Maybe some folk scan listen in on this and take notes.
PRESS ADVISORY: LEADING SCIENTISTS TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE, HEAT WAVES AND WILDFIRES
WHAT: As a heat wave sweeps across much of the country and wildfires rage in the West, many are wondering about the connection between these types of extreme weather events and climate change. Climate Communication has put together Heat Waves and Climate Change, a summary of the latest peer-reviewed literature on climate change and the recent increase in temperatures — a contributing factor to wildfires. Panelists on this call will discuss how climate change contributes to the extreme weather events unfolding now, their public health impacts and how similar risks could multiply in the future.
WHEN: Thursday, June 28, 11 a.m. Eastern Time
To call in and listen only, dial 1-855-244-8681. The event number is 660 341 332.
WHO:
Dr. Steven Running — Director, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, Dept. of Ecosystem Sciences, University of Montana
Dr. Howard Frumkin — Dean, School of Public Health, Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
Dr. Michael Oppenheimer — Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University.
Susan Joy Hassol, Director at Climate Communication, will moderate the panel
Some facts from Heat Waves and Climate Change, which will be available tomorrow:
- Since 1950 the number of heat waves worldwide has increased, and heat waves have become longer
- In the past several years, the global area hit by extremely unusual hot temperatures has increased 50-fold
- In the U.S., new record high temperatures now regularly outnumber new record lows by a ratio of 2:1; In 2012, the ratio for the year (through June 26) stands at more than 9:1.
- In the U.S., the rise in heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere has increased the probability of record-breaking temperatures 15-fold
- If we continue business as usual, the same summertime temperatures that ranked among the top 5% in 1950–1979 will occur at least 70% of the time by 2035–2064 in the U.S.
- By the end of this century, a once-every-20 year heat wave is projected to occur every other year
h/t to reader Steve Divine
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Since 1950, eh… Of course we’re going to hear about global warming – I’m surprised that it hasn’t happened yet – or will Pres Obama push it this Fri when he goes to harang – excuse me – address the firefighters.
My personal favorite: By the end of this century, a once-every-20 year heat wave is projected to occur every other year.
A classic Cli Sci prediction.
Probably no hidden agenda here….
(I remember the Oppenheimer guy from years ago. I think at one time he received funding/salary from the IPCC.)
I may be a simple layman, but it appears that not a single one of the so-called facts listed above are facts at all. A very long time ago I worked construction in Texas during the summer. It was hot. We expected it to be and were not surprised. Perhaps there is some correlation between this thing we call “summer” and high temperatures. (/sarc). Sadly, more GIGO from what appear to be federal grant recipients. Cheers –
I’m still waiting for them to hold one of these pressers when the weather is mundane or cold outside like it is 98% of the time. Uncanny how they pick dates that coincide with AGW/alarmist weather events.
/sarc
To be meaningful and valid, shouldn’t references to past conditions go back at least 100 years and include the particularly warm (and dusty) 1930s — particularly if they are projecting out to the end of the century?
Those that can, work. Those that can’t, consult. Those that can’t consult teach.
Leading scientists? Looks more like a bunch of academics that live in ivory towers and don’t need to worry about the real world.
The world’s leading scientists work in industry generating wealth and money and don’t have time for such fairy stories.
Two moonbats and two professional propagandists, sounds like fun 🙂
I still see my breath on the way into work each morning (Portland, OR).
In the U.S., the rise in heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere has increased the probability of record-breaking temperatures 15-fold
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Last I looked atmospheric moisture has dropped as CO2 has increased. Since H2O is a much more potent GHG than CO2, the net effect has been to negate the effects of CO2. Whatever started temperatures to climb since the LIA, it wasn’t CO2. More likely temps are climbing as a result of reversing whatever caused the LIA in the first place. As no climate scientist knows what caused the LIA, they can’t say why it reversed of what has caused the modern optimum.
What we do know is that climate today is a whole lot better than it was 60 years ago, when we had trouble feeding 3 billion people. Today we are feeding 7 billion, and food prices are much lower in real dollar terms than they were 60 years ago.
