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So what's the excuse from the denialists today about why we shouldn't worry?

slededit 10y ago
Just as cold weather in the winter doesn't disprove global warming. A warm day at the North pole doesn't prove it either. Weather != Climate.
- freehunter 10y ago
  A single cold day doesn't disprove global warming. An entire winter worth of cold days kind of does. Likewise, a single day of warmth doesn't prove global warming. An entire winter of warm days does. >"Extreme temperature spikes such as this one have occurred multiple times in the past two winters, whereas they only previously occurred once or twice per decade in historical records" It sounds like this is becoming a trend, which is what is worrisome.
  - slededit 10y ago
    There are known weather patterns that have cycles of many years. El Nino is one such example.
- sgt101 10y ago
  Ok, but if your neighbour comes to your door covered with blood, toting an axe and wittering about his dead wife nothing is proved either. The guy is a stand up fella, real family man, pillar of the church. Do you open the door, hug him and invite him in?
  - pbhjpbhj 10y ago
    Poor analogy IMO. The chances seem high that he is innocent and a third party was responsible for the inferred incident. Or, it's Hallowe'en?
    - sgt101 10y ago
      You are a trusting and gentle soul. Bless you. He did it, he did! HE DID IT! Now, moving the discussion back to AGW..
- Oletros 10y ago
  The problem is that it is not just a warm day http://ak-wx.blogspot.com.es/2017/02/arctic-update.html http://ak-wx.blogspot.com.es/2017/02/arctic-update.html
lets-tryagain 10y ago
because its too late? worry comes from uncertainty. seems pretty certain what is happening
yessql 10y ago
What fancy computer model predicted this? If they can't predict this, climate science must be wrong. Of course global warming is real. But modeling the effects is very hard. I think deniers conflate the models with the trend.
reddytowns 10y ago
The news organizations feed people stories to reaffirm the their conclusions about global warming they made a long time ago. It feels good to feel like you're right all the time, so they shovel shit you already "know" along with additional stuff they want you to believe. So how's it feel to be used like that? Edit: I know I've written things in the past that arguably deserved being downvoted, but this time it is uncalled for!
- Oletros 10y ago
  Perhaps the downvote is by your implication that it is just fabrication from the news organizations

Just as cold weather in the winter doesn't disprove global warming. A warm day at the North pole doesn't prove it either. Weather != Climate.

freehunter 10y ago
A single cold day doesn't disprove global warming. An entire winter worth of cold days kind of does. Likewise, a single day of warmth doesn't prove global warming. An entire winter of warm days does. >"Extreme temperature spikes such as this one have occurred multiple times in the past two winters, whereas they only previously occurred once or twice per decade in historical records" It sounds like this is becoming a trend, which is what is worrisome.
- slededit 10y ago
  There are known weather patterns that have cycles of many years. El Nino is one such example.
sgt101 10y ago
Ok, but if your neighbour comes to your door covered with blood, toting an axe and wittering about his dead wife nothing is proved either. The guy is a stand up fella, real family man, pillar of the church. Do you open the door, hug him and invite him in?
- pbhjpbhj 10y ago
  Poor analogy IMO. The chances seem high that he is innocent and a third party was responsible for the inferred incident. Or, it's Hallowe'en?
  - sgt101 10y ago
    You are a trusting and gentle soul. Bless you. He did it, he did! HE DID IT! Now, moving the discussion back to AGW..
Oletros 10y ago
The problem is that it is not just a warm day http://ak-wx.blogspot.com.es/2017/02/arctic-update.html http://ak-wx.blogspot.com.es/2017/02/arctic-update.html

lets-tryagain 10y ago

because its too late? worry comes from uncertainty. seems pretty certain what is happening

yessql 10y ago

What fancy computer model predicted this? If they can't predict this, climate science must be wrong. Of course global warming is real. But modeling the effects is very hard. I think deniers conflate the models with the trend.

reddytowns 10y ago

The news organizations feed people stories to reaffirm the their conclusions about global warming they made a long time ago. It feels good to feel like you're right all the time, so they shovel shit you already "know" along with additional stuff they want you to believe. So how's it feel to be used like that? Edit: I know I've written things in the past that arguably deserved being downvoted, but this time it is uncalled for!

Oletros 10y ago
Perhaps the downvote is by your implication that it is just fabrication from the news organizations