Our imaginations fall short from the outset because, although we may grasp the idea of climate, what we feel in our bones is weather. The World Meteorological Organisation reports that 2010 is set to be one of the three hottest years since 1850, but that counts for little when you step out the door into the frost.
The Guardian thinks he is wearing clothes.
We would be entering an ice age, except for the fact that we are dumping CO2 in the atmosphere. This would make the earth heat out of control, except that we are dumping particulates into the atmosphere, which make it cooler. The Ozone hole – which we created – simultaneously warms and cools the planet.
In other words, burning coal is saving us from a frozen, fiery death. All the excess heat manifests itself as record cold and snow.
It is all very easy to understand – if you work at a university and smoke enough weed.
Should be some good skiing in Sicily
Now they blame them on global warming.
Satellite records started in 1978, when ice was at the highest level of the century. That was also when the PDO shift occurred. Of course Arctic ice has declined. Blaming the decline on CO2 is both clueless and intellectually lazy.
Chicago Tribune March 2, 1975
A group of prominent scientists last month finished a two-year study which concludes that changes in the earth’s climate are inevitable and that mankind must learn to predict these variations.
The report said that a warming trend began in 1890 and continued until 1945. giving the world a half century of unusually balmy temperatures.
The panel reported that without doubt, colder climate will come.
Coutu-Autut said the bear shot on Wednesday was big and healthy, and should provide plenty of meat for local Inuit.
