Real Climate Science

Pikas understand that they are supposed to den at higher elevations – due to some Bristlecone Pine tree is Siberia. However, there was just too much snow this year. Maybe they can move up next year.

Harvey, Irene, Jose, Katia …..

Venus has an optically thick atmosphere which reflects most of the sunlight near the top. Very little sunlight actually makes it to the surface of the planet. But the little bit of sunlight which does make it to the surface gets super-charged by CO2, goes crazy, and starts melting lead.

Carl Sagan figured this out after smoking weed.

1. Artifacts trapped under ice prove that it was always colder in the past.
1. Farmers in Greenland used to raise crops underneath the ice.

2. CO2 traps heat in the atmosphere making the temperature get hotter and hotter. More energy comes into the atmosphere than leaves it.

1. Ice can only melt if the temperature is rising.
1. Melting glaciers prove that the temperature is going up

Preserved artifacts found in melting ice patches along the Rockies

As global warming increases, icy tombs that preserved these artifacts are now melting and emerging from the ice. Pieces of animal remains, Native American baskets, and clothing are among the typical discoveries found from Lee’s frequent trips to the Rockies

http://www.treasurehunting.com/

h/t to Latitude

Heading for the Hills: Spanish Winemakers Adapt to Global Warming

Today, Torres is preparing once again for an uncertain future, not because of war but because of global warming, which is threatening his industry. This time, the investment isn’t across the ocean. It’s up the hill — a two-hour drive from the company’s headquarters in Vilafranca del Penedès, near Barcelona, into the foothills of the Pyrenees. There, on a high bluff brushed with pines and peppered with wild rosemary and thyme, swatches of ripening vineyards take advantage of the cool mountain air to produce grapes that would wilt under the Mediterranean heat of the lowlands. “We’re buying land even higher, in areas that are still too cold to plant,” says Torres.

http://www.time.com/

Any scientist who blows the whistle on the CAGW scam is ignored (or worse) by the press. Sad state of affairs for journalism, who are complicit.

h/t to Dave G