Is there a CO2 Matrix causing weather changes? (better Introduction image
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If there is a connection between rising CO2 and climate changes, the clearest
historical evidence may be in Africa.
A drought began in East Africa in the mid-1960's which was correlated with
the production of oil upwind from the Saudi Peninsula (map of africa/saudi)
[Point out Saudi Arabia and Horn of Africa]
This image of the prevailing wind patterns shows that the winds do come off
of the Saudi peninsula onto the Horn of Africa. [Point out Saudi Arabia and
Horn of Africa]
Another image shows the path of winds from the oil fields of Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait and Iraq. This is a NASA shuttle picture of the oil fields burning
after the first Iraqi War in 1991. Notice how the plume of smoke swings southwest
onto the Horn of Africa.
[FYI: Not necessarily for telecast or alternative for previous frame.] This
montage shows the location of the Kuwaiti oil fields (upper left) and shows
them on fire. The lower right shows smoking coursing to the southwest with
the lower right showing a larger area with an 1800 mile long CO2 plume.]
Beyond the drought area, torrential rains were occurring in other parts of
Africa. This is a picture of a desert covered by a flood just south of the
Horn of Africa.
If it is true that oil field plumes of CO2 cause downwind droughts then closing
down the oil fields would cause the drought to to away. (saudi oil fields
flaring gas).
We don't have to close down oil fields on the Saudi peninsula in order to
see if the drought will end. Do you remember the gas lines from the 1973-74
OPEC oil embargo when Saudi Arabia cut production by 75% to 95%? (gasline
picture). Coincidentally, the drought in Africa went away for the same period.
With the end of the embargo and resumption of oil production in 1974, the
drought returned to Africa. And with the droughts came the fires captured
in this composite satellite image.
Tomorrow, we will look at some other droughts around the world that can be
tied to the development of major oil fields. The implication this drought/deluge
connection is that maybe global warming has been happening for years as "local
warming."