cool

[caspian_x]

No, really. Cool.

Harshest winter in years (in 100 years in China).
Returning Arctic Sea ice (thicker than before).
Incomplete climate models (that don't account for wind).
Record solar inactivity (least activity in 150 years).

Too bad the debate on global warming is over.

Comments

Also copied from my reply in my own entry ;)

[thebruce0]

And one wonders why more GWers don't use that argument more often! I've repeatedly thought that to myself.

The thing about this article is that it's using a logical argument - the claims for global warming have primarily been the onset of unusually warmer climates, in so many words. So, by the same logic, one could also claim the onset of a new iceage due to the number of research points listed in the article, not the least of which is record lows all over the place.

While it's not a scientific paper refuting the claim to global warming, it is an opinion piece citing results opposite one would expect in the often touted global warming scenario, and actually indicitive of the polar opposite (pun!) to global warming.

Anyhow, one would be equally dumb to say there is no climate change whatsoever. The arguments against global warming are (or should be) of the political variety. Global warming is not as severe and urgent as GWers like to claim, and even if it were, it's not worth ruining our economy over; the tradeoff just isn't there - based on study about the kind of effect we can have. There's no evidence we can help avert a changing climate, even if it were as serious as they wish to believe.

Anyhow, that's just my take. ;)

(are we going keep mirroring our own replies in both entries? hehe)

Re: Also copied from my reply in my own entry ;)

[clayfoot]

Meh. The references the piece uses are shaky. I've started linking them separately, below. Kenneth Tapping is the best source, IMHO.