Google “McClenney The Sky is Falling” for an entertaining, informative look at what is really going on with climate change. Should answer many questions I’ve seen here.

Due to the somewhat cool summer, the corn and soybeans need a warm September to mature and an early frost would hurt. We had no 90 degree days here this summer, although LaCrosse recorded two 90s in August and a 91 and 93 on September 1 and 2. I think that weather station is located just north of the airport and strong southerly winds will improve the temperature a little.

I wonder if the global warming publicity changed the mix of hybrids sold by the seed companies in recent years to later maturing varieties?

Funny how the obvious gets missed.

The Keeling Curve says nothing about individual molecules, it only deals with the concentration of those molecules (this is your “crucial factor). Gases are dramatically dispersed due to the natural circulation within the atmosphere.

As for your other query, the increase hasn’t been relatively constant; there is a slight exponential shape to it if you look carefully. But that’s irrelevant, because we’re not dealing with linear systems. Yes, we often boil down the relationship such that CO2 goes then Temp goes up, but it’s a ton more complicated than that. However, the Keeling Curve will take on a much clearer shape on various time scales.

The smog from all the smouldering cook fires was extremely thick and looked like a fog over the valley all day. I know it wasn’t from transportation because aside from the occasional mafioso in his Ferrari, everyone is walking or pedalling (or riding around in tin cans with lawnmower engines). That town needed a good, clean, coal fired plant which offered cheap electricity. The air would have been so much nicer, but the pizza probably wouldn’t be as good

this is so right… right on man!!!!

I’ve seen this claim made elsewhere and it always puzzles me because the Mauna Loa CO2 Chart clearly shows seasonal drops in CO2 levels. There seems to be widespread agreement that the seasonal drops are from natural sources (northern hemisphere forests primarily). It’s also evident that this natural carbon cycle *nearly* wipes out the entire “surplus” of CO2 that was previously in the atmosphere. Doesn’t this demonstrate that CO2 is not long-lived but is actually rather short lived? Maybe I’ve missed a crucial factor; I’m hoping someone can explain this to me.

My other question relates to the yearly average increase in CO2 as reported by the same Mauna Loa site. It’s fairly obvious (I think) that the yearly rate of CO2 increase (in ppm) has been fairly constant at about 2 or 3 molecules per year. Why would the rate of increase remain relatively constant year after year when the human contribution of CO2 to the atmosphere has not held constant but has been rapidly increasing? Please help me understand this because I haven’t had much luck googling for an answer.

Thank you.

Oh No Not more “Hot Spots”. I’m still looking for upper troposphere’s “Hot Spot”.
‘This pollution will likely create three “hot spots” in the world: the central United States,’ Maybe the ” boys” have a new source. Page 80 in Old Farmer’s 2009 Almanac.

yout don’t talk serously, you don’t!
Because, if you really do it, what are you doing here?
Provide hate?

Everything mankind does contributes to AGW.

Therefore, give the politicians {Repubs/Demos/ UN} all your money as restitution for detroying the planet so the politicians {and the environmental lobbyists & their Hollywood elitist buddies} can save the planet. No money left for food or houses? Live under a bridge and go dumpster diving. And if such harsh conditions become untenable to your continued life, then consider that the ultimate restitution for your sin of living. This will also support the radical environmentalists’ ultimate goal of reducing the population by 4 to 6 billion. Save the planet for the ‘right’ kind of people and let us uppity serfs just die off.

Spray neurotoxic agent over the populated areas of China, United States, India, Africa and Europe. Reduce the population to less than 500 million people and the pristine Nature will come back again (after the 5.5B corpses have finished rotting)

I’ve, somehow lost my database of collected phrases – really, no joke – Climate Change must be the reason!
I’ve missed a visit to my doc early today, cancelled the date, did come home from work tonight by far after midnight, was bone tired. Hummm – Climate Change – obviously was the reason.

I don’t look on TV anymore, since about three years – can’t swallow that s**t anymore – this is climate related, I am pretty shure.

I am nearly 55 years now, my – former – black hairs are getting greyish, partly white already. Due to Climate Change, of course.

Our ten yrs old Mitsubishi Space Wagon is getting the first specks of rust. Hummm, Climate Change?

My oldest son has black hairs, the second one has brown hairs, with here and there
some blond strains, the third one has ‘copper’ hairs, which did change from birth until now from copper-blond to dark-copper, going to brown, sooner or later.
Very obviously, all related to Climate Change, no question!

I’m getting tired, whilst writing this sermon. This MUST BE related to CLIMATE CHANGE. Anybody, who offers other expainations, can only be one out of the nasty deniers.

OK, folks, have fun.

KlausB

Marcus Aurelius: The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Perfect quote: pogies note.