C3: Major "Consensus" Prediction Fail: An African Eco-Climate Changes For The Better Due To Global Warming

The African region known as the Sahel lies just south of the Sahara, from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea. The climate experts had predicted that this region of Africa would be come more arid, with a greater frequency of droughts due to global warming making it an unlivable area. That has not happened. The consensus of climate experts was wrong.

Instead, the Sahel has received more rainfall, and vegetation is growing in areas that were previously rock and sand. The greening has become so well established that agriculture has once again become viable.

THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: New paper says total loss of Arctic sea ice might not cause any warming

Alarmists tell us that if Arctic sea ice melts, there would be a reduction of the reflectance of sunlight (albedo) supposedly leading to accelerated warming and 'tipping points.' However, a paper published today in the Journal of Geophysical Research notes that there is a negative feedback mechanism whereby the exposed Arctic ocean would result in more evaporation and clouds, restoring the reflection of sunlight that "could overwhelm" the effect of lost sea ice.

- Bishop Hill blog - [Guardian on ethanol] Five years later

Once again, we see that environmentalism is very bad for the environment and that its combination with big government can bring about catastrophe.