Mrs. Monica Groover interviews Dr. Raj Baldev, Cosmo Theorist from India, and Head of SAROUL (Scientific Advance Research of Universe & Life) in New Delhi on the link between Cosmic Rays and Global Warming.
New Delhi: July 09, 2007 (Monday) - Mrs. Monica Groover asks Dr. Raj Baldev:

Dr Raj Baldev, as Cosmo Theorist from India and being the noted Author of “Two Big Bangs Created the Universe” (Formed in Eternal Space), you are supposed to be aware of a scientific consensus that it is the human being who produces carbon dioxide to cause rise in temperatures across the planet. There are also certain scientists who do not agree on this consensus.  What is your opinion about this great issue of the link between Cosmic Rays and Global Warming?

Dr. Raj Baldev: “You are right, there is a general consensus by scientists all over the world that it is the human, who is producing carbon dioxide, an alarming cause for rise in temperatures across the Earth. There are also other scientists with equal knowledge who do not agree with the analysis of the former scientists.

Monica Groover: Dr. Raj Baldev, why the scientists differ from each other on this issue.

Dr. Raj Baldev: Those scientists who use their mind in depth always get different result. It is, in fact, not the carbon dioxide that is causing a rise in temperature across our planet.

Monica Groover: Dr. Raj Baldev, if this is the case, why the scientists are blaming the human being for this alarm?

Dr. Raj Baldev: To blame the human being in totality is not fair, since the scientists take Cosmic Rays as one of the main grounds for Global Warming, which in my opinion is not correct. To support my view I would like to draw the attention of the readers on one paper.

“ This was published in 2000 to Physics Review Letters, shedding light on the Hunacayo neutron monitor, which detected a heightened number of Cosmic Rays from regions that had low clouds, less than 3.2 km in altitude.

“The quantity of these Cosmic Rays depends on the intensity of the Solar Wind, just because the Earth's magnetosphere grows and shrinks on the varied strength of particles streaming from the Sun. Periods of warming appear to correlate with decreases in Cosmic Rays over the 20th century.

“In fact, when the cosmic rays interact with the Earth's atmosphere, especially with the low level clouds, they create ions of changeable strength and charge. These ions contribute to the configuration of dense clouds, block the Sun's rays and reduce the effect of hot temperatures,” Dr. Raj Baldev said.

Monica Groover: I have read in your book abut the Sun’s 11-year cycle. Has it any connection with it?

Dr. Raj Baldev: “You are right. The scientists, who blame Cosmic Rays for Global Warming, think that  the Sun’s 11-year cycle of Sunspot and Solar Wind  has a close  connection between the activities of the Sun’s cycle and the Earth’s deflection of Cosmic Rays and take it as a possible natural explanation for global warming. But I hold a different opinion since Cosmic Rays cannot be blamed for Global Warming.

"I would like to mention about T. Sloan from the University of Lancaster and A.W. Wolfendale from Durham University, who are also not convinced with this reason that Cosmic Rays enhances the Global Warming.

"They, in fact, published their results in a new paper called Cosmic Rays and Global Warming. Their research will be presented at the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, held in Merida Mexico from July 3 - July 11, 2007,” Dr. Raj Baldev concludes this part of interview.

Monica Groover shall further interview Dr. Raj Baldev to ask more questions and shall apprise the readers with his answers.

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