Hi Struggler, Thank you for that site on global dimming. I found it very interesting. I also noted that it was broadcast in MMV, 2005, 6 years ago. I accept the idea of global dimming, although I had not heard of it before. The causes for it were confused in the presentation.
There was good explanation based on particles and SO2 and NOX but the 9/11 stuff was spurious and does not lend credibility to the explanation. I accept that vapour trails may catch sunlight due to the presence of H2O but I am expected to believe that the NOX and SO2 in the burnt fuel disappeared from the air in those 3 days. What I am trying to say, not very well, is that it was purely water vapour that caused the phenomenon.
Because we are talking about 2005 it means the story was heavily contaminated with the dire predictions of the warmists. Further, the story proves that "the science is not settled" because this dimming aspect has not been factored into models, it is all about CO2
Finally, I find dimming in Australia due to the causes espoused in the story a bit hard to accept because we have so few airplanes flying and we have very good control over the non CO2 components that arise from burning fossil fuels.
