David Ropeik: Fear of Climate Change May Finally Be Trumping Ideological Denial

At some point the fear of climate change will even trump the fear that divides us into tribes, and climate denialism will move even further into the fringe it is already heading towards (see the recent Heartland Institute embarrassment).

It is harsh to say, but more of the extreme weather we've been suffering may be just what we need to help trigger the fear - our deepest and most powerful survival instinct - that we need to protect ourselves from one of the biggest threats our species has ever faced.

Twitter / kate_sheppard

Odds of this summer heat happening without climate change are 1 in 1.6 Million, say scientists: http://bit.ly/NmqNQl

Twitter / PaulREhrlich: More science showing popul

More science showing population growth fuels ‪#climatedisruption‬ ‪#climate‬. And US still lacks ‪#population‬ policy. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lance  …

Desperate Climate Scientists Blame Bad Weather On Global Warming | The Resilient Earth

In other words, the impact of the calculated probabilities in this odds based gambit to prove anthropogenic global warming is actually influencing the world's weather can be counted on to remain unmeasurable. In truth, there is not anywhere near enough reliable, global data to establish a baseline that would allow such statistical attribution. Statistical models can be constructed, but they will only represent the past half century’s worth of data. They will not be representative of the Earth system over the 15 century span of the Holocene and will be unable to predict what the future will bring. Science that does not make predictions, that does not provide a way to empirically measure those predictions, is not science at all. What this is is pure bunk.

Tipping Point Reached | Real Science

It appears that a significant group of climate scientists have determined that basing their claims on science is no longer necessary, and that it is OK to make up information needed to keep their reputations and livelihoods intact.

Apparently a week of hot weather in Washington proves that global warming is accelerating.