Saturday, December 25, 2010

Global warming is beyond dispute
First, Farhi failed to point out that the scientific evidence behind the current global warming trend is beyond any doubt and is supported by every credible peer-reviewed data set available using land, sea, weather balloon and satellite records.

Second, Farhi neglected to question whether the e-mail, in which a news executive ordered his staff to provide misinformation on a scientific issue, reflects a fundamental breach of journalistic ethics - which it does.
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James Bradbury, Washington
James Bradbury | World Resources Institute
James Bradbury is a Senior Associate in WRI’s Climate and Energy Program, conducting research and analysis on U.S. federal and state climate and clean energy policies.
St. Petersburg icicle patrol fights winter hazards
Every winter, Russia's most European city battles traditional Russian problems as snow blocks streets and falling icicles injure and even kill pedestrians.
Would global warming be so bad? - CSMonitor.com
So what is there to say that the pre-industrial era climate is really the optimal climate? That the benefits of a possible warmer climates wouldn't outweigh the disadvantages? I have asked that many times to Al Gore supporters and either gotten no answer at all, or some list of alleged (and exaggerated) disadvantages that completely overlooked the benefits.

If one needs an example of why cold weather is bad, the current problems in the European traffic system is a good example.

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