Posted on 01/01/2008 8:03:29 AM PST by HD1200
In 2008, your television will bring you image after frightening image of natural havoc linked to global warming. You will be told that such bizarre weather must be a sign of dangerous climate change — and that these images are a mere preview of what’s in store unless we act quickly to cool the planet. I don’t know if disaster will come by flood or drought, hurricane or blizzard, fire or ice. But there’s bound to be some weird weather somewhere, and we will react like the sailors in the Book of Jonah. When a storm hit their ship, they didn’t ascribe it to a seasonal weather pattern. They quickly identified the cause (Jonah’s sinfulness) and agreed to an appropriate policy response (throw Jonah overboard).
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
From the article: “A year ago, British meteorologists made headlines predicting that the buildup of greenhouse gases would help make 2007 the hottest year on record. At year’s end, even though the British scientists reported the global temperature average was not a new record — it was actually lower than any year since 2001 — the BBC confidently proclaimed, “2007 Data Confirms Warming Trend.””
From the article: “When the Arctic sea ice last year hit the lowest level ever recorded by satellites, it was big news and heralded as a sign that the whole planet was warming. When the Antarctic sea ice last year reached the highest level ever recorded by satellites, it was pretty much ignored. A large part of Antarctica has been cooling recently, but most coverage of that continent has focused on one small part that has warmed.”
From the article: “When Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans in 2005, it was supposed to be a harbinger of the stormier world predicted by some climate modelers. When the next two hurricane seasons were fairly calm — by some measures, last season in the Northern Hemisphere was the calmest in three decades — the availability entrepreneurs changed the subject. Droughts in California and Australia became the new harbingers of climate change (never mind that a warmer planet is projected to have more, not less, precipitation over all).”
I’m surprised the NY Times would print such an article.
NYT questions global warming?
Even a broken clock is correct twice a day. LOL
The Cooling World
Newsweek, April 28, 1975
http://denisdutton.com/cooling_world.htm
Interesting that you say that. I was recently listening to a podcast of a lecture, pretty well known lecture series that is available on line called "Physics for Future Presidents". Comes from the liberals strong hold of Berkley. Anyways, this physicist, Muller, although he believes in Global Warming, and pretty much believes in the Athropogenic hypothesis as well, but you can tell that he is at least skeptical. In fact, he says that much of the Global Warming Hysteria is just that, hype, distortion, and outright untruths.
He isn't just any ole physicist either, but studied climate for ten years and published papers and a book on the subject, and is actually one of the experts the IPCC turns to when they want stuff reviewed.
What was surprising is that he claims that all the scientists who know what they are talking about KNOW that its mostly BS, but they feel they have to not detract from the "message" by calling out the hysterics. He says he is personally torn between "the message", which he pretty much agrees with, and essentially, telling the truth. An honest guy, and an EXCELLENT series of lectures that I would encourage anyone to listen too.
BTW he is also a skeptic of String Theory.
I think that the NYT is stirring the pot to generate controversy and boost its sagging bottom line.
The Slimes published this today knowing that about 14 people will see it. Later they can claim they are “fair and balanced” on the issue.
Muller believes in 3 failed theories: String theory, man-made global warming and the greenhouse effect. He’s from Berkley and contributes to the IPCC. He’s also a contributing member of an bold-faced Leftist indoctrination program for politicians. He’s a world class LOSER who uses science for political purposes. Are you sure you’re on the right website?
I’m not convinced that time-managed news dumps make any difference at this point. The blogs and the forums online will not ignore it and this afternoon, those not watching football will be surfing the web.
I expect to see this formatted as an email and I predict at least a dozen variations will be hitting our in boxes this coming week.
Up here in the Northern Tier, the Jet Stream is co-operating by bringing us the coldest temperatures in months.
John Tierney’s days are numbered at The New York Times.
Hard Freeze warnings up for tonight in Central Florida. Keep an eye on FCOJ futures. Where is Clarence Beeks?
Thanks.
An “availability entrepreneur” could dispatch camera crews to various parts of any American city—the jails, the emergency rooms, the ghettos, a methadone clinic, a crack house, the tenderloin district, skid row—and produce a documentary that would convince some of its residents to pack up and move elsewhere. That’s how the news media and flimflam artists like Al Gore have approached “global warming.”
On one level, “Global warming” is a scheme where billionaires can make more billions through an expanded North American carbon credits trading market at the expense of consumers.
On another level, it is a UN plot to remove responsibility from corrupt, inept Third World dictators for the poverty and misery of their citizens and transfer blame, and financial penalty, to the civilized world.
The news media has bought this farce and spun it to the limit.
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