
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @anthonymichaelwilson8401
    @anthonymichaelwilson8401 День тому

    Volcanoes have caused many extinctions 😊

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 19 годин тому

      They absolutely have, this present sixth mass extinction is not one of them

  • @johnthomasriley2741
    @johnthomasriley2741 6 днів тому

    Myth, AI will provide solutions to our climate crisis. Not just the same old, same old ideas that the powerful can easily block.😢

  • @lemonaut1
    @lemonaut1 7 днів тому

    great video concept! "state of the climate address"

  • @paulreid8201
    @paulreid8201 8 днів тому

    PROPAGANDA. The volcano idea came up over a decade ago and was squashed by both AGW believers and skeptics alike. Skeptics have not been talking about volcanoes and serious ones of us never did. You're trying to cover up the failures of climate science by inventing a failure for the other side.

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 14 годин тому

      Actually, the volcano idea was mentioned in the original broadcast of "The Great Global Warming Swindle", one of the widest-reaching climate change denial documentaries, before Plimer published his book. This idea has long been included in the suite of narratives stating that natural geological processes are causing climate change. Serious skeptics mention this constantly. I am hardly inventing a failure, but rather drawing attention to a myth disguised as science to tens of millions of people.

    • @paulreid8201
      @paulreid8201 2 години тому

      Just as there are AGW believers who push crap science there are "skeptics" doing the same. Just as believers came up with all sorts of hyperbole so did many initial skeptics. Believe me, the volcano idea has been dropped by skeptics who base their objections on science.

  • @A3Kr0n
    @A3Kr0n 8 днів тому

    Debunk the myth that we're in a predicament that can't be solved and anything we do to try and solve it will only lead to more environmental degradation and loss of life on Earth. Therefore, even though Plimer is wrong, if his actions help speed up the inevitable collapse, he will be helping the rest of the life on Earth. Dan Miller of Climate Chat YT channel calls that a "pro-doomer" position. He doesn't subscribe to it. The title to the video is called :"Discussion with a Climate Doomer: Interview with Prof. Eliot Jacobson"

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 14 годин тому

      Interesting idea. Doomerism appears to me more of a philosophical reaction to climate change than a myth about the science, but it would definitely make for a cool video

  • @moodybaandar
    @moodybaandar 8 днів тому

    I'd honestly not heard of this myth, but the author's misuse of statistics to further his agenda is infuriating. Get dedunked on foo

    • @A3Kr0n
      @A3Kr0n 8 днів тому

      I'm thinking T-shirt. "It's never volcanoes"

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 2 дні тому

      Exactly, it would be like a doctor telling you that only 1 in 10,000 of your cells are cancer... So easy to swindle people with statements like these

  • @richystar2001
    @richystar2001 11 днів тому

    Imagine all the benefits that the western world would benefit from stopping illegal migrants.... But look at this glacier...OH NO!

  • @lemonaut1
    @lemonaut1 12 днів тому

    Amazing editing

  • @lemonaut1
    @lemonaut1 12 днів тому

    probably the main determinant of how feasible CLT is as a concrete alternative: how cost-efficient is CLT compared to concrete?

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 9 днів тому

      CLT costs can vary depending on the type of building. Typically, it is cheaper to build using CLT, but it can become more expensive in multi-story apartment/hotel/skyscraper settings. It is also cheaper to work with CLT compared to concrete since it is a lighter material to transport and requires less time and labor to assemble.

  • @lemonaut1
    @lemonaut1 12 днів тому

    a bunch of random Qs from watching the video: how strong is CLT/can it support multi-family houses? could it replace other common uses for concrete, such as sidewalks? also, how much of a fire hazard is it in construction? my impression is that wood is already used in home construction, and that CLT would be safer in fires due to its density.

