If you are interested in climate change and the impact of mankind thereupon, John Hinderaker at Power Line writes about a new model based on the 'recently' discovered Constructal Law of Thermodynamics.
For those with a better physics background than I, here is the law.
For a flow system to persist in time it must evolve in such a way that it provides easier access to its currents.
And this explanation follows:
In terms of the Earth’s climate as a whole, what this means is that the climate system is always working to maximize the flow of power from the tropics to the poles and from there out to space.
It is claimed that a model (see diagram) incorporating this law tracks recent temperature trends almost exactly. My gut sense is Gaia has many tricks up her sleeve.
