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Unprecedented, Jet Stream Crosses Equator
- taylodl 10y agoApparently there's nothing to see here - check out this as a counterpoint: http://www.drroyspencer.com/2016/06/climate-system-scientist-claims-jet-stream-crossing-the-equator-is-unprecedented/ http://www.drroyspencer.com/2016/06/climate-system-scientist...
- mikeyouse 10y agoI'm typically not a fan of ad hominem dismissals, but I think there are exceptions for climatologists that say; "We believe Earth and its ecosystems—created by God’s intelligent design and infinite power and sustained by His faithful providence —are robust, resilient, self-regulating, and self-correcting, admirably suited for human flourishing, and displaying His glory. Earth’s climate system is no exception. Recent global warming is one of many natural cycles of warming and cooling in geologic history." Or; "I finally became convinced that the theory of creation actually had a much better scientific basis than the theory of evolution, for the creation model was actually better able to explain the physical and biological complexity in the world. [...] Science has startled us with its many discoveries and advances, but it has hit a brick wall in its attempt to rid itself of the need for a creator and designer." Dude's a quack. A well-trained quack to be sure, but still a quack. http://www.drroyspencer.com/2014/02/time-to-push-back-against-the-global-warming-nazis/ http://www.drroyspencer.com/2014/02/time-to-push-back-agains...
- tzs 10y agoNeither of the statements you quote are at the page you link to. In fact, I cannot find them anywhere on that site. You should edit your comment to include links to where those particular quotes can be found.
- ByronicHero 10y agoDon't mind me, just dropping some citations around. http://theevolutioncrisis.org.uk/testimony2.php http://theevolutioncrisis.org.uk/testimony2.php
- mikeyouse 10y agoMy bad, those were from his wiki.. the linked article was just another absurd thing he posted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Spencer_(scientist)#Views https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Spencer_(scientist)#Views
- killface 10y agohe's a creationist. i don't trust anything science-based he has to say.
- cpncrunch 10y agoSo we have a creationist debunking a pseudoscientific climate scare story? It's hard to know who to believe. However, given that there are no other news stories about this, and given that Beckwith talks says hyperbolic stuff like "Welcome to climate chaos. We must declare a global climate emergency", I'm inclined to think it is just fearmongering BS.
- taylodl 10y agoI didn't realize the guy is a creationist but it is kind of ironic we have a creationist debunking a pseudoscientific climate scare story! OTOH, I know quite a few creationists who are excellent scientists and engineers. We simply have a disagreement for how this all got set into motion.
- PaulHoule 10y agoMakes me want to huff some sulfur hexafluoride or puff out the fan in my laptop with CF4.
- aphextron 10y agoThis seems extremely alarmist regardless of any new science here. That, along with the donation begging in the article makes me smell spam.
- greenyoda 10y agoDebunked in this Washington Post article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12018968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12018968