Hansen tells us that we have been adding the equivalent of 400,000 atomic bombs excess heat to the ocean every day for the past 30 years or so. Given the very cold ocean temperatures being seen in the northern hemisphere, one might come to the conclusion that Hansen has completely lost his mind.
NSIDC maps currently show more area of above normal extent than below normal.
So why is their graph headed the wrong direction?
NOAA reports 4-7C summer UHI effect in Phoenix since 1961.
Hansen has dutifully ignored this inconvenient truth, and produced a nice hockey stick for Phoenix since 1961.
Data.GISS: GISS Surface Temperature Analysis
Active 2011 hurricane season breaks ‘Hurricane Amnesia’
Weather Street: 2011 Atlantic Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
Suzanne Goldenberg put her usual fact-free journalism on display yesterday for a couple of hours.
Peter Gleick cleared of forging documents in Heartland exposé
Source: The GuardianPeter Gleick cleared of forging documents in Heartland expose
Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 May 2012 17.10 BSTA review has cleared the scientist Peter Gleick of forging any documents in his exposé of the rightwing Heartland Institute’s strategy and finances, the Guardian has learned.
Gleick’s sting on Heartland brought unwelcome scrutiny to the organisation’s efforts to block action on climate change, and prompted a walkout of corporate donors that has created uncertainty about its financial future.
Gleick, founder of the Pacific Institute and a well-regarded water expert, admitted and apologised for using deception to obtain internal Heartland documents last February.
He has been on leave from the Institute pending an external investigation into the unauthorised release of the documents. That investigation is now complete, and the conclusions will be made public, the Guardian has learned.
Peter Gleick cleared of forging documents in Heartland exposé – Democratic Underground
By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC)
March 28, 2012
A police surveillance video taken the night that Trayvon Martin was shot dead shows no blood or bruises on George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who says he shot Martin after he was punched in the nose, knocked down and had his head slammed into the ground.Trayvon Martin Case: Exclusive Surveillance Video of George Zimmerman – ABC News
In 2008, the US elected a completely unqualified candidate to the presidency – because he was black. In 2012, the same candidate has added four years of failure, division, taking credit for other people’s accomplishments and deferring blame to his resume – and still almost half of the voters will vote for him.
This is different from 2000 and 2004, when America elected a completely unqualified candidate because of his surname.
I see the G8 has a brilliant solution to the problems of the eurozone. President Obama says it’s time for “growth and jobs”. Jolly good. That’s the stuff. Let me show you how to create employment – the Brussels way.
Unemployment is rising by the day, and among young people it now stands at a shameful 54 per cent. Yup, folks – those are the results of an EU plan to produce “growth and jobs”. It was called the euro, and it has been a catastrophe for Greece and pretty bad (with one notable exception) for the rest of the continent.
Europe is driving full-tilt, foot on the pedal, into a brick wall – Telegraph
In 2008, Mark Serreze forecast an ice-free North Pole. This inspired Lewis Pugh to kayak there. His trip ended when he hit ice further away from the pole than the normal extent line for September.
BBC NEWS | UK | Swimmer aims to kayak to N Pole
Surrogate for Obama Denounces Anti-Romney Ad
By RAYMOND HERNANDEZMayor Cory A. Booker of Newark, a prominent Democrat enlisted as a surrogate for President Obama’s campaign, sharply criticized it on Sunday for attacking Mitt Romney’s work at the private equity firm Bain Capital.
Mr. Booker, speaking on the NBC program “Meet the Press,” made his comments in response to a television advertisement the president’s campaign unveiled last week. It portrays Mr. Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, as someone who eliminated jobs for the sake of profits during his years running Bain Capital.
“I have to just say, from a very personal level, I’m not about to sit here and indict private equity,” Mr. Booker said. “To me, it’s just we’re getting to a ridiculous point in America, especially that I know I live in a state where pension funds, unions and other people are investing in companies like Bain Capital. If you look at the totality of Bain Capital’s record, they’ve done a lot to support businesses, to grow businesses. And this to me, I’m very uncomfortable with.”
