Monday, April 04, 2011

Clueless Scientists Admit They Want To Play God | Real Science
These are the neurotic morons that Lisa Jackson wants to replace the US Congress
Chris Mooney | The First Rule of Climate Science…May Be to Talk About Climate Anti-Science
I think that making people realize how climate change is going to affect them, wherever they live, is very important. States and localities should be hearing regularly about how their world is going to be changing, because it is doing so already. Communicating about local impacts of climate change is an ongoing process and, in fact, needs to be a constant and unending one.
Let's say you live in Minnesota, and that since you go outside regularly, you're aware that the average year-round temperature is quite cool (only 45 degrees). Would you be in favor of spending $45 trillion in an attempt to prevent Minnesota from warming up to an average of 47 degrees?

Climate of the Twin Cities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A significant impact on temperatures in the Twin Cities the past several years has been the urban heat island effect. Large amounts of concrete and asphalt, coupled with numerous tall buildings (which block wind) help to trap heat close to the surface, resulting in warmer temperatures than that of the surrounding areas (even those further to the south). For example, the average annual temperature of 45.4 at the Minneapolis St. Paul International airport is warmer than that of Rochester (43.4)[6] and Mankato (44.7)[7] which are both located farther to the south.

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