Josh has something to say, or rather, draw, about the recent kerfuffle over Al Gore and Michael Mann’s beliefs as covered here on WUWT and in the Washington Times:
Al Gore under fire for claiming icy storm is ‘exactly what we should expect from climate crisis’
Former vice president links freezing weather along eastern seaboard to global warming
Former Vice President Al Gore is taking heat for his claim that the icy nor’easter blanketing the eastern seaboard with snow and freezing temperatures is “exactly what we should expect from the climate crisis.”
The debate over global warming’s impact on Winter Storm Grayson was already raging when Mr. Gore jumped in with a tweet positing that the storm was consistent with human-caused climate change, and citing an article by Penn State climate scientist Michael E. Mann.
“It’s bitter cold in parts of the US, but climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann explains that’s exactly what we should expect from the climate crisis,” said Mr. Gore in a Thursday tweet.
Josh has it covered:
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It really is time to hold Al Gore and his money “scientists,” and media, legally and financially accountable for the damage they have caused to the weakminded who are easily effected by hysterical fears and mania and how they have caused pain and suffering in them and family members. Even having a hysterical, brainwashed family member in one’s family disrupts a families happiness and should be grounds for lawsuits. People sue for false advertising and the injury it causes. This is no different.
At the very least, they could be forced to place warning signs on their articles.
WARNING: Reading this article could drive up your blood pressure.
WARNING: The contents of this article are based on supposition
WARNING: The following article contains a plethora of Weasel Words
WARNING: Perusing the following article has caused headaches in Lab Rants
All I can say to the Global Warmists, like Al Gore and Mann … keep it up. Keep making crazier and crazier statements about Global Warming “causing” … everything. Everything that NORMALLY occurs on a 100year or more timetable. Every Flood – Global Warming, Every drought – Global Warming, Every Hurricane – Global Warming, Every Hurricane hiatus – Global Warming.
The MORE these Red Diaper Doper Baby EXTREME Climate Pearl Clutcher’s keep assigning EVERYTHING to Global Warming/Climate “change” … the more CRAZY they sound. And hiding behind “science” is no longer working. Basic common sense and the “common man’s” perception of the environment is more and more in conflict with their supposed “science” (of FAILed computer simulations).
And why is it that I cannot even read a story about the last two days of drenching rains in CA … without the story being framed in a discussion of “climate change” ? The public is rapidly seeing the ruse of this whole nonsense. I hope Gore et.al. keep “doubling-down” on their STUPIDITY.
Beautifully funny cartoon – Josh is a genuis.
As Dr Roy points out in:
‘Sydney Heat and “Bomb” Snowstorm: Pimped Out for Climate Change
January 7th, 2018 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.
It’s been an eventful weather week in some portions of the globe. In fact, it is always an eventful weather week – somewhere.
But what really drives the narrative is when weather extremes — which always have, and always will, occur — happen to hit major metropolitan areas. Many people are already aware of the relentless guffawing resulting from Al Gore’s tweet that Michael Mann says the Northeast’s current cold wave is just what global warming predicts. (As I recall, Mann is a mathematician, not a meteorologist. Correction: Mann is a geologist/geophysicist, which is equally uninformed on atmospheric dynamics.)…’
I am strongly in favor of finding a planet for them to migrate to. We can send them all there, all of them, willy-nilly, where they can figure out how to survive without modern electronics, running water, gas for heat and cooking, and air conditioning. They need their own space. Cults only work when they can be isolated.
Meantime, I’ll get myself a slice of cheesecake, some nice hot tea, and make up my grocery list for Thursday’s trip to the store for grapes imported from Chile, carrots from Florida, cucumbers and zukes with cherry tomatoes for a nice chunky salad, and some extra crispy fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy.
“I am strongly in favor of finding a planet for them to migrate to. We can send them all there, all of them,”
They already live on another planet, in their minds, but it would be nice to physically removed them elsewhere so we don’t have to listen to their ravings.
Google is actively trying to discover a way to make mankind LIVE FOREVER … extending our lifespans by SCIENCE !!! Can you imagine ? The very FIRST thing would be to impose STRICT government restrictions on reproduction … and/or … blast all the undesirables into space … or … find another, uh “Final Solution”
North Korea would be a great place to send them. Little Electricity, No Gas, and Little Kim to keep them warm
I’m okay with just blasting them into space and let them find a planet on their own.
Sara: “they can figure out how to survive without modern electronics, running water, gas for heat and cooking, and air conditioning. ”
Send them to Amish country. They wouldn’t last a day.
From the article: “The debate over global warming’s impact on Winter Storm Grayson”
Isn’t that pathetic!
As Roy Spencer says about giving names to thunderstorms: “Just stop it!”
Near record heat in Sydney, Global Warming.
Simultaneously.
Near record cold in North America.
The one thing you can say about CO2, it’s versatile.
Old 44: once one leaves the path of science, then everything becomes self-fulfilling prophecy.
And one leaves the path of science, when they cease to begin by proving the alternative hypothesis– and AGW has not proved theirs.
