Dr. Michael Connolly and his son Dr. Ronan Connolly have done an in-depth assessment of weather balloon temperature records. In this video, Dr. Michael Connolly explains that there is a significant difference in temperature between urban temperature monitoring stations and those in rural settings. This is well-known as the “Urban Heat Island” effect, where the heat generated by human activity, as well as the absorption of heat from the sun on black pavement and concrete, is retained in a kind of heat ‘bubble’ around a city, while in the country, daytime heating is dissipated by evaporation and wind. To find out to what extent the claim of ‘global warming’ is affected by this phenomenon (which might be an artificial claim), the Connolly’s sought an independent data source that would not be affected by urban/human activity – they chose weather balloons. Dr. Michael Connolly discusses their findings. Their full presentation can be seen here on our blog: Balloons in the Air: Understanding weather and climate.
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