[neverdem]

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.

[mountainlyons]

The sun is hotter than ever before. One Volcano in the Philippines gave off more gas than the who industrial revolution so we are going to reverse the trend by no more cars. NOT A CHANCE!!!

[ZGuy]

Rather obviously there was a significant warming to ~1940 (series max 1938, prior to any significant atmospheric CO2 increase), followed by a cooling persisting into the 1970s (great global cooling scare) and a subsequent recovery to temps similar to those seen 65 years previously. Total zonal warming over 65 years? -0.06°C

[VOA]

bump

[LoneGOPinCT]

I, for one, am hoping for global warming and that it will hurry up and get here. Boating season is way too short up here in New England because of the cold and with the higher water levels, we'll have new and exciting places to visit. It'd be like Venice right in our backyard!

Actually, until these "climatologists" can answer for me 1)"Who affected the climate to start the Ice Age?" and 2)"Who affected the climate to end the Ice Age?" I will continue to take their findings and analysis as pure bullpucky.

[raybbr]

What about the report on the Antarctic krill? The shrimp-like krill are the foundation of the food chain in the oceans around Antarctica, being dined upon by whales, seals, fish, and penguins. The report finds that krill populations off the Antarctic Peninsula have declined by 80 to 90 percent in recent years.

...other factors which may affect the organism include an increase in predation...

Didn't we seriously reduce whale hunting since the late '70s? Aren't seals, penguins, whales, etc. protected species which would mean their populations would increase meaning they would eat more krill?

[neverdem]

What is a Radiosonde?

[Gingersnap]

Working in air quality, I see how policy makers and politicians use and abuse science every day.

Environmental models are very dicey. We use and create models to predict air quality. They are generally accurate 1 or 2 years out but decline steeply after that. You just can't add enough inputs to ensure accuracy.

But that won't stop a policy wonk from using highly suspect projections at the 15 year mark. They are always wrong but by then, they've moved on.

[Jack of all Trades]

mark

[GoodWithBarbarians JustForKaos]

What about increased sun-spot activity??? My brother read an article stating that sun-spot activity is in a 60 year cycle that is the highest in 1,000 years. Sorry I can't show the article or verify this - just a possibility???