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 9 днів тому

      CLT can support multiple stories, but as the number of stories reaches double digits, it becomes less cost effective to use CLT compared to concrete. I'm sure you could replace sidewalks with something even cheaper than CLT as the need for structural integrity is a lot lower for a walkway. CLT is incredibly fire resistant due to its density as you said. There's a part in the video where I mention its structural integrity holds for 30-90 minutes after being set on fire, which allows plenty of time for evacuations.

    • @lemonaut1
      @lemonaut1 9 днів тому

      @@PlanetZeroVideos That's amazing.

  • @Canuck_Retro_Gaming
    @Canuck_Retro_Gaming 16 днів тому

    You deserve way more subscribers than you got atm. under-rated channel. Fantastic Production Value.

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 9 днів тому

      Thanks so much for the kind words :) Hope you enjoy the first episode of the series too!

  • @alienoverlordsnow1786
    @alienoverlordsnow1786 16 днів тому

    Another myth is that extreme climate change wont be a problem till 2100. This is false. It is likely that rapid global heating will collapse agriculture and civilization by 2040, because of the accelleration of global heating, recently reported by James Hansen.

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 9 днів тому

      I don't think I know anyone who believes that climate change is real but won't be a problem until 2100. It is a problem today and it has been especially noticeable in the last 5-10 years. I will look into this myth though.

  • @alienoverlordsnow1786
    @alienoverlordsnow1786 16 днів тому

    Another myth to consider, is the myth that if we stop burning coal and dirty fuels, the planet will cool down. This wont happen, because ghg's are recalcitrant, and dirty emission reduction will reduce global dimming, and more sunlight will strike the earth, heating the planet. If humans stop putting particulates into the atmosphere completely, the earth will heat up by 2.5c within a few months.

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 9 днів тому

      And yet, the last thing we want to do is continue to burn coal under the premise of "climate cooling". If all we need are the aerosols to stop 2.5 C of warming, we might already have a plan for that (solar aerosol injection).

  • @jeffbenton6183
    @jeffbenton6183 16 днів тому

    Im looking forward to this. By the way, i read a while back that we discovered the hest-trapping properties of CO2 (in a lab) all the way back in the 19th Century. Earlier that smae century, a scientist surprised rven himself by proving that the Earth "should" be -100 degrees (I dotn remeber if it was Celsius or Fahrenheit- probably Celsius, but I dont want to spread misinformation) given its distance from the Sun. He concluded that there must be something in the atmosphere that's keeping the Sun's heat from escaping it. The science on this goes waaay back.

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 9 днів тому

      Yes, the understanding of the greenhouse effect goes all the way back to the 1800s with the likes of Fourier, Foote, Tyndall and Arrhenius. They made some miscalculations and incorrect assumptions, but put it on the radar. In the 1950s and 1960s, researchers like Revelle, Suess, and Keeling started to see that CO2 was accumulating in the atmosphere and rising year after year. By 1980, we have climate models that have predicted Earth's current temperature increase with stunning accuracy. It is now 2024 and still people question if we really understand why the Earth is warming.

  • @alienoverlordsnow1786
    @alienoverlordsnow1786 16 днів тому

    One myth to be aware of is the myth that the climate will heat up a few degrees and then stablize at a workable level. The reality is that a dozen climate feedbacks have been triggered, and the planet is going to heat up and keep heating and it will get hotter faster, and it wont stop heating up until the oceans evaporate and atmospheric pressure doubles, resulting in a temperature similar to that on Venus.🙂😎❤👍✌💯

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 9 днів тому

      To trigger a positive feedback that would evaporate the world oceans would require CO2 concentrations beyond what is possible with Earth's carbon cycle and solar radiation. This is a scenario that will unfold 1-2 billion years in the future when the Sun's radiation has grown by many orders of magnitude, but will not happen accidentally because of human activity.

