Title: The effect of crude oil extraction on the Earth's mass reduction and climate change

Authors: Ali Karami

Addresses: Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, P.O. Box 41635-3756, Rasht, Iran

Abstract: So far, many reasons such as the greenhouse effect have been suggested for global warming or cooling of the Earth. In this paper, the gradual increase in the distance between the Earth and the Sun is proposed as another reason for the climate change of the Earth. Using the law of conservation of angular momentum, it was shown that if the mass of the Earth decreases, then the distance between the Earth and the Sun increases, and this effect may be considered as another factor for the instability of many natural phenomena on the Earth in recent years. By converting any heavy substance into gas and heat, the mass of the Earth decreases. However, the extraction and production of a huge amount of mineral resources such as crude oil from the Earth, may be as one of the main reasons for the reduction of the Earth's mass. Specifically, it is shown that if the current rate of crude oil production continues (about 100 million barrels per day), then the Earth-Sun distance will increase by approximately 25 centimetres per year.

Keywords: Newton's law of gravitation; angular momentum; climate change; Earth; crude oil.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2023.134912

International Journal of Global Warming, 2023 Vol.31 No.4, pp.470 - 480

Received: 13 Jan 2023
Accepted: 14 May 2023
Published online: 17 Nov 2023 *

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