Alaskan Ice | The Resilient Earth

Does this mean that Alaska's glaciers are not melting? No. On average, Alaska glaciers have been losing mass more rapidly since the mid-1990s. But glacial melting is not constant and can vary cyclically over decades and centuries. Also, glaciers have been melting since the beginning of the Holocene warming and will continue melting until Earth begins to slip into the next frigid glacial period. Then we will not be worrying about global warming but global cooling, as glacial ice expands and sea levels drop. The real lesson here is that blanket statements about glaciers melting, or anything else having to do with climate change, are always wrong when examined closely. Climate is complex and always changing, as are its side effects—simple answers only reflect the inadequate minds that espouse them.

The Democrat War on Science

Liberal partisans claim that Republicans are at “war” with science, based largely on former President George W. Bush’s supposedly anti-science disposition, but they present only half the story. A strong case can be made that the Obama administration, too, is warring with science.

Answering Questions About the World's Food Supply - NYTimes.com

[Q] India’s wheat production this year has been largest to date. This fact doesn’t fit with your theory. How do you explain this?
Jagga, Chicago

[A] Your argument reminds me of those who say, “A big snowstorm fell in my town last winter, therefore global warming must not be real.” Scientists say that what matters is the long-term trends for the planet as a whole, not what happened in a given location in a given year.

US historical corn yield graph: Where's the hard evidence that CO2 emissions make it harder to grow corn?