Brrrrrr!
Ignore the record shattering freezing weather surrounding you. Global Warming is happening. Please believe me. Oh, pretty please!
That is pretty much the theme of an article by Michael McCarthy, the U.K. Independent environment writer. With this cold weather it must be tough to plead the case for global warming but McCarthy takes a desperate stab at it:
You might think the current weather conditions are almost Siberian – and you'd be right. Britain's most prolonged spell of freezing weather since 1981 is being caused by a huge mass of intensely cold air over north-east Russia, with easterly winds sweeping its glacial temperatures across northern Europe to the UK.
And just as in the 20th century's coldest ever winter in Britain, of 1962-63 – although not on such a severe scale – the cold is being held in place over the British Isles by what is known as a "blocking anti-cyclone", a static area of high pressure over Greenland which is preventing the usual warmer, damper westerly winds from reaching us across the Atlantic.
After acknowledging the cold weather, McCarthy makes his case for why global warming is still happening despite millions of shivering skins:
The present situation is known as an "Omega block" as it consists of two high-pressure systems which on a weather map resemble the two arms of the Greek letter Omega – the Greenland one, and the Siberian anti-cyclone itself (whose stillness and clear skies are causing its intense cold, as much as 48C below zero in some places).
So if it is the longest cold snap for 29 years, does that prove that the idea of global warming is a non-starter? Funnily enough, it doesn't. For once you look at current meteorological conditions across the whole world, a different picture emerges.
Oh, so this incredibly cold weather doesn't disprove global warming since it can be blamed on that inconvenient "Omega block." Is that like sun block and will it burn my eyes if applied to my face?
"Funnily enough," McCarthy comes up some really funny examples of how we are really unusually warm:
...in north-east America and Canada, in north Africa, across the Mediterranean, through to south-west Asia, temperatures are very much above normal – in many places by more than 5C, and in parts of northern Canada, by more than 10C.
Closer to home, while we shivered yesterday, in Madrid the temperature was 10C against a seasonal average of 9C, and in Rome it was 13C, compared to an average of 11C. The weather's natural variability means it is impossible to draw long-term conclusions about a changing climate from any single episode, be it of hot, or cold.
Wow! You mean Madrid was one whole degree above average yesterday? Well, you convinced me, Michael. Global warming is coming. Time to break out my Chicken Little costume and warn the world of imminent doom.
As to McCarthy's bizarre assertion that in north-east America and Canada "temperatures are very much above normal," please don't point him to this AccuWeather report. It could shatter his factually challenged illusions about what the weather is really like in that part of the world:
Nearly the entire eastern half of the United States is enduring bitterly cold temperatures not experienced since 1985. Even Florida, which has been hovering around freezing levels overnight recently, is also feeling the almost-nationwide chill.
With the entire eastern half of the country in the throes of this arctic snap, this is shaping up to be the coldest winter in many people's memories.
On the plus side of the weather, McCarthy's "global warming" threatens to kill off most of the annoying iguanas in South Florida.
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.
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This is way
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:07 ET by ThisnThatThis type of reporting is way past being funny, or surprising, or even insane. It's now religious in a muslim sort of way. You know, like the "religion of peace" lable they put on the muslim faith, even as its practioners blow up and behead and stone and "honor kill" all in the name of islam?
It's this type of reporting, backed up by the so-called "scientists", that expose this for what it is -- a "cause", supported by pure lies and falsified data in the face of truth and obvious facts that clearly show how false these positions are. Comeon liberals -- do your best here to defend the indefensible. Join in the discussion -- by changing topics, or calling one of us names. Show just how insane you all are.
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"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song
Yeah, I can see the headlines:
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:48 ET by motherbeltRecord cold continues, despite global warming!!
And DO NOT forget, whatever you do, that the synopsis for the apocalyptal AGW movie "The Day After Tomorrow" says (We are not making this up- Dave Barry:
Global warming sets off an ice age
*shrugs* I liked the movie,
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 14:52 ET by Lord Elicani*shrugs* I liked the movie, even if the science had more holes than Augusta National.
