Climate Disruption.ipynb

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    "# Climate Disruption\n",
    "## A crude energy-centric model\n",
    "1 C is not \"just a little warmer\" as most people think. The atmosphere is huge, and the additional energy stored within the atmosphere after that increase in temperature is **huge**. Let's measure it in terms of bolts of lightning, hurricanes, and other atmospheric energy events:"
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    "M = 5.1480E18 # kg (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth)\n",
    "cv = 0.716 # kJ/(kg*K) (from https://www.ohio.edu/mechanical/thermo/property_tables/air/air_Cp_Cv.html)"
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    "dT = 1 # (the change in temp, degrees C or K)"
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    "dE = M*cv*dT\n",
    "netE = dE*1000 # in Joules\n",
    "netE"
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    "Elightning = 1e9 # Joules (https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2012/05/could-we-harness-lightning-as-an-energy-source.html)"
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    "new_lightning = netE / Elightning\n",
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    "time = 10*24*60*60 # 4 days * hours * minutes * seconds\n",
    "Ehurricane = 1e13 * time # watts * seconds (http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/D7.html)\n",
    "new_hurricanes = netE / Ehurricane\n",
    "new_hurricanes"
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    "TODO:\n",
    " - tornado energy\n",
    " - melting polar ice\n"
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