Chris Mooney | Conversion Fever! Why The Media Adores Former Climate Skeptics

What all of this means, of course, is that while in a scientific sense Muller’s conversion is quite insignificant—in fact, its tardiness may even seem rather trying—in a political sense, his recent arrival is all that matters. So just declare victory, my scientific friends. True, we won over most of the scientists that matter a long time ago. But politically, converts still count for a great deal.

Climate Olympics: Two compete for grandstanding gold medal | SciGuy | a Chron.com blog

Interesting Sunday in the world of climate change.

Climate sceptics unmoved by scientist's about-face | theage.com.au

Australian climate change sceptics were largely unmoved.

''I'm not convinced that [Professor Muller] was ever a sceptic although, of people I respect, there is a couple who do have a decent opinion of him,'' said blogger Jo Nova in Perth, the author of The Skeptic's Handbook.

Ms Nova said she did not expect climate change sceptics to change their minds because there were still potential flaws in Professor Muller's work.

''If [Professor Muller's study] removed stations that are near concrete, car parks, airports and airconditioners, and used only the best data we have, I'd be open to accept their warming trend calculations,'' she said. ''But even so, it's another leap entirely to say that just because the world has warmed that it's man-made.''

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New paper on NATL hurricanes sez that only 2 of 10 most recent Cat 5s "would have been recorded as Cat 5" in late 1940s http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/CAT_5_PAPER.pdf …