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I hoped that on hacker news folks would provide a reason for why his research/conclusions are wrong, rather than simply offer up character attacks. Do you have
by josho 10y ago
I hoped that on hacker news folks would provide a reason for why his research/conclusions are wrong, rather than simply offer up character attacks.
Do you have an example of where his research is wrong or his conclusions were overly pessimistic?
- giardini 10y agoIt is a mistake to believe - that there is anyone lurking on HN who is able to argue on this topic as authoritatively as James Hansen and - that such a person would be willing to educate you here. You might try http://lmgtfy.com/?q=why+is+james+hansen+wrong%3F http://lmgtfy.com/?q=why+is+james+hansen+wrong%3F or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hansen#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hansen#Criticism
- josho 10y agoIf you had googled it for me then you'd have seen that much of the search results echo what you said earlier--that people take issue with Hansen's advocacy, but say very little about his science. When it does speak to the science (the first result refutes a 1988 paper), it seems a quick validation shows that his predications were not correct in 2010 when the article was written, but his prediction is inline with current temperatures reported. So, yeh, I did look into this already, and haven't found a good critique. So, rather than blindly repeat claims that Hansen is wrong or an alarmist, I urge you to critically read the topic before spreading others lies further.