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Shirley,
Thanks for posting. I am especially interested to learn about that newsletter "The Daily Green". There is an interesting article in it that lists 400 "deniers" of global warming. I have seen quite a few of these names in print and it's true often they are presented as "scientists", which, of course, they are not. Very interesting.................
Love,
Polly
Thanks for posting. I am especially interested to learn about that newsletter "The Daily Green". There is an interesting article in it that lists 400 "deniers" of global warming. I have seen quite a few of these names in print and it's true often they are presented as "scientists", which, of course, they are not. Very interesting.................
Love,
Polly
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
Hi Polly,
Am I on that list? LOL. I didn't look, but I should qualify, since I'm not a climate scientist, (not on a professional level, anyway).
Incidentally, I apologizing for raining on Al Gore's parade, but since you brought it up, are you aware that global warming is now an obsolete "cause", and global cooling is obviously the dominant trend? I'm not joking - this is reality. Consider that during the past 12 months, the global land-surface temperatures are below the 20th-century mean for the first time since 1982, according to the National Climatic Data Center. In fact, the total amount of cooling ranges from 0.65C up to 0.75C, which is enough to wipe out most of the warming recorded over the past 100 years. And all of this has happened in one year's time. Based on four well known sources, it's the single fastest temperature change ever recorded, either up or down. I really don't believe that this can be swept under the rug, as just a blip in the trend, (though I have no doubt that certain promoters of the global warming campaign who have closed minds, and self-serving agendas, will certainly try). The four sources considered in this analysis can be viewed here - I'm sure you will recognize them:
http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/20 ... 12-months/
The logic behind this conclusion is based on evidence that solar activity is a much larger driver of climate change than man-made greenhouse gases, and the dramatic cooling seen in just the last 12 months time seems to bear that out.
In May 2006, solar acrtivity slowed to a record low. According to NASA scientist David Hathaway. "It's off the bottom of the charts. This has important repercussions for future solar activity." What's more, it's not the only indicator that the Sun is up to something." While the data do not disprove that carbon dioxide is acting to warm the planet, it clearly demonstrates that more powerful factors are now cooling it.
In fact, studies show that by the end of the 20th century the Sun's activity may have been the highest in more than 8,000 years, with the Sun’s magnetic field almost doubling during the past century. Obviously, this is where the so-called "global warming" theory came from.
Let's hope those factors change soon, because as I have pointed out all along, cold is more damaging than heat. The mean temperature of the planet is now about 54 degrees F, (about 36 degrees C). As we all know, humans -- and most of the crops and animals we depend on -- prefer a temperature closer to 70, (about 52 degrees C).
You've seen the headlines over the past year: China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North America has the most snowcover in 50 years, with places like Wisconsin the highest since record-keeping began. Record levels of Antarctic sea ice, record cold in Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Mexico, Australia, Iran, Greece, South Africa, Greenland, Argentina, Chile. Etc., etc.
Historically, the warm periods in our past, such as the Medieval Climate Optimum were beneficial for civilization. Related cooling events, such as the Little Ice Age, though, were uniformly bad news for humanity.
If you would like to see more references, I can provide a lot of links to articles and blogs on this topic.
Love,
Tex (who loves warm weather, and has no use for ice ages)
P S Incidentally, (FWIW), the misguided idea that only professionals know what they are talking about, and are more knowledgeable than any and all non-professionals, is a blatant fallacy - we prove that on this board, almost every day.
Am I on that list? LOL. I didn't look, but I should qualify, since I'm not a climate scientist, (not on a professional level, anyway).
Incidentally, I apologizing for raining on Al Gore's parade, but since you brought it up, are you aware that global warming is now an obsolete "cause", and global cooling is obviously the dominant trend? I'm not joking - this is reality. Consider that during the past 12 months, the global land-surface temperatures are below the 20th-century mean for the first time since 1982, according to the National Climatic Data Center. In fact, the total amount of cooling ranges from 0.65C up to 0.75C, which is enough to wipe out most of the warming recorded over the past 100 years. And all of this has happened in one year's time. Based on four well known sources, it's the single fastest temperature change ever recorded, either up or down. I really don't believe that this can be swept under the rug, as just a blip in the trend, (though I have no doubt that certain promoters of the global warming campaign who have closed minds, and self-serving agendas, will certainly try). The four sources considered in this analysis can be viewed here - I'm sure you will recognize them:
http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/20 ... 12-months/
The logic behind this conclusion is based on evidence that solar activity is a much larger driver of climate change than man-made greenhouse gases, and the dramatic cooling seen in just the last 12 months time seems to bear that out.
In May 2006, solar acrtivity slowed to a record low. According to NASA scientist David Hathaway. "It's off the bottom of the charts. This has important repercussions for future solar activity." What's more, it's not the only indicator that the Sun is up to something." While the data do not disprove that carbon dioxide is acting to warm the planet, it clearly demonstrates that more powerful factors are now cooling it.
In fact, studies show that by the end of the 20th century the Sun's activity may have been the highest in more than 8,000 years, with the Sun’s magnetic field almost doubling during the past century. Obviously, this is where the so-called "global warming" theory came from.
Let's hope those factors change soon, because as I have pointed out all along, cold is more damaging than heat. The mean temperature of the planet is now about 54 degrees F, (about 36 degrees C). As we all know, humans -- and most of the crops and animals we depend on -- prefer a temperature closer to 70, (about 52 degrees C).
