Real science is much more
complicated, and there are
many "we don't knows",
like the ones that follow,
when compared with
climate change junk
science.
In climate change
junk science, the
climate in 100 years
is predicted with great
"95% confidence"
... when in reality,
whether the global
climate will be warmer
or colder in 100 years,
can not be predicted
with any accuracy !
In South America,
there was a scene
similar to the
fictional opening scene
of the excellent 1950's
science fiction movie,
"The War of the Worlds" !
Last week, in the south
of Chile, residents on the
island of Chiloe watched
a fireball fall to the ground,
and start several fires.
A flaming, bright object
falling from the sky
is usually a meteorite.
Officials from the
country’s National
Geology and Mining
Service ( Sernageomin )
said the object could not
have been a meteorite,
because no space rock
fragments could be found
where the fires started
from the “luminous and
incandescent object
in the sky that fell
in that location.”
“Once in the Dalcahue area,
geologists went to the site
to examine the area of the
supposed impact."
"They worked
at seven points
corresponding to
the burnt bushes,
where they found
no remains, vestiges,
or evidence of a
meteorite falling."
"Likewise, and
as part of the
investigation,
they interviewed
local residents,
who said they had
not seen the fall
of the supposed
object, or heard
noises associated
with the fall
of a body
of this nature."
"Preliminarily,
professionals
are ruling out
the fall of
a meteorite
in this sector
and, therefore,
that the cause
of burning thickets,
has corresponded
to that situation.”
If not a meteorite,
then I suppose
it has to be called
an unidentified flying
object, or UFO.
Chilean astrophysicist
Jose Maza told national
broadcaster TVN:
“In parallel,
geologists collected
soil samples
for a more thorough
and detailed analysis
in the institution’s
laboratory."
"Final conclusions
will be announced
in the coming weeks.”
My best guess is
"space litter", such as
a “zombie” satellite,
or other debris left behind
by some space agency.
Geologists are still looking
for clues, perhaps some
man made metal bits
from an old rocket booster
or dead satellite will be found.
The journal "Nature"
wrote last September:
“Since the Soviet Union
launched the first satellite,
Sputnik, in 1957,
the number of objects
in space has surged,
reaching roughly
2,000 in 1970,
about 7,500 in 2000
and about 20,000
known items today.
The two
biggest spikes
in orbital debris
came in 2007,
when the
Chinese
government
blew up one
of its satellites
in a missile test,
and in the 2009,
with the
Iridium–Cosmos
collision.”
Space debris
is real pollution.
Carbon dioxide
is not !