Posted on 01/21/2016 10:28:02 AM PST by SeekAndFind
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) -- Ted Cruz is decidedly at odds with the scientific consensus that Earth is warming because of human activity.
A look at some of the Republican presidential contender's claims on the subject in New Hampshire this week and how they compare with the facts:
CRUZ: "The satellites that actually measure the temperature, that we've launched into the air to measure the temperature, they have recorded no significant warming whatsoever for the last 18 years."
THE FACTS: Scientists, including those who work with the very satellite measuring system that Cruz refers to, say he's misusing the satellite data. They do show warming, albeit relatively little over the period Cruz cites, says Carl Mears, senior scientist for Remote Sensing Systems, which produces the data that Cruz refers to.
But by starting his comparison period in 1997, Cruz has selected a time when temperatures spiked because of an El Nino weather pattern. Starting at an artificially high point minimizes the rate of increase since then, Mears said, adding, "If you start riding your bike at the top of a big hill, you always go downhill, at least for a while."
More important is what's measured at the Earth's surface, where people live, Mears said. Those ground-based systems show a greater degree of warming.
The long-term trend that Mears' satellites show is about 0.7-degree warming since 1979, when satellites started measuring temperature. Ground-based monitors show a warming of about 1 degree during the same period. And 1979 was not among the top five hottest or coldest years in the 36 years of records.
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Please oh please let the Trump people attacking Cruz for this....
This statement explains alot. You clearly have no clue who Trump or his supporters are.
My thoughts exactly.
Since Trump is anti-Cruz on everything lately, and even willing to become a birther just to attack Cruz, what’s the over/under on Trump becoming Global Warming Alarmist?
And, the several ant-hills in my yard cause micro-climate change by their activity.
The tagline...please.
And at this rate it MIGHT be a degree warmer (or colder) several decades from now, and there MIGHT be negative consequences (or not).
Global warming is settled (political) science.
Because alot of liberals do support Trump over Hillary
Isn’t this pretty much a necessity if republicans are to win?
Trump being on record matters little to him.. sight well anything he has ever said before this election cycle and then contrast to this election cycle.
Sarah Palin running as McCain’s VP didn’t make McCain less of a liberal.
Sarah Palin Endorsing Trump for president doesn’t make Trump any less of a liberal.
Sarah Palin is doing what is right for Sarah Palin. Beck...I don't defend him.
It would help if the posters would fix the headlines so they pointed you the right direction
‘Cause blizzards in the NE are a sure sign of “climate change”, formerly known in the algore parlance as “global warming”.
The only cure is to immediately purchase carbon credits from algore INC.
Why does not Constitution expert Cruz simply say the following concerning major constitutional problems with the federal funding for global warming?
Even if so-called global warming had been proven with the repeatable results of scientific method-based experiments, it remains that the states have never delegated to the feds, expressly via the Constitution, the specific power to regulate, tax and spend for INTRAstate environmental issues.
In other words, global warming is nothing more than a PC buzzword to secure unconstitutional federal funding with no accountability.
According to satellites.
So we have 36 years of satellite data.
And the earth is HOW old again?
4.5 billion years?
What kind of retard scientist would draw any "conclusions" from that?
Btw, to date I've preferred Cruz.
Well, I'd best hold my tongue on that one... But I get your meaning. ; )
It’s been a little colder up here in the mountains of MD, but looking forward to the snow!!
We got like 1/4 inch last night here (Howard county)
It was pretty.
However too many Maryland drivers drive 40MPH on 55 roads when the only snow (or ice) is on the sides.
Gee, if only we’d broadcast black coal dust on the polar caps, like activists suggested in the 1970’s to fight ‘the coming ice age’ and subsequent crop failures and starvation...
Imbecile. The data Cruz is referring to is a least squares regression analysis to determine how far back you can go in the tempreature record without getting a statistically significant rise in temperature. The start point is determined by the calculation.
Crock of crap.
You won't be laughing when we are all under water and the sharks are chasing you!
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