Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Steve Conner Strikes Back | Real Science
Steve Conner at The Independent tells us that the “rapidly disappearing Arctic ice cap” is making the weather cold. Interesting concept given that the Arctic Ocean is frozen over from one end to the other, just like it always is this time of year.

Two years ago, Steve Conner also informed us that “for the first time in human history” the North Pole was going to be ice-free that summer.
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Perhaps he is getting his mis-predictions from two years ago incestuously co-mingled with his nonsensical explanations of the current cold?
Geriatric experts: Elderly find it difficult to adjust to cold » Local News » Chickashanews.com
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hypothermia causes about 600 deaths every year in the Unites States. About half of those deaths occur in people age 65 and older.
Global Cooling Consensus Is Heating Up – Cooling Over The Next 1 To 3 Decades
As winters get harsher and the snow piles up, more and more scientists are now warning of global cooling. Reader Matt Vooro has compiled a list of 33 prominent scientists and researchers who have words that governments ought to start heeding.
[Why don't they heat their houses using windmills and solar panels?]: Liquid gas expands to fill Britain's energy gap | Business | The Guardian
Virtual pipeline that ships LNG around the world is growing in importance – and reducing the UK's reliance on Russia. But it can't insulate the gas supply from disruption

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