  • @CitiesForTheFuture2030
    @CitiesForTheFuture2030 16 днів тому

    The world has been aware of climate change since the 1980s. People don't believe in climate change because (a) it's profitable for them not to accept science fact (b) they don't want to (clashes with world view or religious beliefs), or (c) they just aren't bothered (caring for the Earth for future generations is of no interest to them). I'm amazed that when talking about tech (physics, engineering, gadgets, inrastructure) that are very technical in nature no-one questions anything, but BIG opinions when it comes to climate change!!! All of a sudden scientists don't know anything completely ignoring the fact that just about every aspect of human society is based on science... funny that. Tech has altered our lives in unbelievable ways - some good, some bad. Our response to climate change will require changes too, but in a few years we won't even notice just like with the adoption of lifesyle habits, tech & gadgets in everyday life. Brushing our teeth every morning or shaving or doing chores or taking out the trash is monotomous & boring, but we do it because it's better for our health or quality of life... we do it anyway. Caring for the Earth needs the same attention because it's better for our general quality of life awa cuture generations. Still looking forward to the series though! Good luck

    • @jeffbenton6183
      @jeffbenton6183 16 днів тому

      Even more than that. Nuclear physicist Dr. Teller was warning the public about climate change in the 50s (I appreciate his work to try to solve the problem with nuclear reactors, but maybe the public would've trusted him more if wasn't also making thermonuclear bombs)

    • @CitiesForTheFuture2030
      @CitiesForTheFuture2030 16 днів тому

      @@jeffbenton6183 There are always those waaay ahead of everybody else. The very first inkling of climate change was already being foretold in the late 1800s??? Of course enviro damage (the root cause of climate change) sparked the enviro movement in the 1950s already? My favourite sustainable city is Curitiba (Brazil). The then mayor, Jamie Lerner, began to develop his sustainable cities in the late 1960s, waaay before our understanding of what "sustainability" is. It's such a pity it takes the majority of us decades to catch up. But, of course, we the internet & social media etc wasn't "a thing" yet (for good or for worse). Unfortunately most climate change communication has been dominated by natural scientists (physics, chemistry, weather etc). But enviro destruction, biodiversity loss & climate change is a result of human thinking, worldviews, decision & policy making, politics, economics & activities - the purview of the social scientists...

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 9 днів тому

      Sustainability does not get along with the capitalist motto of "spend spend spend". How are we supposed to have infinite GDP growth if our city is sustainable? Where will we import our goods from and export our trash to? There is no sustainability under late-stage capitalism as we know it. Also yeah, I agree it's ridiculous that people gladly accept we know so much about, for example, our Solar System, but know so very little about the climate of the planet we live on. We have had some of the smartest minds thinking about our climate for the last 200 years and yet people discount it all as just hypotheses. After all, we can't even predict the weather in a month, how could we possibly predict the climate? It's all thanks to the little birdies of the fossil fuel industry sowing seeds of doubt in the public's heads so they can continue business as usual. Just like with cigarettes, if you can get enough money to hire your own scientists to come up with false narratives, you can make it seem like it's a two-sided, unanswerable problem. I've seen the effect of this on people I care about and it's wholely upsetting. Thanks for taking the time to leave your thoughts, hope you enjoy the miniseries!

  • @AndrewC-1103
    @AndrewC-1103 16 днів тому

    NEW SERIES LETS GOOOOO

  • @jeffbenton6183
    @jeffbenton6183 24 дні тому

    Thanks so much for citing your sources! I've been meaning to dive deeper into how different types of EVs stack up against each other for awhile now (obviously, smaller battery is usually better, but comes with obvious drawbacks) but haven't got around to it. Naturally, I was intrigued by the statement that a Leaf could be better than a Tesla, so I decided to look at your source. That Carbon Brief article was awesome! One complication which could be added to your tier list is that plug-in hybrids can actually be lower-carbon in some areas than EVs (though obviously higher in others). The Carbon Brief article you cited mentioned this and gave a solid break-down of that effect, so I won't dwell on it. It's something I've been thinking about for at least a few months now since I watched this video from Engineering Explained (pointing out how EVs are *not* worse for the environment than gasoline-powered vehicles): ua-cam.com/video/6RhtiPefVzM/v-deo.htmlsi=QVf-ePBwonUSTDZr

