tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post3346894577091286914..comments2024-03-29T02:19:19.866-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Entropy: why life seems so hard and complicatedmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-75185571951880768432020-02-09T08:00:10.948-05:002020-02-09T08:00:10.948-05:00"why did I oversleep today"
https://en...."why did I oversleep today"<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarm_clockMatt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082502216984169113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-40626331897879616072020-02-09T06:36:11.922-05:002020-02-09T06:36:11.922-05:00This article confuses psychological processes with...This article confuses psychological processes with thermodynamics. Life on Earth requires homeostasis, which requires a stable climate.<br /><br />We are awash in energy, regardless of how difficult life may seem.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_irradiance<br /><i>Average annual solar radiation arriving at the top of the Earth's atmosphere is roughly 1361 W/m2.[25] The Sun's rays are attenuated as they pass through the atmosphere, leaving maximum normal surface irradiance at approximately 1000 W /m2 at sea level on a clear day. When 1361 W/m2 is arriving above the atmosphere (when the sun is at the zenith in a cloudless sky), direct sun is about 1050 W/m2, and global radiation on a horizontal surface at ground level is about 1120 W/m2.[26] The latter figure includes radiation scattered or reemitted by atmosphere and surroundings. The actual figure varies with the Sun's angle and atmospheric circumstances. Ignoring clouds, the daily average insolation for the Earth is approximately 6 kWh/m2 = 21.6 MJ/m2. </i>Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.com