The Water Cycle Cosmopolitan

I have given much thought to the earths water cycle over the last decade or more and decided I would blog my thoughts. I am sure some of this will not make sense and some will contradict itself... but that is the beauty of conspiracies and or free thought.

It started sometime in the early 90's, when there was a lot of hubbub about cutting down all the rain forests and how the rain stops falling when all the trees are cut out. I had read somewhere in science class that the earth has lost only like 1/10 of one percent of the water in its water cycle since it was created.

Water is the source of all life on earth. The distribution of water, however, is quite varied; many locations have plenty of it while others have very little. Water exists on earth as a solid
(ice), liquid or gas (water vapor). Oceans, rivers, clouds, and rain, all of which contain water, are in a frequent state of change (surface water evaporates, cloud water precipitates, rainfall infiltrates the ground, etc.). However, the total amount of the earth's water does not change. The circulation and conservation of earth's water is called the "hydrologic cycle".

So if this is true where does all the water vapor go if it does not
condense and fall over the area that was once rain forest?

Rainforests now cover less than 6% of Earth's land surface. Scientists estimate that more than half of all the world's plant and animal species live in tropical rain forests. Tropical rainforests produce 40% of Earth's oxygen.

The Amazon rainforest plays a critical role in regional weather by
contributing moisture to local humidity through transpiration the process by which plants release water through their leaves.

It is estimated that Amazon creates 50-80% of its own rainfall through this process.Thus, as forest is felled, degraded, and cleared there is less heat absorption by vegetation and less moisture is evapotranspired into the atmosphere. The result: fewer rain clouds are formed and less precipitation falls on the forest

NASA researchers confirmed this with their finding that during the Amazon dry season there was a distinct pattern of lower rainfall and warmer temperatures over deforested regions. The forest becomes drier contributing to a positive feedback loop where rainforest is replaced with savanna which transpires less and less moisture and is more susceptible to fires, which in themselves may alter regional climate by inhibiting cloud formation. -Mongabay.com

I have a theory, it has been dispersed to the rest of the planet causing more humid than normal summers in the temperate zones. Its enough moisture to raise he humidity but not enough to saturate the cooler air enough to cause precipitation.

I also believe (in the U.S.) that all of the irrigating of crops, golf courses, lawns and what ever else, has lead to higher humidity levels and a water shortage in some parts of the country. The water used in the southwest to irrigate has no way to condensate and form rain clouds, thus just adding moisture/humidity to the air and not completing the cycle. Also the amount of water being pulled out of the natural cycle for swimming pools must have some effect.

I also have another, albeit odd, theory. We humans are made up of 75% water, and there are 6,602,224,175 of us on the planet. (July 2007 est.) If we assume an average weight of 100 pounds per person.... that's 660,222,417,500 total planet pounds..... and 75% of that weight equals (remember we are 75% water) 495,166,813,125 pounds of water that is being diverted from the water cycle by way of human reservoirs. This does not include other mass produced human consumption mammals.

OK a little on global warming.... has anybody figured, out or cared to figure out the amount of jet fuel exhaust expelled into our atmosphere each day from commercial airliners.... There are about 11,000 commercial flights every eight hours. I think this may play a far larger role in the greenhouse effect than my lawn mower that is not equipped with a catalytic converter. Did anyone else notice how deep blue the sky became the days following 911? No Jets, clearer skies. hmmmm.

I also think the amount of urban sprawl is tantamount to the warming of the earth as well. We take down the trees and put in streets and buildings that absorb heat from the suns rays and the radiate back int the air.

OK last bit for now on global warming... they say when the ice melts on the polar caps it will flood parts of the earth.... I want you to try something... Fill a glass with ice, OK now fill it with water... like to the rim full..... got it?.... now let the ice melt.... What happens to the water level? .... Yeah... it drops.

Water contracts and takes up less space when it is in liquid form. Yes I know that glaciers are parked on land and that the water will run off into the ocean, but the ice and icebergs in the ocean
will have melted at this point lowering the sea level.

Airlines, Airports, and American Terrorism

What is up with the airlines and their, "You need to calm down sir."? I know that we had a national crisis on 9/11. How many years ago was that again? I understand the possible threat of another attack, What I don't understand is the attitude of the airline/ airport officials or workers or what ever you call them. Jerks, that would be appropriate. Well maybe that was harsh... Maybe the pay scale sucks, and there are no bennies, and they deal with a lot of prickly people. Or maybe they are just jerks, especially at Ohare International Airport. I think they should let some of them drink on the job... might help... or maybe they already do.

My traveling companion was in a motor vehicle accident and needed a wheel chair, so we called ahead to the airlines, United... no actually it was Ted a division of United. (Get the play on words? Ted a division of UniTed.) So we get to Ohare and we are standing in line with the rest of the early birds and we approach an attendant to ask about the wheelchair that they said would be waiting. Here is what I said.

