Did global warming intensify the derecho?

Meteorologist and blogger Anthony Watts, cringed at the mere question of a global warming link. Watts argued derechos are nothing new. He pointed out these storms were occurring in the late 1800s when the term derecho was coined. Further, he noted, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has an entire website devoted to derecho history.

...But Watts’ argument is incomplete and unconvincing.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Current Heat Wave Could Lead to a Food Crisis, and More

Bill Allen: Tipper Gore’s Secretive New Beau - The Daily Beast

(Tipper now resides in a plush $8 million manse in Montecito)

Global Warming Blame-ologists Play with Fire - Michelle Malkin - [page]

Stoking global warming alarms may make for titillating headlines and posh Al Gore confabs. But it's a human blame avoidance strategy rooted in ideological extremism and flaming idiocy.