On Frogs, Fungi, Climate and the New News Process - NYTimes.com

[Jason Rohr and Thomas Raffel] We then returned to the field data and found that drops in temperature were predictive of Atelopus declines, and that annual temperature was a positive predictor of the magnitude of temperature drops. This is presumably because global warming is increasing maximum temperatures so that there is farther for temperatures to fall.

Fun with summer statistics. Part 2: The Northern Hemisphere Land « Roy Spencer, Ph. D.

The conclusion, to which the authors jumped, was that such a relatively large area of recent extremes could only be caused by the enhanced greenhouse effect. But, the authors went further by making an attempt at advocacy, not science, as they say they were motivated by “the need for the public to appreciate the significance of human-made global warming.”
...As I’ve said numerous times after living in Africa, – without energy, life is brutal and short.

Folks with Hansen’s view are quick to condemn carbon fuels while overlooking the obvious reasons for their use and the astounding benefits they provide (and in which they participate). The lead author referred to coal trains as “death trains – no less gruesome than if they were boxcars headed to the crematoria.” The truth, in my opinion, is the exact opposite – carbon has provided accessible energy that has been indisputably responsible for enhancing security, longevity, and the overall welfare of human life. In other words, carbon-based energy has lifted billions out of an impoverished, brutal existence.

Quick Drought Quiz For Government Experts | Real Science

Has the Mississippi River dried up?
Has half the population of Oklahoma moved to California?
Have clouds of dust blown into New York from the midwest?
Have thousands of people been dying from the heat every week?
Does the midwest look anything like this?
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If the answer to any of these questions is no, then you fail.

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