In addition to asking ABC's chief climate alarmist Sam Champion about the snow-laden wind farm he
surveyed today and what it says about "global warming," NewsBusters would love to
hear the "Good Morning America" personality chalk 100 trapped sealing boats in Canada up to Americans who use too much fossil fuel and thereby warm the planet.Here's just a few news sources covering the story:
Canadian seal hunters trapped by ice (BusinessWeek, April 19)
Fishermen say it's rare when ice conditions are this bad.
"Ice conditions are some of the most severe we've seen in 25 to 30 years," said Frank Pinhorn, executive director of the Canadian Sealers Association. "I've talked to a lot of sealers and they've got holes punched in their new boats and they're taking on water."
For a skipper, the ice stands for isolation (Toronto Globe & Mail, April 20)
Around 100 Canadian sealing boats trapped in ice (Reuters via Canada.com, April 20)
Separately, the CBC said some of the boats were running out of fuel and food. Seal hunter Gill Cadwell told the network that the ice floes had pushed his boat high out of the water for a time.Pack Ice Traps Boats After Seal Hunt (Washington Post, April 19)
"I've never, ever experienced nothing like this," he said.
"We haven't seen conditions like this in over 10 years," [the Canadian Coast Guard's Susan] Keough said. "We do regularly see ice each year, but to have this many vessels out there is unusual."
The photo above is by Aaron Beswick, Associated Press, and is featured on Washington Post Web page and in April 20 print edition of the paper accompanying the article.
—Ken Shepherd is Managing Editor of NewsBusters
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Ooops...this dosent bode well
April 20, 2007 - 15:52 ET by bassndudeOoops...this dosent bode well for the GW crowd. Wonder how they will spin this one, or will they ignore it here?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Oh come now, haven't you be
April 20, 2007 - 15:56 ET by dervishOh come now, haven't you been paying attention? Global warming is such a nasty threat that it causes freezing as well as heat, floods and drought, hurricanes and absence of hurricanes. It's the Swiss Army knife of meteorology.
And I'm going to ice my beer
April 20, 2007 - 19:25 ET by danboAnd I'm going to ice my beer in the oven and toss out my fridg. To save on energy.
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken
danbo,Gotta run to your rescu
April 20, 2007 - 19:29 ET by Blondedanbo,
Gotta run to your rescue this time....since you've come to mine so many times before.
Fella, that's a bit drastic.
Fuggetahboutit!
BTW...did I tell you I went horseback riding along the Suwanee River about fifty miles east of Tallahassee a couple of weeks ago? It was absolutely wonderful. I can't wait to get back up that way again. I'd kind of forgotten how lovely that part of the state is.....stuck in So Fla.
It was a bit tongue in cheek.
April 20, 2007 - 20:51 ET by danboIt was a bit tongue in cheek. LOL
I agree. I love the panhandle and N Florida. A little winter. But not too much. Plenty or rural areas. It hasn't become a suburb of NYC yet.
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken
Knew that, danbo,Just a littl
April 20, 2007 - 20:58 ET by BlondeKnew that, danbo,
Just a little thank you for always running to the rescue when the throat wobblies make me crazed! LOL.
Cold beers to you, friend!
What can you expect. the thro
April 20, 2007 - 21:16 ET by danboWhat can you expect. the throatpeckers of the world can have that effect on normal people.
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken
GW makes houses fall into the ocean
April 20, 2007 - 19:29 ET by RJNot far away in Newfoundland, GW also causes houses to fall into the ocean.
These idiots built their houses on clay bluffs, and when they slid into the ocean, guess what was blamed? No word on how old the houses are, but the photo makes it appear as if the houses are newer and haven't been there long.
http://www.local6.com/news/12620862/detail.html
RJ
April 20, 2007 - 19:46 ET by gfrrmanI also saw that somewhere else today. I thought if that is the case, then why have houses on the California coast been doing the same thing for as long as I have been on this planet(50+ yrs)?
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
Exactly, gfrrman. Same t
April 20, 2007 - 19:53 ET by RJExactly, gfrrman.
Same thing with all the GW stories of how hurricanes are causing more damage today...well, duh, coastal building is more dense and closer to the water than it ever was in the past.
Sure, RJ,Those pesky hurrican
April 20, 2007 - 20:03 ET by BlondeSure, RJ,
Those pesky hurricanes.
Practice makes perfect. Hmmmmm.....
As much as I hate to say it, stingent building codes kinda help, too.
lol
April 20, 2007 - 21:48 ET by dahliatraverslol
algore ;doktor algore sez, th
April 20, 2007 - 20:22 ET by upcountrywateralgore ;doktor algore sez, the planet has a fever, cold flashes hot flashes , shivering at this moment. Hot flashes in the summer.
Don't forget--
April 20, 2007 - 15:54 ET by misterbillDon't forget--under the rules of debate with GW fanatics, the colder it gets, the greater the effects of GW.
I'm just going to ignore the
April 20, 2007 - 15:55 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveI'm just going to ignore the atheist reactions to my comment.
Anyway, I think the weather we've been seeing this past Winter and now Spring is quite comical with all the global warmingists trying to lay the blame on man. I believe the "wacky" weather is God's (not Karl Rove's) way of subtly reminding us who really controls the weather.
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then toss it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you asked for in the first place!" --Bill McNeal, NewsRadio episode 3.17
All right, all right. I
April 20, 2007 - 17:30 ET by Chubby57All right, all right. I give up!!! Where do I send my check so I can get some Trapped Seal Credits?