"We can go from boom to bust
From dreams to a bowl of dust
We can fall from rockets' red glare
Down to 'Brother, can you spare...'"
- Rush, "Between the Wheels"
Why
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:02 ET by In ExcessWhy is the writer worried? Scientists with 'adjust' or 'trick' the data to show this is one of the warmest winters on record.
So true. But it really
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:06 ET by MaximusBraveheartSo true. But it really NEEDED the adjustments ya know. Just good science, lol... M-B
Uh-Huh...
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 14:30 ET by unkeeafJust a little manipulation and all will be right with the world. Funny what you can get away with when the mainstream media won't report any of your shenanigans. You can really get away with quite a lot.
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Like this video... Whale Wars boat "hit!"
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 15:11 ET by MaximusBraveheartTHEY ran into a much larger ship. You can CLEARLY see the thrust coming off the back of their boat yet they claim to have been rammed. Such lies like the AGW people. One in the same.
Great vid of the crash: http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/17481983
2) Also interesting story on a double attomic bomb survivor died at 93 recently : "Last month he was visited in the hospital by filmmaker James Cameron, director of "Titanic" and "Avatar," who is considering making a movie about the bombings, according to the Mainichi." Ya think he will make the USA look bad? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100106/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_obit_bomb_victi...
M-B
Everyone in my family
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 23:05 ET by bse5150Everyone in my family watched the batboat getting smashed by the Japanese ship - we all agreed that it appeared the batboat accelerated into the larger ship. Probably for ratings related to that stupid Discovery Channel series. Some fool millionaire in California (where else?) picked up the tab for the 1.5 million dollar batboat. Hope it was worth it!
All you need to do is put a
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 20:00 ET by danboAll you need to do is put a little correction in the formula.
Y = the year.
If Y > 1999 then a = 1 + ( Y / 1000)
T = T*a
With time you'll easly see a warming trend.
Looking at the way GISS and friends have been adjusted. I wouldn't be suprised if there isn't this kind of sub routine in the formula.
"You lie!" Rep. Joe Wilson R-(SC)
Ach Du Lieber!
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 10:19 ET by Wildcatter1980And, here I thought the "adjustments" to the raw data were to account for non-natural influences such as the proximity of concrete, asphalt, bricks, air conditioning exhausts, etc. to the temperature sensing stations.
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We need to stop calling them "Progressives" when in reality they are big government "Socialists" who no longer value the individual's rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Standard bamboozling
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:05 ET by mattmStandard bamboozling tactic. Start with the obvious. Then impress your audience with techno-speak like "Omega Block." Then, once everyone is convinced that you are smarter than they are, nail them with your "conclusion."
Then, if anyone objects, simply remind them that the debate is over.
PJ, don't worry...
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:10 ET by BKeyserMike's got a solution.
you out-did yourself again!
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:20 ET by SouthJersey1953BK, you NEVER disappoint! Your ability to find the "originals" of doctored data is amazing!!! Great job!
You can fix a lot of things, but, you can't fix STUPID! - Joe Murray
I've got sources Jersey! LOL
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:22 ET by BKeyserI've got sources Jersey! LOL
My 2012 campaign
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:10 ET by tim413You can't tell me that we can put a man on the moon, but we can't figure out how to live on a warmer planet - if or when that day ever comes.
Modified for 2016: You can't tell me that we can put a man on the moon, but we can't figure out how to live on a colder planet - if or when that day ever comes.
Stop federal judges from foisting their notions of "fairness" on the States. Amend the 14th Amendment! - tim413
Man on the moon my butt! How'd Gary paste that graph in there???
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 22:21 ET by SickofLibs(below)
That is some serious black magic. I feel like a native who just saw his reflection in a mirror for the first time.
Ooga booga!
Earth's natural variability - indeed!
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:12 ET by Gary HallEarth's climate for the past 5,000 years -
As Michael McCarthy stated:
Exactly.
(;~> gary
Great Graph
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 16:57 ET by Mike From CanmoreGary:
This warming period appears to be right on schedule. Do you have a source for it?
