Comments on: Snow, cold, in Saudi Arabia: “worst in 30 years”

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:31:58 +0000

Its freezing record in China, USA, Canada, Alaska, Europe, Saudi Arabia and who knows in how many other places on this planet not mentioned by the international ‘news’ media. Or should i say false news media?

Is this anthropogenic global warming? my logic and my thermometer tell me its global cooling.

By: N D Hibberd

N D Hibberd — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:29:37 +0000

Correction: The flow has reduced by 30% since 1992.

By: N D Hibberd

N D Hibberd — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:21:50 +0000

Didn’t any of you see “the day after tomorrow” and the effects of reduced flow in the North Atlantic Current? Since the movie the NAC has reduced by 13% ( If I remember correctly). This means reduced warm water reaching the northern hemisphere and therefore colder conditions – hence global warming = colder northern regions. Research in New Guinea on isotopic ratios of Oxygen in Giant clam shells shows that the NAC had shut down during the Younger dryas (11000 years ago) and stayed that way for over 1000 yrs. The time frame for the shut down to occur was only a couple of decades. My house is only a couple of metres above sealevel. Am I worried?…No. Moving? …No! But then again I’m in Southern Oz so the NAC is an awful long way away.

By: E B Hilton

E B Hilton — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:41:56 +0000

It is very strange that ’scientists’ writing about GW never mention the most common greenhouse gas. Water vapor is about 95% of greenhouse gases. CO2 is less than 4%.

I think your comments on scientists are GREAT!!

By: Evan Jones

Evan Jones — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:02:50 +0000

Certainly.

Everything = Global Warming

In the history biz we call that one “Hypostatized Proof”.

By: Curt

Curt — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:06:17 +0000

The news today was about a big snowfall in southern China. The report said it destroyed crops in an area of 3000 square miles. More global warming?

By: APL

APL — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:27:21 +0000

“Great post, but lest we get too excited”

No reason to get excited, this is clearly a Global Warming phenomena.
If Liberal (UK defination) now means Socialist, then warm can mean cold. Therefor snow in the middle east is clearly Global (localised) Warming (Cooling) event.
Q.E.D.

By: steven mosher

steven mosher — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:14:09 +0000

Audit this jan. Check the station records against the local meterology
and the other climate systems ( like agriculture )

For example, check chico NOAA records againt every other piece of chico data
you can get.

By: Mike From Canmore

Mike From Canmore — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:05:53 +0000

To David’s point. The British Columbia premier the other day pointed to the frozen Nechako River near Prince George as evidence of AGW. I’m open to explanations as to how.

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By: David Walton

David Walton — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:00:27 +0000

Re: Gary Gulrud (08:54:21) : Great post, but lest we get too excited … ‘Weather does not equal Climate’

Nonsense, get your facts straight.

Whenever weather trends support global warming they are used to as examples of a how the warming climate is (or “may be”) affecting weather patterns. Granted, such statements are often couched using safe, deniable escape wording like “may be”, but the thrust is quite clear and repeated ad nauseum.

Conversely, whenever weather patterns do not support global warming then they are said to have no significance and such statements are always couched uses weasel worded language and caveats similar to “weather does not equal climate”.

REPLY: Nice to have you back David.

By: Jim Arndt

Jim Arndt — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:00:17 +0000

Hi,

Don’t forget about Israel and Arab men in their robes having snowball fights. LOL I nearly fell over when I read that.

By: Jeff in Seattle

Jeff in Seattle — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:36:31 +0000

Well, I thought the definition of climate as used by NASA and the IPCC was weather over time. So if that’s correct, weather does equal climate.

By: Evan Jones

Evan Jones — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:10:11 +0000

OK. So far this month we’ve had snow in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabi, Hawaii, and parts of China where plam trees grow and air temps in Siberia nearly -80F. According to GISS, that should make it only the 4th warmest January ever. Right?

Fergedaboudit, man.

They don’t GOT no weather stations in THEM places! Ain’t you never heard of “gridding”? They can FIX that easy.

Now jus’ don’t you worry none. Doc Jim an’ the boyz’ll have the ol’ GW up and running again in no time!

By: MattN

MattN — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:45:54 +0000

“Great post, but lest we get too excited … ‘Weather does not equal Climate’”

All kidding aside, I think the weather the last 6 month prove beyond doubt how influential the oceans are on the climate system. It is not a coincidence that these events are occuring during a decent La Nina eposide. The oceans are likely the most influential variable in the climate system, followed closely by the sun, with CO2 a very, very distant 3rd.

By: MattN

MattN — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:55:37 +0000

Oh, forgot about the snow in South America in the middle of summer too….

By: MattN

MattN — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:24:36 +0000

By: Gary Gulrud

Gary Gulrud — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:54:21 +0000

Great post, but lest we get too excited … ‘Weather does not equal Climate’