Ice floes
April 20, 2007 - 18:47 ET by andycanuckIt's okay--the Canadian Coast Guard is rescuing them now using... snowmobiles! (Or so a local Toronto news programme just reported.)
squeals of seals
April 20, 2007 - 19:00 ET by tejanodiabloso if the GW folks are happy about the ice as an indicator of climate change, just think, they should be absolutely overjoyed at the predicament of those evil, evil cuddley baby seal murderers ..
never look a gift skunk in the tail ..
Keep us posted, andy. (Are
April 20, 2007 - 21:52 ET by dahliatraversKeep us posted, andy.
(Are you aware that your last name is an ethnic slur ...? Just wanted to warn you before Al Sharpton sees it.)
This is sooo funny! I bet l
April 20, 2007 - 21:53 ET by SnowWhiteThis is sooo funny! I bet lord gore is cussing his brains out and trying to figure out how to make this just another proof of GW. Lotsa luck lord al. Hurray for the seals!
"Global warming" ha
April 20, 2007 - 21:56 ET by dahliatravers"Global warming" has also done a number on lobsters:
Lobsters have rarely been as scarce or expensive as they have been in the last few weeks, thanks to a confluence of bad weather, extremely cold water and a lack of reserve supply.
The retail price is about $15 a pound for a one-pound lobster, nearly double what it was last spring, and restaurateurs are having difficulty obtaining lobsters, particularly large ones.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/us/16lobster.html
If you actually read this NYT
April 20, 2007 - 22:24 ET by Del DolemonteIf you actually read this NYT article, they admit that there are other factors at play in the lobster crisis. Quote:
"Unseasonably cold spring weather has lowered water temperatures about six degrees, too cold for lobsters to want to feed"
and this:
"Dealers, many of whom are in Canada, keep thousands of pounds of reserve lobsters in tidal pounds or protected coves each fall, when the price is low. The lobsters are sold starting in late December, as cold sets in and prices increase.
Because of surpluses in recent years, fewer lobsters were put in tidal pounds, Dr. Bayer said, and the reserves have all but run out. Some fishermen say they believe that the Canadian companies are selling lobsters to Europe and Asia, where prices are even higher."
So it's mostly Canada's fault.
In addition, the NY Times article whines about the "big" lobsters being scarce. But the majority of lobsters sold are much smaller ("chix")
Thanks, Del. I was attempti
April 20, 2007 - 22:34 ET by dahliatraversThanks, Del.
I was attempting to be ironic about "global warming" by focusing on the "unseasonably cold spring" aspect of the scarcity of lobsters.
The point of the unusually severe ice floe situation in Canada and this lobster article is not to attempt to provide piecemeal evidence against global warming but to underline the way the msm ignores these stories and highlights only those that give piecemeal evidence for global warming. (Highlights and looks for where it doesn't even exist; i.e., Katie "Tornado" Couric.)
... okay, yes, the point is also to chuckle at unusually cold weather situations when we are supposed to be suffering from global warming.
GW
April 21, 2007 - 01:39 ET by ShadesofgrayGlobal Highlights http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070316164359.htm
The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the sixth warmest on record in February, but a record warm January helped push the winter (December-February) to its highest value since records began in 1880 (1.30 degrees F/0.72 degrees C above the 20th century mean).
Separately, the global December-February land-surface temperature was the warmest on record, while the ocean-surface temperature tied for second warmest in the 128-year period of record, approximately 0.1 degree F (0.06 degrees C) cooler than the record established during the very strong El Niño episode of 1997-1998.
During the past century, global surface temperatures have increased at a rate near 0.11 degrees F (0.06 degrees C) per decade, but the rate of increase has been three times larger since 1976, or 0.32 degrees F (0.18 degrees C) per decade, with some of the largest temperature increases occurring in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
Did they really have a proced
April 21, 2007 - 02:29 ET by mattmDid they really have a procedure for measuring the global ocean surface temperature back in 1880?
All these numbers are highly suspect, but even if they're true, they don't prove that the cause is human activity. Besides, climatologically speaking, 1880 isn't all that long ago.
Nice try, though.
One of the old methods of tak
April 21, 2007 - 08:58 ET by danboOne of the old methods of taking sea temps was to toss a bucket overboard. Then hall the bucket back up to the ships deck with a long rope and take the water temperture. The bucket was usually galvanized tin.
Of course the water in the bucket didn't cool during this process!
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken
Added though. look at how the
April 21, 2007 - 09:11 ET by danboAdded though. look at how the oceans absorb energy from light at different wave lengths. Greenouse would be principally in the infra-red sector. Only penetrating a few CM's. Where it must compete with the cooling effects of evaporation. The Blue wavelength penetrates over a hundred feet.
If there is a difference in sea temp. Which is the likely culprit? Greenhouse with it's CM absorption. Or the sun which penetrates down hundreds of feet.
This is 3/4 of the planets surface.
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken
Mr. Gray, we have effectively
April 21, 2007 - 07:20 ET by dahliatraversMr./Ms. Gray, we have effectively had climate on this planet for 550,000,000 years. (Prior to that, it was global warming to the nth degree.) We have been measuring temps and keeping records for 150 years.
You cite temperature fluctuations not in degrees but in fractions of degrees. It is impossible to make a case that what we are experiencing with this very recent slight temperature rise is unprecedented.
Oh, I forgot to mention the a
April 20, 2007 - 21:58 ET by SnowWhiteOh, I forgot to mention the algore of Canada, Dr. david suzuki...he must be wringing his little hands wondering how this could've happened, especially during his big tour for the Green party getting his green petition signed. I'm lovin' it!