So it’s only natural, that everything proves AGW, according to proponents. It’s just a question of how long one is willing to listen to compulsive liars; when scientifically speaking, they should not be paid ANY attention until their alternative hypothesis is proved.
It just show how much this climate science is a religion.
Child prays for granny… granny still dies = god loved granny so much he wanted her back.
Child prays for granny… granny gets better = god loved granny so much he made her better.
When it doesn’t matter what happens they STILL claim it’s caused by their “deity”… you know it’s all a load of shite.
Casey: No, “Climate Science” is an OXYMORON, since it does not prove an alternative vs. null hypothesis. And so since it’s not science, then anything goes.
It is all in the words. AGW was transformed to GW (in the meantime it was also called CAGW to make it more alarming) because it was impossible to find the link, then when GW seemed to take too long it was transformed to Climate Change.
And any weather is now Climate Change and the worse the more.
I just don’t understand how CO2 could still be the enemy, because CO2 only gives some mild warming, but freak weather often includes cold in massive amounts. Where could that cold come from? Not from the oceans that has hide the wamth, and the poles are warming faster than any part of the Earth.
Svend Ferdinandsen “I just don’t understand how CO2 could still be the enemy”
Because it’s infesting their brains, which are clearly starved for oxygen.
Hello, they are PROFESSIONAL PANIC-MONGERS! NOT scientists!
And even those who REFUTE them are not scientists, because true scientists refuse to ENGAGE anyone who has not first proved their alternative hypothesis. And AGW-proponents have not.
It is a mistake to think Gore and Mann and Bill Nye are famous and making money because of what they know or believe. They are simply feeding a public hunger for making a bad guy out of big oil. There is a large segment of the population who want to believe we have a reason to shut down oil companies, and Gore and Co just feed that need. Supply and demand, they are meeting the demand.
A couple years ago I got into a blog exchange with Greg Laden, thought I was having a discussion with someone who could explain to me what I wasn’t seeing as far as global warming being a such a desperate problem.
I pointed out the rate of rise of global temperatures hasn’t been that bad lately, its almost flat in fact. Greg said the last 10 years have been the hottest on record, so global warming is the worst its ever been. I gave Greg the following hypothetical scenario, 10 years in a row with an average global temperature drop of 0.1 F, but all years still above the historical average for global temperature, just declining each year.
Greg said that would still be global warming since each year was still above the average, despite the decrease each year.
So Greg is not in business because he has any understanding of science, he is in business because his act feeds a need by a large group of people to hate big oil, just like Al Gore and Mann.
I see them hating “big oil” as simply one of many convenient Hates. Their end-hate is for America, her influence, her power, her money, and Her Constitution….Thus one of our most important commodities must be attacked, and in this time that’s called: Oil Independence.
Ou “betterz” hate that “independance” kinda stuff….
Patvann, you pretty much have a handle on it, but also include expanding their control over the population as well.
Patvann– that’s just what they want you to think, i.e. ANYTHING but that they have failed to establish their alternative vs. null hypothesis.
When you do that, you have abandoned the scientific method; and as Mark Twain said, “idiots argue by dragging you down to their level and beating you with experience…” i.e. that’s where they have the home-field advantage.
So do NOT engage with them on a non-scientific basis, by responding to them as if they HAVE established their alternative hypothesis.
Steve: “It is a mistake to think Gore and Mann and Bill Nye are famous and making money because of what they know or believe. ”
Of course, because there are countless others who are NOT rich and famous, who know and believe MORE than they do. And Gore, Mann and Nye KNOW it, since that’s “the sea of competition” they are up against for a REAL job.
Rather, they are shameless OPPORTUNISTS who go where the money is, claiming whatever gives them the most bang for the buck; and obviously there’s a lot more “bang” in claiming “The sky is falling!” than saying “all is well.”
Maybe reverse the argument into global warming being consistent with global cooling?
You mean prove one negative with another. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
Do not argue ANYTHING when there’s an unproved hypothesis, other than to show HOW it’s unproved; otherwise you’re just as guilty of bad science by indulging them.
I blame ALL scientists for encouraging AGW’ers, by engaging them as scientists when they haven’t proven their Alternative Hypothesis; when they do this, responding with ANYTHING other than saying they didn’t refute the Null Hypothesis, they abandon the scientific method entirely, and engage in “proving a negative.”
The reason we HAVE the scientific method, is to establish credence in established theory over NON-established theory– ie. presumed false until proven true.
So the entire scientific community is to blame, for ENABLING non-scientific claims to be debated as scientific ones; when their only response should be to show how it has fallen short of being valid theory.
Otherwise, they’re dignifying it with a response. when they should exercise their right to remain silent– i.e. just like when talking to police, since anything you say WILL be twisted and used against you.
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing this clever cartoon…inconvenient indeed
“Snow will become a thing of the past”… and the future.
They always leave that last part out.
Until they don’t
Those warmistas.
The real question is why does anyone care what AL Gore has to say . A demonstrated mega BS artist
who has no scientific background or credentials with business interests designed to benefit from a self promoted scam . He produced a movie that British courts found to contain numerous inaccuracies
and his failed predictive powers are legendary .