"Greens are people who never worried about a grocery bill". Freeman Dyson
Mike canwantmore
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 22:11 ET by Gary HallMike.. the graph is from scientist Bob Carter. Here's his home page: Bob Carter - Bio
The graph appears in this work of his: The Myth of Dangerous Human-Caused Climate Change see plate 9 of 14.
Seems to me that it is what we learned a long time back in 7th or 8th grade general science class. ya think?
You might find this interesting as well. I'd call it scientific consensus of opinion - nothing unusual is going on with the climate:
20th Century Climate Not So Hot - a study of 240 climate studies by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in 2003.
Shh. Don't let the MSM find out.
(:~> gary
Hopefully you'll see
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 18:39 ET by Mike From CanmoreHopefully you'll see this. I think you got the wrong link because it wasn't in there. Now that I know it is from Bob Carter, I'll search for it. Thanks.
"Greens are people who never worried about a grocery bill". Freeman Dyson
I've got to comment about
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:16 ET by ThisnThatI've got to comment about this statement: "in Madrid the temperature was 10C against a seasonal average of 9C". Un-friggin-believable! If anyone was to try to disprove AGW by cherry-picking one city's daily temperature reading amongst all the cities of the world, he would be laughed at across the land.
But what's worrisome is that this summer, there will be some hot temperatures -- somewhere. And some record high temperatures. The fact that this a$$ gets to make a case like he just did just opens the door for daily, exaggerated warnings about AGW all summer long -- unchallenged, and repeated on a daily basis by the lemming-like MSM.
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"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song
ThisnThat - let the
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 23:07 ET by bse5150ThisnThat - let the environmentalist wackos write as many articles as possible. When many people in the northern hemisphere from Asia to Russia to the US are freezing their asses off and have to read about global warming, they can make the conclusion for themselves.
The neurotics
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:18 ET by sevenLooks like the neurotics with their fear of warming will get freezer burns.
Anxiety disorders are hard to cure with mere facts.
Whistleblower Awards
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:19 ET by slickwillie2001This may be the death knell for the warmist movement and the hockey team in particular:
Michael Mann's Very Unhappy New Year: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk
" ...all 27 of his collegues at the Earth System Sciences Center at Penn State University have received a rather tempting email inviting them to blow the whistle on anyone they know who may have been fraudulently misusing federal grant funds for climate research.
... Under US law, regardless of whether or not a prosecution results, the whistleblower stands to make very large sums of money: it is based on a percentage of the total government funds which have been misused, in this case perhaps as much as $50 million."
Well, this is how Walks on
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:29 ET by bigtimerWell, this is how Walks on Water CIA Team will take care of this problem....with Panetta's nod.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
This reminds me of the plot
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:33 ET by Chris NormanThis reminds me of the plot description of "The Day After Tomorrow" listed on the TV Guide channel - "Global Warming causes New York City to freeze over".
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Counter-Cherry-Picking
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 13:41 ET by ShanghaiRayWe are living in a world of utter dumbasses. Seriously. They will spew anything out of their pie-holes just to prove a lie. Ok, well "obviously" Madrid and Rome countered all the cities in the UK and USA that are below average. Well, at least according to that knucklehead. However, he conveniently forgot to mention Beijing and Shanghai which is no where near this hypothetical Omega zone.
Let's see...
Shanghai was: -4C yesterday and the average is: 2C
Beijing was: -16C yesterday and the average is: -10C
That added to about 1000 other Chinese cities way way way below average sort of trumps this idiots premise.
But we all know that it will be a cold day in hell before any of the global warming alarmists start telling the real truth.
As for me, I could use a bit of global warming because I freezing my friggin *^%$ off.
"Race doesn't matter..liberals are only one color - YELLOW"
Same here. It's not
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 14:54 ET by Lord ElicaniSame here. It's not supposed to hover around freezing in Houston - not for as long as it has been.
"We can go from boom to bust
From dreams to a bowl of dust
We can fall from rockets' red glare
Down to 'Brother, can you spare...'"
