An Example Airport Issue | Musings from the Chiefio

There’s a degree or two variation in what is the same air basin with the same weather. Exactly which of these is correct? How can we say that any given basin has “warmed” by a degree or even two when we can get that much change just out of minor siting variations and nearly ALL stations have had changes of about that magnitude?

Why Joe Romm Doesn’t Follow Up With His Stories | Real Science

Over most of the past decade, exceptional drought has declined – except for the one date which Romm chose to cherry pick.

Cherry Picking The 1980s | Real Science

Why our friends like to choose 1980 as the start date for their western drought/fire stories

What's So Scary About Carbon? | Sustainable Business Forum

Perhaps it is time to jettison the metaphors and euphemisms.  There was a time when we focused on "toxic dumps", "noxious emissions", "sludge", "pesticides", "oxides", etc.   Contrast those with  "footprints", "greenhouse", and "warming".   Taken together they evoke a walk in the garden on a spring day.   If we want people to pay attention to climate change we'll have to give them more pressing images...perhaps some snakes in that garden.  

Balance Needed on Coverage of Sea Level Rise

Axel-Morner based his findings on “clear observational measurements,” including rate of acceleration. That’s all that the sea-level legislation now before the full North Carolina General Assembly requires — science based on observations. No hype or exaggeration need apply, at any price.