Author(s)

David A. E. Vares^1,2, Trevor N. Carniello^2,3, Michael A. Persinger^1,2,3

¹Human Studies, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
²Behavioural Neuroscience Programs, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
³Biomolecular Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.

Quantitative analyses of actual measurements rather than modeling have shown that “global warming” has been heterogeneous over the surface of the planet and temporally non-linear. Residual regression analyses by Soares (2010) indicated increments of increased temperature precede increments of CO₂ increase. The remarkably strong negative correlation (r = -0.99) between the earth’s magnetic dipole moment values and global CO₂-temperature indicators over the last ~30 years is sufficient to be considered causal if contributing energies were within the same order of magnitude. Quantitative convergence between the energies lost by the diminishing averaged geomagnetic field strength and energies gained within the ocean-atmosphere interface satisfy the measured values for increased global temperature and CO₂ release from sea water. The pivotal variable is the optimal temporal unit employed to estimate the total energies available for physical-chemical reactions. The positive drift in averaged amplitude of geomagnetic activity over the last 100 years augmented this process. Contributions from annual CO₂ from volcanism and shifts in averaged geomagnetic activity, lagged years before the measured global temperature-CO₂ values, are moderating variables for smaller amplitude perturbations. These results indicated that the increase in CO₂ and global temperatures are primarily caused by major geophysical factors, particularly the diminishing total geomagnetic field strength and increased geomagnetic activity, but not by human activities. Strategies for adapting to climate change because of these powerful variables may differ from those that assume exclusive anthropomorphic causes.

CO₂, Global Warming, Climate Change, Geomagnetic Field, Magnetic Dipole, Volcanic Activity

Vares, D. , Carniello, T. and Persinger, M. (2016) Quantification of the Diminishing Earth’s Magnetic Dipole Intensity and Geomagnetic Activity as the Causal Source for Global Warming within the Oceans and Atmosphere. International Journal of Geosciences, 7, 78-90. doi: 10.4236/ijg.2016.71007.