A Skeptical Take on Global Warming

Washington Post.com ^ | Sept 10, 2009 | Matt Rogers

[Rocky]

As I'm sure you know, meteorology is an inexact science due to the large number of variables involved in predicting and understanding the weather. I frequently say that weather forecasting is a humbling endeavor, and I have learned to respect its challenges. From this perspective, you might be able to better understand why I wince when hearing pronouncements such as "the science is settled", "the debate is over", or even the "the temperature in the 2050s is projected to be..." I realize that forecasting climate and weather are different, but both involve a large number of moving parts.

There are numerous reasons why I question the consensus view on human-induced climate change covered extensively on this blog by Andrew Freedman. But for this entry, I scaled them down to ten:

[Rocky]

This column contains some well-written and well-reasoned arguments against the fanatical AGW view. Matt Rogers will be taking some heat, no doubt. However, the comments from readers are surprisingly supportive.

[screaminsunshine]

Global Warming is a Hoax and a Scam. Write this 100 times on the blackboard to help de-program your mind.

[xcamel]

FReepmail me to get on or off

Ping me if you find one I've missed.

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[SunkenCiv]

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[Wonder Warthog]

An excellent article. And well founded in REAL science.

[Young Werther]

We got our first TV in 1948 when I was just a pup! One of the earliest every day show was the news, sports and weather! More often then not Mom would look out the window and remind me to wear my raincoat and rubbers 'cause it looked like rain!

More often then not the weather did not appear as predicted. Mom, the newspapers and the weathermen on TV were wrong, but only for the upcoming day.

Now with satellites, weather radar and predictive programming I've found that the weather predictions can extend for days so the weathermen can be wrong for longer periods of time.

there is only one solution!

This model is doing her best to Green the planet starting with the tree on her hip!

[RogerFGay]

Excellent article. I’m also among the picky folks (see comments below the article) that see that Y2K is not an appropriate comparison. Y2K was a serious problem that was solved in time by throwing a lot of money at it - exactly what the global warming scam isn’t.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam Me to Planet Gore !

[GOPJ]

Starting to be impressed with the people who write for the Washington Post. Matt Rogers has showed courage standing up to leftist group-think in a city like Washington - - but no more so than the news room did when standing up to their Publisher a few months back. Hats off to a paper able to handle real diversity - diversity of thought.

[Rocky]

LOL. I really didn’t expect any nice pictures like that on a global warming thread. Thanks.

[Young Werther]

I thought that this is the type of warming that we can all agree on!

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