Understanding How Not To Interpret A Graph

One theory which alarmists used to talk about (before they went full criminal) was that global warming causes stratospheric cooling, and they used the trend below.

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RSS_TS_channel_TLS_Global_Land_And_Sea_v03_3.txt

This is a very clever graph – for the brain damaged. What actually happened was that two volcanic eruptions pushed particulates up into stratosphere. The particles absorbed sunlight and warmed the upper atmosphere. When the particulates settled out, temperatures cooled and flattened. There is no “CO2 footprint”

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RSS_TS_channel_TLS_Global_Land_And_Sea_v03_3.txt

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Obama Wants To Be Remembered For Controlling The Climate

When Gina McCarthy first met with Obama in the Oval Office on Jan. 10 to discuss the prospect of heading the Environmental Protection Agency, she recalled, “the first words out of his mouth was the need for EPA to focus on climate.”

“He sees this as a necessary part of his legacy,” she said in a recent interview

In his second term, Obama becomes bolder on the environment – The Washington Post

I am not convinced that King Barack Hussein Canute actually has control of the Sun’s behavior. He should probably start with something more doable, like one of these tasks.

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John Cook Upset That Some News Outlets No Longer Believe Nonsense

“The results suggest that conservative media consumption (specifically Fox News and Rush Limbaugh) decreases viewer trust in scientists, which in turn decreases belief that global warming is happening,” according to SkepticalScience.

“In contrast, consumption of non-conservative media (specifically ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, The New York Times, and The Washington Post) increases consumer trust in scientists, and in turn belief that global warming is happening,” SkepticalScience adds.

Study: Conservative media driving denial of global warming | The Daily Caller

Another possibility would be to look at the actual data, rather than relying on faith in a small group of criminals who call themselves scientists.

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Wood for Trees: Interactive Graphs

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Hiding The Decline In Hansen’s Credibility

Hansen predicted peak sea ice loss in Antarctica.

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/downloads/Challenge_chapter2.pdf

Instead, we got the exact opposite.

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arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.south.anom.1979-2008

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Hiding The Decline In University Standards

Another academic hero!

An Illinois university is standing behind an award-winning psychology professor, despite the new revelation he gunned down his parents and sister when he was a teenager, spent time in a mental institution and changed his name.

Illinois university backs psych professor even after learning he murdered family in 1967 | Fox News

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Will 2013 Finish Ahead Of 2006?

Arctic ice extent is currently in second place behind 2006.

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COI | Centre for Ocean and Ice | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

The next map compares current ice (white) vs. the 2006 minimum (pink.)  Unless a very early freeze starts, it seems unlikely that 2013 will beat 2006.

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The next map does the same comparison vs. 2005.  It is quite possible that 2013 will beat 2005, if temperatures remain cold.

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Arctic Sea-Ice Monitor

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John Cook : Rats Cause Global Cooling

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Earlier this week, Jeff Masters explained that global warming is causing rats to take over the earth, and The Washington Post announced that the vermin have already taken over Washington DC.

John Cook has followed up with this by theorizing that rats cause global cooling.

Little Ice Age Causes

The Black Death caused a decrease in the human populations of Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East during the 14th century and a consequent decline in agricultural activity.  A similar effect occurred in North America after European contact in the 16th century.  Ruddiman (2003) suggests reforestation took place as a result of this reduced human population and agricultural activity, allowing more carbon dioxide uptake from the atmosphere to the biosphere, thus having a cooling effect.

What ended the Little Ice Age?

h/t to Tom Nelson

Does this mean that rats are a negative feedback?

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2013 Melt Season Forecast To Come To An Early End

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10-Day Temperature Outlook

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Alaska Glacier Retreated Fifteen Feet Per Day During Hansen’s Coldest Years On Record

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14 Sep 1912 – NATURAL PHENOMENA. GREAT GLACIER RECEDING. LEAVI…

According to Hansen, this massive glacial retreat occurred during the coldest years on record.

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Hansen also tells us that glacial melt is due to global warming, and is going to drown Manhattan by the year 2008.

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Slowest Arctic Melt On Record

The past two weeks normally produce the fastest Arctic ice loss of the year, about 750,000 km². This year, less than half that much ice melted.

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arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.anom.1979-2008

It also was the coldest and shortest summer on record at the North Pole.

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COI | Centre for Ocean and Ice | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

President Obama thinks the poles are melting down, like his credibility.

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