Real Climate Science

“There is not nearly enough water in the Colorado River to irrigate all the land.”

– 1964 booklet “Colorado River Storage Project”

“28 Jun 2008

WASHINGTON – There’s a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history, a leading ice scientist says.

The weather and ocean conditions in the next couple of weeks will determine how much of the sea ice will melt, and early signs are not good, said Mark Serreze. He’s a senior researcher at the National Snow and Ice Data Center and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo.

The chances for a total meltdown at the pole are higher than ever because the layer of ice coating the sea is thinner than ever, he said.”

28 Jun 2008, 2 – The Missoulian at Newspapers.com

“The NASA Worldview satellite image below shows Arctic sea ice in a poor condition on June 16, 2023, all the way up to the North Pole (on the bottom left of the image below). There is open water near the Franz Josef Archipelago, some 1000 km from the North Pole (on the right side of the image below).”

Arctic News: Arctic sea ice under threat – update 2

Ice extent is almost identical to 2006.

ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/DATASETS/NOAA/G02135/north/daily/images/

‘There were few seal in Spitzbergen waters this year, the catch being far under the average. This, however, did not surprise the captain. He pointed out that formerly the waters about Spitzbergen held an even summer temperature of about 3° Celsius; this year recorded temperatures up to 15°, and last winter the ocean did not freeze over even on the north coast of Spitzbergen.”

Wayback Machine

03 Dec 1922, Page 63 – The Washington Times at Newspapers.com

29 Jan 1922, Page 35 – The St. Louis Star and Times at Newspapers.com

Vanity Fair wants to get rid of our reliable supply of energy, and are using unsupportable and scientifically baseless arguments about sea level to push their agenda.

Vanity Fair says there is no room left in the atmosphere for greenhouse gases, and that we have to get rid of fossil fuels or the east coast will drown.

Four years ago, forecasts of sea level rise at Lower Manhattan were failing, so they changed the forecasts.

Sea Level Trends – NOAA Tides & Currents

Previously the sea level “scenarios” diverged after the year 2000, but now they don’t diverge until the year 2020.

Sea Level Trends – NOAA Tides & Currents

In 1995, the New York Times predicted most east coast beaches would be gone by the year 2020.

Scientists Say Earth’s Warming Could Set Off Wide Disruptions – The New York Times

Salon magazine reported that James Hansen predicted Lower Manhattan would drown between 2008 and 2018, but according to Hansen it won’t drown until 2028.

Stormy weather – Global warming – Salon.com

20110126_SingingInTheRain.pdf

“Science already proved that to avoid global warming human suffering, the carbon content of fossil fuels must be progressively taxed on all world economies”

20110126_SingingInTheRain.pdf

Upper Colorado Basin snowpack was the highest in ten years this winter, and the New York Times says the river is running dry.

Upper Colorado River Snowpack Database

Opinion | The Colorado River Is Running Dry, but Nobody Wants to Talk About the Mud – The New York Times