Why it seems like severe weather is becoming more common when the data shows otherwise | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Like Holdren, many people who ascribe to doomsday scenarios related to AGW seem to think that severe weather is happening more frequently. From a perception not steeped in the history of television technology, web technology, and mass media, which has been my domain of avocation and business, I can see how some people might think this. I’ve touched on this subject before, but it bears repeating again.

In recent years, the reach of communications technology has expanded and the speed with which natural disasters are reported has increased. With global news coverage, instant messaging, and Internet-enabled phones with cameras, is it any wonder that nothing related to severe weather or disaster escapes our notice anymore? This improved reporting makes it seem as if severe weather events and disasters are becoming much more frequent.

THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: Farewell to Dr. Noor Van Andel

According to the climategate.nl blog, Dr. Noor Van Andel, a Netherlands prominent skeptic of anthropogenic global warming, died yesterday