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Temperature measurement is a hard problem, hard enough you could write a PhD on it. Asking questions about methods etc. is entirely acceptable. The issue is wh

by scarmig 11y ago

Temperature measurement is a hard problem, hard enough you could write a PhD on it. Asking questions about methods etc. is entirely acceptable. The issue is when people refuse to recognize that thousands of scientists have made this their career, and thousands of PhDs actually have been written on temperatures past and present, and think that talking heads on Fox News reciting memos paid for by fossil fuel companies contain even the semblance of a real critique.

pgrote 11y ago
> Asking questions about methods etc. is entirely acceptable. I am fascinated by the topic of temperature collection methods through the years. Is there an easily digestible source with explanations?
- scarmig 11y ago
  Not that I know of, unfortunately--most of what I know I've gleaned from conversations with a brother who works in the field, and from http://realclimate.org/ http://realclimate.org/ , which has some decent technical information for a blog (but unfortunately has declined a bit IMO).
twoodfin 11y ago
think that talking heads on Fox News reciting memos paid for by fossil fuel companies contain even the semblance of a real critique. When did this happen?
- scarmig 11y ago
  Pretty much any time Fox News talks about climate change temperatures? http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/feb/13/dana-perino/fox-news-host-climate-scientists-fabricated-temper/ http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/feb/13/... "They're (the White House) actually kind of lucky that we don't cover climate change as much as we should," Perino said. "Because yesterday, it was reported that the temperature readings have been fabricated and it's all blowing up in their faces." Co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle interjected that it was "fraud science" and Perino said, "Yes, I agree." That took me less than 10 seconds to Google.

by scarmig 11y ago

pgrote 11y ago

> Asking questions about methods etc. is entirely acceptable. I am fascinated by the topic of temperature collection methods through the years. Is there an easily digestible source with explanations?

scarmig 11y ago
Not that I know of, unfortunately--most of what I know I've gleaned from conversations with a brother who works in the field, and from http://realclimate.org/ http://realclimate.org/ , which has some decent technical information for a blog (but unfortunately has declined a bit IMO).

twoodfin 11y ago

think that talking heads on Fox News reciting memos paid for by fossil fuel companies contain even the semblance of a real critique. When did this happen?

scarmig 11y ago
Pretty much any time Fox News talks about climate change temperatures? http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/feb/13/dana-perino/fox-news-host-climate-scientists-fabricated-temper/ http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/feb/13/... "They're (the White House) actually kind of lucky that we don't cover climate change as much as we should," Perino said. "Because yesterday, it was reported that the temperature readings have been fabricated and it's all blowing up in their faces." Co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle interjected that it was "fraud science" and Perino said, "Yes, I agree." That took me less than 10 seconds to Google.