July 29, 2006: Global Climate Change - Michael Sunanda
Podcast:The Art Bell Archive Published On: Mon Jan 05 2026 Description: Art Bell opens with listener questions about Philippine life and reads Stephen Greer claims that SETI has received confirmed extraterrestrial signals jammed by government agencies. He covers Robert Bigelow successful Genesis 1 space launch and record-setting 2006 temperatures before welcoming Michael Sunanda, a permaculture teacher and student of Buckminster Fuller, to discuss global climate change.Sunanda presents a theory that increased solar energy is being absorbed by Earth magnetic field and driven into the planet interior, triggering massive undersea volcanic activity he estimates accounts for 90 percent of ocean heating. He argues that NASA and military agencies possess far more climate data than they share publicly, and that weather manipulation through chemical dispersal has been practiced for decades. Art challenges Sunanda to separate scientific claims from intuitive assertions.The discussion examines the relationship between peak oil, food production, and climate instability. Sunanda contends that water tables have been declining for 25 years and that energy supply disruptions could collapse irrigation systems with devastating consequences. Art reads a listener argument putting 400 years of temperature records against Earth 4.5-billion-year lifespan, and Sunanda responds that such reasoning ignores observable patterns in nature. He advocates for localized permaculture solutions adapted to specific bioregions.