Daily Archives: November 2, 2010

h/t to reader “Amino” Now, an equable climate had pertained in Europe about a thousand years ago, and by the 14th century, that had deteriorated into a long period called the Little Ice Age. The Little Ice Age saw harsh … Continue reading →

http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/01/the-most-dangerous-drugs-alcohol-heroin-and-crack%E2%80%94in-that-order/? This also are pushing for legalization of Marijuana and criminalization of CO2.

“If Latinos sit out the election instead of, ‘we’re going to punish our enemies and we’re going to reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us’ — if they don’t see that kind of … Continue reading →

Hurricane strikes were more common when CO2 was less than 320 ppm.

http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/tornado/tornadotrend.jpg Severe tornadoes reached their peak in the 1970s, when CO2 levels were well below  Hansen’s safe level of 350 ppm. On April 3, 1974 – 163 tornadoes struck thirteen states, a few weeks before Nixon resigned. On March 18, … Continue reading →

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalextremes.html No continent has set a record high temperature since the 1970s. The 30 year period with the most record high continental temperatures was 1891-1920. (For the intellectually challenged, a record continental temperature mans that no location on any day … Continue reading →

No surprise there, They are defined by their beliefs. Similarly, the global warming community defines climate scientists based on their belief in global warming.  Anyone who does not believe in global warming is not a  climate scientist – by definition. … Continue reading →

http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/meant80n.uk.php Hansen justifies his Lone Ranger “hottest year ever” claim with explanations that he does better at measuring the Arctic. This in spite of the fact that he has no actual temperature measurements north of 80N. How interesting that DMI … Continue reading →

Supposedly this was a very active Atlantic hurricane season compared to past years. But how reliable are those comparisons? Modern technology gives hurricane watchers three huge advantages for hurricane detection. Spatial detection extent Spatial detection resolution Sampling frequency For example, … Continue reading →