Once again the “settled science” of climate change turns out to be far from settled. See here.
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However, there is a high probability that the consequences of the skeptics being wrong would be disastrous for the human race, and once we found out, irreversible.
It is precisely this that I find to be the least supported among the many assertions/assumptions made. Historically, warmer would appear to be better. In addition, raised CO2 levels would seem to be quite friendly to plant growth. Metathesiophobia is the default position of the alarmists, but I've seen little to warrant it.Phinehas
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There was a bigger US drought back in the 1930s. And we can prevent droughts in the US.Joe
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Report: Global warming didn't cause big US drought (Update) - April 11, 2013
Excerpt: A new federal science report looking at last year's Midwestern drought says it was a freak of nature that wasn't caused by man-made global warming. The 50-page drought task force report written by dozens of scientists from five different federal agencies looked into why forecasters didn't see the more than $12 billion drought coming. The researchers concluded that it was so unusual and unpredictable that it couldn't have been forecast.,,,
"This is one of those events that comes along once every couple hundreds of years," said lead author Martin Hoerling, a research meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Climate change was not a significant part, if any, of the event.",,,
http://phys.org/news/2013-04-global-didnt-big-drought.htmlbornagain77
"...The short period of time, only 10 years in which the increasing temperature has leveled, really doesn't tell us very much other than the fact that temperatures may still be rising but just not as fast as they were before," said Elgie Holstein, the senior director for strategic planning at the Environmental Defense Fund...
OK, so has it leveled off, or is it still rising? Or does he/she have to admit that it has leveled off, while leaving us with the distinct impression that it is still rising? Yeah.EDTA
April 11, 2013
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It' complex. This article addresses that complexity to some degree. The point is, we don't really know for sure one way or the other. However, there is a high probability that the consequences of the skeptics being wrong would be disastrous for the human race, and once we found out, irreversible.
It seems to me to be simple common sense not to go fooling around with this, particularly when the remedies (sustainable energy) are very good ideas in any case.
Don't you skeptics who want us to ignore GW have any children and grandchildren? Aren't you at all concerned about the world we might be leaving them? This isn't just about who's right or wrong here. There are some very serious possible consequences at stake, and it's our descendants who will reap whatever it is that we are now sowing.Bruce David
April 11, 2013
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KN @ 9, I don't know why you are trying to inject materialism into this thread. However, if by "materialists" you mean "climate alarmists," no, it does not seem like they understand that weather and climate are not the same thing. If you have not noted that the climate alarmists jump on numerous isolated weather phenomena (tornados, hurricanes) and assure everyone they are evidence of climate change, then you have not been paying attention.
But to your broader point, yes the fact that Denver experienced record low temperatures this week does not speak to the trend.
But to my even broader point – the point of the OP – the evidence suggests that there is a trend, and it is not global warming.Barry Arrington
April 11, 2013
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Those ridiculous materialists! Don't they realize that climate and weather are the same thing?Kantian Naturalist
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The GW scientists move just like the materialist. When the evidence does not support the theory, they shift a little and establish the science as settled once again.
Just add another epicycle.bb
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BRRRRRR! Do I dare say it is in the 80's here and that the water on the beaches is fine too? [My prob is, I have not wet a line on said beaches in too long with son.] KFkairosfocus
April 10, 2013
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Guys, it's "a new normal of extremes" now.
Duh.
I swear, politicized science is an atrocity. The GW scientists move just like the materialist. When the evidence does not support the theory, they shift a little and establish the science as settled once again.Bateman
April 10, 2013
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We are expecting snow in Toronto area. I wonder if they will blame it on global warming.Eugen
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In the winter resorts of Spain (Europe)there is more snow then ever thanks to low temperaturescreatoblepas
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Here on the other side of the big pond winter also refuses to leave. March has been extremely cold; averages well below normal (34.16 °F instead of 44.6 °F).Box
April 10, 2013
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Denver set a record low temperature last night 6 degrees (F). The previous record was 12.Barry Arrington
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In my neck of the woods this is a winter that refuses to leave,,, There are several inches of snow out on the roads this morning with several more inches forecast for today and tomorrow!
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/png/US.png
http://www.weather.gov/bornagain77