August 02, 2006
How utterly unusual. Heat waves in the middle of the frieking summer.
I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that when I assert a "global cooling" trend in the fall and winter, I will be met with derision and laughter from the same people advocating the global warming hoax. Why, though? I'm merely using Algorian/CBSNews logic - it is hot outside, therefore, global warming. It is cold outside, therefore, global cooling.
So here lies a challenge to the "environmentally concerned." When the temperature drops as is customary in the fall and winter of each year (beginning in September) then come talk to us about global warming.
Start researching, environuts. You won't be able to walk outside in mid-January and go "see?!!" when it is 25 degrees with a wind chill of 3. And then what?
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I also can say with utmost confidence that the summer of 88 was just as hot and muggy as this summer is. Just turn on the AC and stay indoors. Read the Jawa Report and make fun of Greg.
Posted by: Cmunk at August 02, 2006 08:53 AM (7teJ9)
Oh, and it's da JOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooozzzzzzzzzzzzzzz' fault!
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 02, 2006 09:40 AM (v3I+x)
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_-_--_-Posted by: Last gasp Larry at August 02, 2006 10:32 AM (gLMre)
Very few scientists flatly deny global warming. The discussion tends to focus more on whether it's a natural or anthropogenic phenomenon.
Oh - and personal recollections of the early 80s are probably less useful than core sample analysis, snail columns, etc.
Global cooling, incidentally, has happened a number of times, and tends to be somewhat worse than your average winter. Check out the Ice Ages (not the animated films - they lack academic merit).
Posted by: dale at August 02, 2006 11:53 AM (BV7IP)
Or that the world will end if people don't rush out and vote for Democrats this fall...
Posted by: Good Lt at August 02, 2006 12:07 PM (jWYAe)
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 02, 2006 12:59 PM (v3I+x)
Maybe you mean "plethora," "a great many."
Also, it's hot out. How hot is it?
It's so hot I baked a pizza in the refrigerator.
Posted by: Some Guy at August 02, 2006 01:24 PM (lPxkl)
Posted by: Good Lt at August 02, 2006 01:30 PM (jWYAe)
Posted by: Good Lt at August 02, 2006 01:35 PM (jWYAe)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbearpig
If Al Gore can save us all from MANBEARPIG then we will all be so stoked on Al Gore, even if we don't know it.
Posted by: QC at August 02, 2006 02:31 PM (PX+vn)
The global warming deal is not disproved or supported by one hot day, or one cold winter. It begins to look more worrisome when so many of the hottest years ever recorded, globally, occur in the last ten years. A single region or even an entire continent could experience a normal year at the same time that the globe underwent massive heating. It's a big world.
We'll know in at least ten years if this was a lot of hooey. If it is, Al Gore and many enviros will look pretty dumb. If it is real, though, a lot of you are going to look like dangerous ostriches.
We'll see, I guess.
Posted by: you know who at August 02, 2006 02:35 PM (nZnoJ)
My question on global warming. If it is getting hotter does anyone out there think that the South American, Asian, African or eastern European countries would co-operate to do anything about it? Bullshit! All they would do is blame in on America, Bush and the Jews.
Hell, we can't even get Brazil to stop cutting down the rain forests and destroying thousands of species of plant and animal life.
Frig global warming. First things first. Bomb the Iranian mudsucking, raghead idiots. Then outlaw Islam.
Posted by: Greyrooster at August 02, 2006 02:56 PM (XqAoh)
My question on global warming. If it is getting hotter does anyone out there think that the South American, Asian, African or eastern European countries would co-operate to do anything about it? Bullshit! All they would do is blame in on America, Bush and the Jews.
Hell, we can't even get Brazil to stop cutting down the rain forests and destroying thousands of species of plant and animal life.
Frig global warming. First things first. Bomb the Iranian mudsucking, raghead idiots. Then outlaw Islam.
Posted by: Greyrooster at August 02, 2006 02:56 PM (XqAoh)
Posted by: Good Lt at August 02, 2006 03:09 PM (jWYAe)
Posted by: dj at August 02, 2006 04:00 PM (aqTJB)
Global warming isn't really a debate, in that almost every legitimate scientist says we are getting warmer, pretty quickly. The question is, are we causing it and to what extent, and can/should anything be done. I would err on the side of cautious caution; ie, if we can make relatively easy changes to our lifestyle, that will reduce carbon emissions, let's do so, fast. Cheney was wrong to say that "conservation is a private virtue" and you'll notice that kind of crap isn't spewing from the White House any more. There are market based solutions to some of this. I for one would like to see a lot of our taxation of income replaced by taxation of utilities generally, and carbon stuff like natural gas and oil specifically. This type of taxation is regressive, and also disproportionately affects lower population areas, but there are ways around both problems. I'm NOT for raising taxes in terms of higher overall revenue, just a simple shift in revenue stream sourcing, which would have a benevolent effect on our economy, our air, and on our dependence on islamofascist countries like Iran. It's killing three birds with one stone.
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Posted by: Last gasp Larry at August 03, 2006 10:09 AM (gLMre)
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