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 9 днів тому

      Thanks for the feedback! It looks like driving a hybrid is only lower carbon in states with a huge dependence on fossil fuels for their electricity. As time goes on and our grid slowly transitions away from these, hybrids will become less and less optimal. The video you linked is great though, I watched it before this episode too :)

  • @jeffbenton6183
    @jeffbenton6183 24 дні тому

    Good point about the LEDs - there is one reason why some might be wary of switching, and that's because they're more expensive than filament bulbs (this might be inherent - I don't know whether or not they can be made any cheaper). Of course, they do save money over the long term and - though more expensive than the older equivalent - both are quite cheap. On another note, there is one other problem with LEDs, but it's not an *inherent* problem, so don't take this as a criticism or even a nitpick, just an addendum: these days we're receiving too much blue light, which not only messes with circadian rhythms, but also worsens light pollution as it travels further than "warm colors" (red, orange, yellow, etc.). Of course this is easily fixable, with an appropriate coating. Companies sell LED bulbs now in warmer colors, and individuals and industry ought to take advantage of this.

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 24 дні тому

      I think the blue light issue is a very easy fix (just make less blue LEDs). One reason blue light might be so ubiquitous is that it was a massive engineering struggle to make blue LEDs in the first place so once we figured it out, everyone went wild for them. Also don’t be afraid to nitpick or critique, I welcome the feedback!

  • @jeffbenton6183
    @jeffbenton6183 24 дні тому

    Thanks for pointing out that some things which reduce pollution don't reduce CO2 emissions that much. It's really important that people don't mix up one environmental problem for another.

  • @gogrape9716
    @gogrape9716 27 днів тому

    The Sixth Great Extinction is not a question of if but when. So much for the human era....

  • @morecringe89
    @morecringe89 Місяць тому

    You are still here so I guess it was not to pee your pants Charlie

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos Місяць тому

      I never said this was worth peeing your pants for

  • @markwalker2307
    @markwalker2307 Місяць тому

    What will happen ? Nothing. N O T H I N G . Nothing will happen. NOPE. But a global banking collapse ? Or an EMP explosion over the USA ? Then.... We will ALL STARVE TO DEATH !

  • @jatigre1
    @jatigre1 Місяць тому

    That ship has sailed.

  • @matthewdolan5831
    @matthewdolan5831 Місяць тому

    Ooops ,,, there goes the cork in the bottle. Nevermind let's turn Gaza into a 5 star resort...

  • @shawngrinter2747
    @shawngrinter2747 Місяць тому

    If?

  • @sylvesterdeal2883
    @sylvesterdeal2883 Місяць тому

    Worrywart. Adaptation is the solution to pursue. Tipping point you speak of is years away. Its cold on Antarctica.

  • @japjoem4077
    @japjoem4077 Місяць тому

    Didn't Al Gore say all polor ice would be melted by now,and he won a noble peace prize for it,smh

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos Місяць тому

      Al Gore famously misrepresented data from one climate model that did not even state that arctic sea ice was guaranteed to melt by any date. This also had nothing to do with Antarctic ice sheets as the model was only concerned with the North Pole.

    • @japjoem4077
      @japjoem4077 Місяць тому

      Cool maybe you'll get a piece prize too!

  • @A3Kr0n
    @A3Kr0n Місяць тому

    I bought a fuel efficient car because it saves me money I burn wood for heat because it saves me money. I ride an electric bike because I don't want to pedal. I'm doing it the American way!

  • @bluejay731
    @bluejay731 2 місяці тому

    Superb video! Very focused, comprehensive, and professional. :)

  • @chibikratos73
    @chibikratos73 2 місяці тому

    Bruh.. why is there PFAS in paper straws?!!

    • @PlanetZeroVideos
      @PlanetZeroVideos 2 місяці тому

      They would turn to pulp about as quickly as a toilet paper tube if there weren’t any holding it together. Paper straws are legitimately worse for everyone than plastic