"Excuse me sir my travel companion called ahead to Ted and requested a wheal chair, she is in quite a bit of pain, who do we need to speak with about getting the wheelchair?"
His response ....yup you guessed it.

"You need to calm down!"

"Sir we just need to speak to someone about the chair."

"I said, You two need to calm down!"

So after some more waiting we finally get the chair. I need to point out that after we got through security, the agents of Ted were great. They took care of us very well.


Fast forward two years.

Same scenario except we are flying Northworst, I'm sorry Northwest, and this time we do not need a wheel chair. Our flight from Ohare to Phoenix with a layover in Minneapolis got cancelled do to a snow storm in Minneapolis. The moment we know about the cancellation my companion asks an attendant if there are any flights from Chicago to Phoenix that layover in a different city.

He says
"You need to calm down, all these people behind you need to get someplace as well."
At this point I look behind us and there are no people behind us. I should also mention in both instances we were calm.

I also can't figure out the deal with only 3 oz. of liquid or gels. So If I wanted to smuggle on board 3 oz of explosives all I have to do is bring on 3 separate 1 oz containers of the same material and then put them together with another accomplices 3 oz that they brought on board in three 1 oz. containers. Or I could bring one 2 oz. and one 1 oz. or one 3 oz. or .... you get the point. Three ounces of any explosives mixed with any multiple of three oz will equal enough explosives to cause collateral damage. Big deal.
I think I would be more worried about the pilot being drunk than a terrorist being on board.

I think as long as the airlines continue to ban liquid over 3 oz. , it forces the consuming public to purchase new toiletries after every flight. (I wonder who "owns" the toiletry companies) . It also forces us to purchase the three dollar water bottles and five dollar coffees from the airport gift shops or bookstore.

Oh and what about the fast food joints beyond the security check points? I know they must use sharp objects and other items that could be used as take over a weapons. Not to mention most of the people working at these places don't speak English.
Yes it is racial profiling, and no I am not ashamed or sorry ... many foreigners consider the middle aged white man to be the spawn of Satan or infidels, which is racial profiling, so deal with it.
I think I would be more worried about a foreign take over from the inside rather that from the outside at this point.

In a few years the Taliban, Al Qaeda, turban wearin' eastern speaking "terrorists" will have completely taken over the country not by force but by our complacent American lazy wimpy politically correct attitudes. They already have control of the fuel economy and not by way of oil fields. They own or work most convenience stores, trucking companies, and mass transit companies across America. I think the "terrorists" will appeal to the Mexicans and the African Americans...

I should just say Americans because most of them are born here, but you would not know of which Americans I am speaking, and black or negro is not politically correct any more, so I am left to once again profile racially... thank you, you liberal gun grabbin' bleeding heart bozos for making me feel self conscious about my choice of descriptive words... At least you haven't tainted the Mexican American community, they are still just Mexican and proud of it.

... and the three allied forces will shut down America from the inside. A huge walk out. No one to drive the taxis, no one to buy gas from, no one to drive truck etc. etc. etc.
No I am not racist or a white supremacist. I have friends of many nationalities races and creeds... I just call it like I see it. The "terrorists" will keep us busy for a few years with a few crude acts of violence as they establish their inside net work and then one day by way of sheer volume they will have control of the country. (How many years has it been since 9/11, we are still distracted and haven't a clue)

So back to the "no more than three oz of liquid". Upon our return flight from Phoenix to Minneapolis I had, in my carry on, a bottle of lotion (8.6 oz) and a bottle of water from Club Tattoo (12oz) that I was saving as a souvenir. They confiscated the lotion. I asked If I could put some on my newly tattooed skin before they took it away and they told me I would have to go back through the security check. What the hell for. Because last I knew liquids are not metallic and would not set off the detector no matter how much I put on my body. Oh maybe they figure I'm gonna smuggle in more than 3 oz of nitro enmeshed in the "body butter" and then Ill set myself ablaze once inside the aircraft. And once again, how is the metal detector going to tell if I just lathered on lotion or if I just creamed up with a special brew of C4.

As I am writing this I realize that this will be on the net and once posted, it will be filtered through our governments anti terrorists search engines and poodle-do sniffing agencies. The thought occurred to me to not post this.... Screw em'.... Ive had enough of being afraid to say what is on my mind or afraid of the threat of terror. We are terrorized more by our own fears than by actual terrorists events. I wouldn't be surprised if I got the "we cant be sending panic and fear out to our fellow Americans" leftist crap speech from some self important knob.

Like the booming voice over the airport loud speaker telling us that the National Terror Alert has been raised to level orange isn't sending panic and fear into our fellow Americans. I mean who in their right mind would not fear the color orange! .... (A Clock Work Orange, Jack-o-Lanterns, Salsa... very scary!)

So back to the security check point with the lotion and the water bottles. The lotion did not make it through. The water on the other hand did. almost three quarters full! So that's like 8 oz of liquid I took right through security and right on the plane. Boy I feel safe now. And just remember that when visiting our nations airports to stay calm.