"Roger Chapman" wrote in message
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Bob Martin wrote:
in 245266 20091209 140503 "dennis@home"
wrote:

It is true that the term 'global warming' is misleading as it might be
taken to imply that everywhere just gets a bit hotter. And those of us
in the UK might be forgiven for thinking "that's all right. Wouldn't
mind it being a bit sunnier". The problem is that what we are talking
about is an increase of energy into weather systems.
That isn't strictly true.
Unless there is more energy arriving from the Sun there will be no more
energy than there is now.
If there is more energy from the sun then that would explain the
increases
in temperature.

That's too simplistic - what matters is the %age of energy arriving from
the sun which is retained in the atmosphere,

Or to look at it another way, if the atmosphere is warmer there will be
more energy in it. That after all is the only reason it is warmer.

There is a lot of energy in the atmosphere that is does not increase its
temperature.
The energy does, however, drive storms.