- Rush, "Between the Wheels"
LOL join the club
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 20:27 ET by kangarooLOL join the club mate,
We had a hard freeze last night in south central florida killed nearly every plant in sight. I had buckets of water around my tropicals and they had froze over with 1/4 inch of ice. and they were under the covers that I had put over the plants. Got another one tonight but it is supposed to be colder. crikeys It was 28 this morning. Haven't turned the heater off in 4 days
"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on"--Thomas Jefferson
In maintaining higher ground
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 22:31 ET by s.schroederI enjoy your proud use of your first ammendment rights, if I may assume you are American; and it is refreshing to hear a bit of passion on this matter. However, I implore you to please, especially on the matter of global warming, with such characters as that man Gore, basking in what remains of his international reputation- which I remind you, is held up by pronouncing us all ignorant fools, and generally rude to boot- to maintain a level of conduct, that places us above them. Indeed, when the shit hits the fan, is it not best to have left the room already, happy and confident in the answers we have found, instead of fighting on to be drenched in this rather dirty affair.
I expect there will be a reply to my comment, but as it stands, I maintain a sceptic of all scientific models, until one can tell me there is a 100% chance of rain tomorrow, confidently, and indeed be proven right, when there is not a cloud in the sky. Until that happens, we know a very little about anything.
I hope we can share in this opinion.
Hope...
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 00:59 ET by ShanghaiRayyou're not talking to me newbie. I'll cut you some slack this time but I suggest that you stick around and read a bit before you jump to any conclusions. Oh yeah and by the way, don't even start telling me how to write. Who cares what Gore thinks or says about us "Global Warming Realists". He's the ignorant rube not the rest of us. If I was dead and buried 6-feet under I'd still be above Gore and his ilk.
Where I come from when we see a snake in the grass we call it a snake not a cute little bunny rabbit. Clear enough?
"Race doesn't matter..liberals are only one color - YELLOW"
Opps..
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 00:57 ET by ShanghaiRayalmost double-posted.
"Race doesn't matter..liberals are only one color - YELLOW"
Priceless
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 14:42 ET by hughglassIf being cold doesn't prove that the earth isn't warming, does getting warm prove it's not cooling? Just asking?
Glad you asked hugh...
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 16:50 ET by acumenNB contributing writer Julia A. Seymour explores that very topic in this wonderfully written BMI article.
Excerpt - - "The news media constantly misuse extreme weather examples to generate fear of global warming, but when record cold or record snow sets in journalists don’t mention the possibility of global cooling trends. While climatologists would say weather isn’t necessarily an indication of climate, it has been in the media, but only when the weather could be spun as part of global warming."
Indeed,
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 22:42 ET by s.schroederYou`ll have to ask a scientist from the mid 70`s, they thought the world was freezing.
They still say it will.
Considering also that over our 4.9 billion or so (I may be forgetting a few zeros) year existence (if you accept the models, and only if), the planet has been generally temperature negative. If Gore was VP at the end of 66`and decided to do something after 70`, he might be inclined to agree that indeed the world is already frozen, we just don`t know it yet.
And that is the core of issue in front of us.
We barely know, what we know, and if we can prove it.
It's Hard To Ignore . . . .
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 14:46 ET by DoktorFranken. . . . . something you have to scrape off of your car. It's also tough to ignore the heating bills and the ice on the windows. I just wish I could ignore this numbnut McCarthy.
Sarah Palin: The Most Dangerous Conservative In America
Questions for Mr. McCarthy.
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 14:53 ET by KarmaWould the "usually warmer, damper westerly winds" that are being prevented from reaching you, be warmer or colder than average? If they are not reaching you, what area of the globe are they warming that would not normally receive them? Is that where you will take your next temp reading from, to prove global warming?
Hi. My name is John Q. Public, but some just call me racist.
That's it Karma!
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 15:19 ET by RukusProfessor Poindexter Q. Enak will be here to straighten you you out pronto! Stop askin' questions darn it!
