Posted on 08/26/2014 8:55:17 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
Maunder Minimum and Global Warming
“Why We’re Definitely Not Headed for Another Ice Age.”
When I saw that headline in Newsweek, I thought, do they know something that I don’t? But once I read the article, it left me wondering how in the world they came to that conclusion.
It reminds me of the great retort by paleontologist Robert Bakker to those who did not agree with his belief that many kinds of dinosaurs were birds.
“There are still a few of my colleagues who think if it walks like a duck, breathes like a duck and grows like a duck, it must be a turtle,” said Bakker.
Let’s see if this Newsweek article is a duck or a turtle.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
Whoever bought the Newsweak Corporation for a dollar paid too much.
“There are still a few of my colleagues who think if it walks like a duck, breathes like a duck and grows like a duck, it must be a turtle,” said Bakker.
I do believe that is precisely what Dr. Bakker was espousing.
Who you going to believe? Me? Or your lyings eyes when you looked at the pictures of those individuals swimming with the ice floes in Lake Superior in May, June, and July?
They just can’t help themselves, facts mean nothing, its ALL for the cause......
They just can’t help themselves, facts mean nothing, its ALL for the cause......
Also we must remember this: “If the media didn’t report on it... it didn’t happen. No matter what ‘it’ was.”
Why do they seem so convinced it will be a “mini” ice age? What if it exceeds the expectation to the down side?
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