"Third, and most important, the data ties 2005, 2010, and 2014 as the three hottest years on record. Even within the margin of error and the occasional yearly fluctuation, our planet is getting steadily warmer. Ignoring this fact is like stepping in front of a train and hoping that, if we close our eyes, the train won't hit us."
Please note: If you want to critique the report, please make sure to include in your comment what kind of advanced degree in climate science or statistics you have; without evidence of such training, your comments will be at a minimum ignored, but more likely openly ridiculed.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2015/01/21/378665687/was-2014-the-hottest-year-on-record-or-not
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When we let politics trump science, people are needlessly put in harm's way. http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/self-censoring-fears...
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Rod Thorell He's an empirical physicist, so the basics of data-based investigation carry over pretty directly.
ReplyDeleteWhile everyone is debating this particular argument, can't we do everything we can not to accelerate the warming rate by ;
ReplyDeleteNot driving gas guzzlers,
Living within or below our means,
Reducing our carbon footprint,
Trading lawns for gardens,
FWIW, Andrew Revkin just made similar observations in the NYT.
ReplyDeletehttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/how-warmest-ever-headlines-and-debates-can-obscure-what-matters-about-climate-change/
So this has nothing to do with the sun getting hotter? Nothing to do with the earths core getting hotter? Its all mans fault? Serious? Why is the southern ice cap getting larger and thicker? The earth changed before man, it will change long after we are all gone. Its the way of the cosmos
ReplyDeleteJohnandJanet K You can read rebuttals to all of those old (and long ago disproved) arguments here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.skepticalscience.com/acrim-pmod-sun-getting-hotter.htm
http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-natural-cycle.htm
http://www.skepticalscience.com/antarctica-gaining-ice.htm
That site currently lists 176 arguments and rebuttals, in order of popularity:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/argument.php
Well then just kill us all off. Save the planet now. You first
ReplyDeleteTroll blocked.
ReplyDeleteTranslation:
ReplyDelete"My childish and ill founded argument was rebutted with actual science I cannot refute, so my response is to exaggerate the solution to genocide"
97% of the people thought the world was flat. 97% of the people thought the sun revolved around the earth. They were proven wrong.
ReplyDeleteWhat's your plan? Remember, the batteries in vehicles pollute more than gas and take fossil fuels to charge and solar panels heat the air around them more than cow farts.
Follow the money and see why they want to control you so bad.
Solar panels do not heat the air, nor do they off-gas methane or other green-house gasses (the component of cow-farts that are actually harmful to the environment by trapping heat in the lower atmosphere).
ReplyDeleteI have to say, your Solar-panel debunkment is so absurd, not even serious solar energy obstructors/deniers will claim it.
You are in the weeds, old man, give it up.
Greenhouse gases? Solar wins, hands down
ReplyDeleteIt does take energy to build a solar panel, and typically that energy comes from burning fossil fuels. Once the panel starts delivering energy, it reduces the need to burn more fuels. Taking into account the energy used to produce the panel and the energy delivered through the panel life, solar produces 0.05% as much carbon pollution as coal. A clear win for solar.
Hazardous waste? Solar needs to improve, but still wins
Building solar panels produces a variety of hazardous wastes. Depending on where the factory is, these wastes are either regulated (like in the U.S.), or not (like in China). Remember that producing fossil fuels also produces hazardous waste—like the chemicals used in fracking to get gas which are exempt from many pollution controls. And burning coal creates mountains of toxic ash, which can pollute waterways for generations. So if you are in the market for solar panels, choose American-made panels—the waste is controlled, unlike with fossil fuels.
Disposal? Solar can be recycled, fossil fuels cannot
Nothing lasts forever and at some point solar panels will wear out. Most panels have a useful life of 20 years or more. Like other electronic wastes, many communities are getting better at recycling. Burning fossil fuels does not leave behind a product, but does leave behind other impacts. Mining coal can include removing mountain tops or scraping off landscapes. Natural gas wells dot the landscape across the Rockies, ruining our groundwater. So as long as you don't heedlessly throw your solar panels in the landfill, they are a clear winner here too.
- See more at: http://www.idahoconservation.org/blog/2013-blog-archive/capt-ks-q-and-a-do-solar-panels-pollute#sthash.2a1uQU1X.dpuf
You're still here? I thought you'd be off saving the planet. Are you off the grid?
ReplyDeleteJohnandJanet K No, I am on the grid, and putting more power back into it than I take out.
ReplyDeleteStupid people can be so entertaining.
ReplyDeleteThere's some small entertainment value, but ultimately it's a waste of time, like trying to brief a member of congress on science. http://youtu.be/lJMsP2fnqYw
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If no-one does enough to stop the carbon emissions & the global warming our children will certainly be living in a very adversely affected world !!!!
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