Real Climate Science

Climate science seems to work on the principle of “let’s find an explanation which kinda sorta makes sense if you don’t think about it, and then blame (whatever it is) on CO2.”

A classic example is Hansen’s claim about the current cold in Europe.

Back to the cold air in Europe: is it possible that reduced Arctic sea ice is affecting weather patterns? Because Hudson Bay (and Baffin Bay, west of Greenland) are at significantly lower latitudes than most of the Arctic Ocean, global warming may cause them to remain ice free into early winter after the Arctic Ocean has become frozen insulating the atmosphere from the ocean. The fixed location of the Hudson-Baffin heat source could plausibly affect weather patterns, in a deterministic way — Europe being half a Rossby wavelength downstream, thus producing a cold European anomaly in the trans-Atlantic seesaw.

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2010november/

His explanation doesn’t work. Last winter showed the same weather pattern – yet sea ice extent was the highest in years – and had the latest peak on record.

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http://ff.org/centers/csspp/library/co2weekly/2005-08-18/dioxide_files/image002.gif

From 150 million years ago to 65 million years ago, CO2 levels decreased by 1000 ppm. During that same period, temperatures rose by 7 degrees Centigrade.

Why does this scam continue?

http://www.mnn.com/

Three years ago, Florida Governor Crist met with Sheryl “one wipe” Crow and Laurie “reverse Vostok” David – and promised to make Florida cold.

http://www.flgov.com/release/8872

Hansen released the map below showing a lot of hot red and brown for January-November. It is supposed to indicate that 2010 is the hottest year ever.

But there is a huge problem. Most of his hot areas are not based on thermometer data.

The map below masks off all of the regions where Hansen has no thermometer readings. As it turns out, only 25% of the red area above is legitimate data, and only 33% of the dark brown is legitimate data.

The map below shows actual coverage during the period.

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/

Hansen’s hottest year ever is nonsense. He shows a sharp rise in temperatures after July – just as the coldest La Nina on record set in. This is horrifically bad science.

http://www.woodfortrees.org/

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/klaus.wolter/MEI/

http://www.thenewamerican.com/

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/

Temperatures in Alaska haven’t increased since the PDO shift in 1977, and over the last four years are no warmer than the late 1950s. They had some big forest fires about six  years ago when it was still hot.

The period 1949 to 1975 was substantially colder than the period from 1977 to 2009, however since 1977 little additional warming has occurred in Alaska

http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/ClimTrends/Change/TempChange.html

Anthony pointed this out on WUWT.

Orland, CA in 2007

Orland, CA in 2010

Overlay is below. They deleted almost five degrees of cooling prior to 1920, turning a long-term (sharp) cooling trend into a warming trend.

After a month of record cold (and unemployment) across the eastern half of the country, hopefully Obama will deliver on his promise and try to raise energy prices – to stop global warming.

Then almost everyone will realize that the man is unfit for the office he holds.

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

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http://blog.nj.com/

He said that because ten years ago winters were very warm in Europe, with little snow. It was easy to be fooled, and I certainly believed it.

So when Hansen says now that winters have continued warming in Europe over the last decade, it makes me realize that – unlike Viner – Hansen is not making an honest mistake. Winters in Europe have cooled dramatically over the last decade.