by Daniel Brouse 1. EXTERNAL FORCING AND PLANETARY ENERGY IMBALANCE Anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions → increased atmospheric absorption of outgoing longwave radiation → increased planetary energy imbalance → accumulation of excess energy in the Earth system → ocean heat uptake, atmospheric warming, land warming, and cryosphere warming → changes in the distribution and movement of energy, […]
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The Great Deceiver: Donald Trump, Christian Nationalism, the End Times, and the Moral Responsibility to Protect Humanity
By Daniel Brouse Introduction: Faith, Science, and Political Accountability I’m a fiscally conservative Republican economist who has been registered Republican since 1980. I also hold a degree in philosophy, with a concentration in morals and ethics, and have studied Christianity extensively, including reading the Bible in depth multiple times. My family lineage can be traced […]
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The Covenant of Balance
An Interfaith Synthesis of Ecological Ethics, Earth’s Energy Imbalance, and Integrated Climate Stewardship By Daniel Brouse Overview THE COVENANT OF BALANCEAn Interfaith Synthesis of Ecological Ethics, Earth’s Energy Imbalance, and Integrated Climate Stewardship What do Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism have in common when it comes to protecting our planet? Although these five religious […]
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Ozone as a Climate-Change Multiplier: A Meta-Analytic Synthesis of Tropospheric Ozone, Vegetation Damage, Carbon-Sink Failure, and Coupled Climate Feedbacks
Daniel Brouse¹ and Sidd Mukherjee² ¹ Independent Climate Researcher, Economist² Physicist October 2026 Abstract Tropospheric ozone is an air pollutant, a greenhouse gas, and a biologically active agent that damages vegetation and impairs terrestrial carbon uptake. Its climatic significance extends beyond direct radiative forcing: ozone damages the biological systems that remove carbon dioxide from the […]
Ozone: The Hidden Climate Multiplier (Public Access Version)
How Air Pollution Damages Earth’s Natural Carbon-Removal Systems The Big Idea When we talk about climate change, we usually focus on carbon dioxide, methane, and rising temperatures. But another important part of the story is happening in the atmosphere: ozone pollution is damaging the vegetation that helps remove carbon dioxide from the air. Ground-level ozone […]
Geoengineering the Climate Part II
The 1.5°C Tripwire and the Limits of Climate Manipulation The 1.5°C threshold is more than a temperature target. It represents a critical point in the Earth system because crossing it increases the likelihood that multiple climate feedbacks and tipping elements will be pushed toward, or across, critical thresholds from which recovery is not straightforward. Many […]
Geoengineering the Climate: Why Tweaking the Planet Is Not the Solution
by Daniel Brouse The idea of climate geoengineering is gaining attention as the planet continues to warm. One proposal is cirrus cloud thinning: deliberately reducing high-level cirrus clouds to allow more infrared radiation to escape to space and temporarily offset some global warming. I understand the logic. If the world remains on a trajectory toward […]
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Tropical Storm Isaias: A Gulf Coast Exception to a Suppressed Hurricane Season
The National Hurricane Center has issued warnings for Tropical Storm Isaias, which is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Current projections indicate that the storm could produce 3 to 6 inches of rainfall, with localized totals reaching as high as 10 inches from far southeastern Louisiana to […]
Declining Low-Level Clouds: The Emerging Climate Mega-Multiplier
Observed Cloud Decline, Accelerating Energy Imbalance, and Coupled Climate Feedbacks Daniel BrouseSidd Mukherjee Simplified Introduction DECLINING LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS COULD DOUBLE GLOBAL WARMING We tend to think of climate change as a greenhouse-gas problem. But the bigger story is what happens after the warming starts. One of the most important emerging changes is happening above the […]
Declining Low-Level Cloud Overview
The most significant emerging climate feedback accelerating the planetary energy imbalance is the decline in low-level clouds. Low-Level Cloud Feedback: The Mega-Multiplier — An Additional 1.5°C to 2°C • Albedo–Cloud–Ocean Heat Content Feedback Triad (Climate Jerk Surge Math & Methods) • Feedback Loop and Tipping-Point Network • The Global Feedback Cascade: Ozone and Cloud Feedback […]