You've seen the headlines over the past year: China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North America has the most snowcover in 50 years, with places like Wisconsin the highest since record-keeping began. Record levels of Antarctic sea ice, record cold in Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Mexico, Australia, Iran, Greece, South Africa, Greenland, Argentina, Chile. Etc., etc.
Historically, the warm periods in our past, such as the Medieval Climate Optimum were beneficial for civilization. Related cooling events, such as the Little Ice Age, though, were uniformly bad news for humanity.
If you would like to see more references, I can provide a lot of links to articles and blogs on this topic.
Love,
Tex (who loves warm weather, and has no use for ice ages)
P S Incidentally, (FWIW), the misguided idea that only professionals know what they are talking about, and are more knowledgeable than any and all non-professionals, is a blatant fallacy - we prove that on this board, almost every day.
HAHAHAHA, Tex,
This is just an issue we have to agree to disagree on! LOL! In Anthony Watts' personal blog that you cited, he certainly has every right to his opinion. But even he himself says that he does NOT believe that "the amount of cooling in one month erases all of the recorded global warming of the last 100 years". This was not his conclusion, and he has apparently requested that his misquote be corrected. He simply says it is an interesting "aberration". I don't think we can draw any conclusions based upon one year of data - trends over many years are the key. And we know that along with global warming come many weather extremes, of which we are seeing various types. Only time will tell................
Love,
Polly
This is just an issue we have to agree to disagree on! LOL! In Anthony Watts' personal blog that you cited, he certainly has every right to his opinion. But even he himself says that he does NOT believe that "the amount of cooling in one month erases all of the recorded global warming of the last 100 years". This was not his conclusion, and he has apparently requested that his misquote be corrected. He simply says it is an interesting "aberration". I don't think we can draw any conclusions based upon one year of data - trends over many years are the key. And we know that along with global warming come many weather extremes, of which we are seeing various types. Only time will tell................
Love,
Polly
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
Polly,
What you say is quite true - since the beginning of time, the earth has had cycles of global cooling, (ice ages), alternating with global warming. The cooling cycles last, (on the average), for about 90,000 years, and the warming cycles last for about 10,000 years, with many minor cycles mixed in, of course. As you know, we are waaaaaaaaay overdue for the next major ice age to begin, (about 1,500 years), so I'm not throwing out my winter clothes just yet, because the way it seems to be beginning, this one could be a real doozy. The handwriting is on the wall. LOL.
I hope you're enjoying a a nice weekend, my dear friend.
Much Love,
Tex
What you say is quite true - since the beginning of time, the earth has had cycles of global cooling, (ice ages), alternating with global warming. The cooling cycles last, (on the average), for about 90,000 years, and the warming cycles last for about 10,000 years, with many minor cycles mixed in, of course. As you know, we are waaaaaaaaay overdue for the next major ice age to begin, (about 1,500 years), so I'm not throwing out my winter clothes just yet, because the way it seems to be beginning, this one could be a real doozy. The handwriting is on the wall. LOL.
I hope you're enjoying a a nice weekend, my dear friend.
Much Love,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Dee,
Sure, but be forewarned - these guys are "outcasts", because they don't buy into the popular "fad" of global warming. Note that the first article is over five years old, but it is just as appropriate today, as it was when it was written. The others are current blogs.
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/aginatur/iceage.htm
http://www.dailytech.com/Solar+Activity ... e10630.htm
http://www.iceagenow.com/Climatologists ... sagree.htm
This is the main Not by Fire but by Ice site. I love the comic pictures, expecially the one of the penguin holding a pair of cymbals, while standing on a polar bear's back, with the caption, "Do one brave thing today. . . then run like hell!"
http://www.iceagenow.com/
http://www.dailytech.com/Temperature+Mo ... e10866.htm
I especially like this post from that blog, (even though the author misspelled the word"hubris") - I think it pretty clearly defines the problem we are facing with all the climatology "experts" who are trying to dictate how we should punish ourselves by lowering our standard of living.
Love,
Tex
Sure, but be forewarned - these guys are "outcasts", because they don't buy into the popular "fad" of global warming. Note that the first article is over five years old, but it is just as appropriate today, as it was when it was written. The others are current blogs.
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/aginatur/iceage.htm
http://www.dailytech.com/Solar+Activity ... e10630.htm
http://www.iceagenow.com/Climatologists ... sagree.htm
This is the main Not by Fire but by Ice site. I love the comic pictures, expecially the one of the penguin holding a pair of cymbals, while standing on a polar bear's back, with the caption, "Do one brave thing today. . . then run like hell!"
http://www.iceagenow.com/
http://www.dailytech.com/Temperature+Mo ... e10866.htm
I especially like this post from that blog, (even though the author misspelled the word"hubris") - I think it pretty clearly defines the problem we are facing with all the climatology "experts" who are trying to dictate how we should punish ourselves by lowering our standard of living.
This issue with the sun's energy is not to be taken lightly - it dwarfs all other influences on our climate, since the sun is the only reason that the earth is not just an uninhabitable ball of ice, in the first place.Actuallly it's the height of man's hubirous to think he can predict the weather on a global scale. In the early 70s scientists were saying global cooling and as a kid I distincly remember making a snowman in Pasadena Texas where it never snows. The short and long of it is, looking historically, you'll find that scientists take a pinch of data, paint a big picture and hold their hands out for more grants and funds to continue research. If you really dig you'll find that repeatedly. Let me ask this though, how often does your local weatherman actually make an accurate prediction on the weather? Based on whatever answer you give for that, then try and ask that same question about these experts trumpeting the global warming trend.
Love,
Tex