How many other things have gone down in price in the past 60 years? Certainly not taxes! Rather than look at warming as a threat we should be counting our blessings. The one thing politician’s haven’t yet screwed up, though they are trying hard.
Had the cooling of the 50’s and 60’s continued we would today be in very serious trouble, likely facing massive famine and starvation on a global scale.
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. When the sun shines make hay!!
My prediction? Really cold winter. With all the humidity gone, we are losing a major blanket.
P.F. says:— … shouldn’t references to past conditions go back at least 100 years …
JK: ———-I’d say more like 5-15,000 years.
Don’t know much about weather back then? Then get to work finding out, instead of wasting money on scare stories!
Thanks
JK
This same alarmist media-hogging crowd quitely melts away whenver there’s a cold spell, just as do the believers in the Gasoline Price-Gauging Conspiracy, whenever prices fall, as they are doing now. Yes, like a loud sound suddenly switched off, you now notice that the denouncers of profiteering speculation are nowhere to be seen. Shouldn’t they be praising those they used to denounce?
Just so in the impending Solar Minimum, which breaks many records as the world gets colder overall. As more and more cold records fall, this crowd too will be missing from the scene.
Interestingly here in Australia and close to where I live NW New South Wales prolonged periods of heat wave conditions lasting up to a week were relatively common,particularly associated with el niño episodes; we haven’t experienced these events or several years now.Thoughts to your fire-fighters.
Sorry, have to arrange my sock draw at that time.
Maybe if I’d only taken a course in the new math…
I believe that at least one of the studies “facts” were taken from was of a single station in LA and another “fact” is based on a study of US data from the 40’s to 1999, a 50 year time span that of course does not include the recent warming. I’ll see if I can find them. I think one of the studies was published by a non-profit watermellon organization.
Again, I think it’s a case of Shock Horror Probe: heatwaves in summer! (I might be less cynical had I not gotten quite so many soakings in the British drought…)
Since 1950 makes it easy to ignore the heat of the 1930’s and 1940’s. If the 1950’s had been hotter then they would have only gone back to the 1960’s. (A nice round 50 years.)
Whatever they say the conclusion will be that it’s our fault but the UN can fix it.
“■In the past several years, the global area hit by extremely unusual hot temperatures has increased 50-fold”
Proof is required, plus definitions. Otherwise, withdraw the statement.
It is becoming apparent that in at least 2 countries, past climate evidence has been tampered with to produce an outcome. If the above statement relies on tampered evidence, it is doubly-deficient.
Could the source by a 350.org publication?
http://issuu.com/350.org/docs/climate-signals
Hmmm…. The day the Supreme Court releases its health care decision. And the House votes on holding the AG in contempt. These guys may be badly in need of attention…but I don’t think they’re going to get it tomorrow.
The first thing they should be telling people is that the 1930’s were far worse for heat. There’s nothing remotely out of the ordinary happening. So nothing to see here folks.
Much more of these temperature records being broken and I’m gonna have to invest in SUMMER long johns!!!
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1111 AM PDT WED JUN 27 2012
…NEW DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR JUNE 27TH…
NOTE: STATIONS MARKED WITH * INDICATE THAT THE STATION REPORTS ONCE
PER DAY. FOR CONSISTENCY…THESE VALUES ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE
OCCURRED ON THE DAY THE OBSERVATION WAS TAKEN BUT MAY HAVE ACTUALLY
OCCURRED (ESPECIALLY FOR MAX TEMPERATURE) ON THE PREVIOUS DAY.
STATION PREVIOUS NEW RECORDS
RECORD/YEAR RECORD BEGAN
*MONUMENT 2, OR 39 / 1971 38 1915
*MORO, OR 38 / 1975 38 (TIED) 1897
WALLA WALLA, WA 47 / 1965 47 (TIED) 1930
YAKIMA,WA 38 / 1964 38 (TIED) 1909
Gotta love those “facts”. And the media take these clowns seriously.