; )
Gary
Did you ever realize that the "stronger sex" is really the "weaker sex" because of the weakness of the stronger sex for the weaker sex?
Al Gore blowing HOT
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 15:14 ET by bigtimerAl Gore blowing HOT AIR!
This brought to you from Fairbanks, Ak...
You gotta LOVE it!
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Big storms suck in warm air from the south...
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 15:16 ET by upcountrywaterHere are some highs on this map along with 700 new lows.
I'm having a warm winter, the winds are blowing in from the south (Konas) for days at a time.
For the first time, researchers can show a timely link between the Sun and the climate of Earth’
Headline from McCarthy's
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 16:18 ET by HockeyKidHeadline from McCarthy's last big scoop: American Troops Nowhere Near Baghdad.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
I want all of these morons
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 16:25 ET by Clear thinkerI want all of these morons to keep it up with the Global Warming crappola. I was at an auto dealership early yesterday morning waiting for my car to be serviced. While sitting in the waiting area with about 7 other people, one of our local TV News Channels was interviewing some sort of climate scientist. All eyes and ears were carefully digesting what was on the TV. About 15 seconds into the interview he used the words Global Warming. All 8 of us looked at each other, then we all burst out in laughter in unison. One really tall fella got up and changed the channel. Our hero!
Controversy causing trouble for GOP Tea-Party Express
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Blizzard
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 16:28 ET by Jerry MackThe Blizzard of BS continues from the Goreacles.
Can we get
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 17:21 ET by PoolPlayerWe should get these 'scientists' to do our tax returns, I hear they are excellent with numbers.
Learn something new everyday...
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 17:22 ET by acumenI now know the UK Independent has a religion section.
In light of this disclosure in the Metro of elderly subjects resorting to burning books to stay warm, I wonder how many BTUs freezing Brit pensioners could expect to enjoy by burning copies of the UK Independent?
climate change (?)
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 17:34 ET by sarge329Climate change DOES happen. It's called ( drumroll please ) ..., weather. The Earth warms and then it cools. It gets hot and then cold. There are four seasons. Back in the Age of Dinosaurs, when it was considerably hotter than it is now, it was a natural event. There was no cars, no jets, no people. So, what caused the warming, dinosaurs? Show me the facts that prove that "global warming" actually DOES happen, and I'll listen. If you " play on our fears " to quote Al Gore, I'll just ignore you. Data can be manipulated to show anything. Just ask any programmer or pollster.
Watch What Happens
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 18:05 ET by rammingspeedThese people will look everyone in the eye, with a straight face, and say that lower temperatures are occurring because of global warming. The next thing they'll say is "shut up" while you're trying to ask for an explanation. Then, the thing they'll do is force legislation onto the world that goes 100% against the truth, against what people want.
An interesting note:
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 22:11 ET by s.schroederHaving read through your articles and posts, I would very much like to recommend the book 'The Deniers' by Lawrence Solomon. It sums up many of the problems we all face today concerning the global warming debate, and gives many names, and the credentials, of many who have spoken on the issue of global warming for both sides. A quick and entertaining read for anyone wishing to stay informed. After all, when an appeal to authoritative persons is made, wouldn't it be right to stay informed and become an authority, in your own right?
Does this mean when we have
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 23:02 ET by Rusty ShacklefordDoes this mean when we have a heat wave we can blame it on Global Cooling?
Ever notice how Al Gore, a man who can't seem to get enough of TV, suddenly disappears when the weather becomes inconvienent? What's especially disturbing about this behavior is that he does so knowing that the journalists he would speak with would do everything they can to support his claims. I think what he hopes is that people will forget about Global Warming during times like these so that he can bring it back later after the public has forgotten their latest experience that proved he was lying.
Why do Global Warming zealots insist on promoting this scam during the cold months of the year?
I hope this Global Warming kills off all of these #$&* tree frogs in Florida. I hate those things and their loud nightime squawking and big poop.
Sarge, re Burning Books
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 10:31 ET by Hunter12Sarge, here's an oldy from years past at NB.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill