Heating. Global Warming

Berkeley, Sunday, February 8, 2026 2:43 AM

A parenthesis here before I start with this thought.

Sometimes in conversations or advice or gift comes a book or so. As a gift is great, regardless the quality. In terms of advice, it might be OK. I keep adding to the list of books. I realized I probably returned one book, and wrongly returned another advice book from probably 2022.

Gottman seems to be great. At some point I will read what he and his wife has written. I found out I received and advice of reading one of his books in June 2022. Likely, I wrongly returned. I remember the confusion. I got it again.

But of course there are a couple of things, which also fulfill me, which is reading about fluvial geomorphology every day and a good novel or so. Probably, that is why I have not reading those self-help books since 2007 or so. I have heard a bit of their interviews. They talk sometimes it is proven that is or that correlates in 99% to a physical illness in the person who receives. i.e. contempt.

I wonder about those percentages. I got the book. it will take some space in bookshelf, well two of those. I will assess, as long as keep going with a daily routine.

I recall, I read a gifted book, which was a sort of personal help in November and December last year. Although, it was a catholic, spiritual book, with some specific topics and directions.

So, many things. Jesus offered his help to man who has been ill for 38 years, who was next to the pull. Jesus, after His command, healed the man to walk (Jn 5, ~5-9). I am not sure about the man’s purpose or the crowd’s purpose to get into the pool though.

OK. Well, stopping with the deviations, the main point of the post:

It is about day to day observations of global heating.

Of course, when one learn those things from literature or lectures, there is a lot of emphasis on the increase of CO2, due to anthropogenic activities, which has increased the amount of CO2 exchanges to the atmosphere. That creates an additional layer, which creates a green house effect on the earth, were sun reflection is trapped within the space earth surface and atmosphere. Therefore there has been an increase in temperature which directly correlates to the increase of CO2.

OK. Cool with that. All true.

And, excellent the initiatives to reduce CO2. I.e. less car commuting. Electricity source, better if renewal. And if the electricity source is renewable, cool to operate the energy devices including the car with that electricity.

Other day to day, simple issues in spaces, I have been during the winter.

i.e. you have this beautiful peaceful space in Strawberry Creek, next to Faculty Glade. An old California Buckeye stands there next to the Redwood house of the Faculty Club designed by Bernard Maybeck.

On the West side one sees healthy Coastal Live Oak trees and redwoods.

But almost at anytime of the day, despite the creek is not as natural yet, because its evident channelization, and sort of old check dams. Channelization there, could make sense, because there is a road to protect in the north part of the creek. But then instead of listening to the sounds of water of the creek. There is its machinery noise: bufff shrrrr buffff shrrrrrrr.

No sure for what purpose that is.

If it is for heating. First, to bad how that is affecting the common man enjoying the outdoors.

But here comes the other more relevant points:

How many households and buildings, and apartments and offices within those buildings are in northern and southern developed countries, which use quite frequently heating during winter and air conditioning during summer?

Only on the heating point during winter. Beyond the energy consumption and all of that.

I have seen open windows probably because it was too hot inside. I understand, that being cold, and probably that is a problem in my apartment, is terrible, because the hands and fingers are not at their best warm up temperature and therefore capacity to type.

Yet, I have seen plenty of vapor vents, because plenty of sophisticated buildings, use hot water for heating. That is great my favorite method, actually.

But with all those structures heated up during winter time, which is understandable. What percentage of those household structures are well insulated?

Even with that all that material that has been heated up, of course should pass some heat to the external air.

Plus all those vents. In addition of factories, car engines, etc. Have you checked how hot gets the engine of a car.

How many cars are circulated out there?

I think small actions, as everything else, with some control of much we use things can give us an idea, how much of the problem we are. In an analogy, it can be like body weight. One is capable to track weight and to learn what is healthy or not healthy for the self. It is not just external factors or culture.

We ourselves, at our homes, and in our cars, depending how much we drive, are increasing the air temperature of the neighborhood, and probably of the planet.

How to proceed?

More data tacking in simple forms. Community projects, such as thermother and a rain gauge in the neighborhood, or more. One can start by placing some of that stuff in the own balcony and garden. Evidence of big projects, or of their potential, are always in small things.