Climate Series Part 2: Causes of Climate Change
The scientific community doesn't all agree on the core causes of climate change, and according to climate expert Willie Soon, humanity should look beyond Earth to find the source.\nThe Earth\u2019s rotation around the sun affects the planet\u2019s temperature, says Soon, a visiting fellow on the Science Advisory Committee of the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment at The Heritage Foundation. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)\xa0\nGlaciers, for example, \u201cmelted away because the sun started to get \u2026 brighter and provided more solar energy to the climate system,\u201d according to Soon.\xa0\nThroughout his career, Soon, a former researcher with the Center for Astrophysics-Harvard & Smithsonian, says he has sought to pursue the facts surrounding shifts in the climate because "science is not about belief."\n"Science is about data," he said.\xa0\nMany people think that it is \u201crising carbon dioxide that is the main factor \u2026 that affects climate change, and that is wholly untrue,\u201d Soon says. \u201cThat is such a distorted view that I think it needs to be corrected.\u201d\xa0\nSoon joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d for part two of a three-part series discussing climate change. In part one, expert David Legates explained the history of climate change.\xa0\nOn today\u2019s show, Soon explains why he thinks the sun is the source of the changing climate and how the sun affects the Earth\u2019s cycles of warming and cooling.\nEnjoy the show!\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.