Saturday, February 27, 2010

Statement of the IPCC Chairman - WSJ.com
Meanwhile, we stand firmly behind the rigour and robustness of the 4th

Assessment Report's conclusions, and are encouraged by the support demonstrated recently by scientists and governments around the world.

The 4th Assessment Report's key conclusions are based on an overwhelming body of evidence [like what, specifically?] from thousands of peer-reviewed and independent scientific studies. Most significantly, they rest on multiple lines of analysis and datasets.
[More unreliable models?]: Hawaii Escapes Major Tsunami - WSJ.com
Tsunami surges of six to 12 inches in height hit the "Big Island" of Hawaii beginning at 11:38 a.m. local time, 34 minutes later than oceanographers previously forecast, said Bill Hanson, administrative officer with the Hawaii County Civil Defense. Those were far lower than the waves of as high as 14 that feet some officials had predicted.
...Models from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, had predicted "very rough waves" from six to 10 feet high by the time the tsunami hit Hawaii.
Al Gore pops up at the New York Times to preach to you | CLIMATEGATE
And by the way, I just have to say what a complete coward this man is, hiding out for most of the last few months, avoiding the calls for debate, and then today popping his head out just long enough to preach his gospel from the pages of his sycophant, the New York Times.
Twitter / Andy Revkin
Despite hedlines
on methane outburst http://j.mp/ch4burp NOAA CH4 wiz Ed
Duglokencky tells me no chance of runaway. More: http://j.mp/dotTip

1 comment:

Shug Niggurath said...

This tsunami alert is a quite brilliant demonstration of how computer models are unreliable and the media's willingness to always report a scare story. Sounds quite familiar.

BBC page here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8540742.stm Constantly updated. It reads with the breathlessness of a disaster story while telling us about Japan being hit by 10cm waves!