[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

fyi

[DustyMoment]

Clearly, Joanne fails to understand the relationship between Tibetans driving SUVs 2,500 years ago and the devastating effect that had on the climate back then. The human race was completely WIPED OUT as the result of those irresponsible ancient Tibetans and, today, it’s the computers conducting all of these online discussions!!!

[Carry_Okie]

The main reason this is important is because of the degree to which Mann relies upon (tweaked) tree ring studies to “support” his claims.

[Mariner]

This post is subject to correction by a REAL mathematician!

What I think this means is that a Chinese scientist applied an advanced form of differential calculus to multiple gradients of change in tree rings from 2500 year old tress and published his derivative predictions.

And they prove correct by observation.

Is that correct?

[faucetman]

Never mind what actual trees say, we have computer models.

[Taffini]

bump tree rings and weather trends

[count-your-change]

Base upon the charts shown I'm ready to make a prediction about the future climate. Here goes and you can write this down:
One can expect minor changes in both directions and periods of little change either way. The amplitude of said changes will be greater at times than those before and after for some time. This hard hitting and incisive prediction has a 99% chance of being confidently held.
What can I do? You ask.
Pack a rain coat, swimsuit, parka, and sunscreen when going to Tibet.

[ExCTCitizen]

Did anyone e-mail this to Al Gore yet? I am still seeking his answer to my question of ‘What caused the ice age?’, but he didn’t answer me.

[SuziQ]

Tree ring Climate ping!

[SouthTexas]

We must be having global warming, it’s not freezing down here today!

[buffaloguy]

Couple of points:

1. cooling going on until 2068 we really need to drill. More and more drilling. Drill until you drop.

2. The natural gas fields that have bee found are a real blessing as we are going to be burning it fast in our homes.

[Gaffer]

Hansen of NASA, Mann of PSU (hmmm, where else has that university been embroiled lately?), and Phil Jones of East Anglia University Climate Research Unit ARE VERY DISPLEASED!!!!!!!