Quark Soup by David Appell: About Sandy, and the Ultimate in Cherry-Picking
Storms happen. As far as I can tell, Hurricane Sandy was a Cat 1 that just happened to coincide with (1) a storm from the west, (2) a cold front from the north, and (3) and full-moon tide.
Climate science is all about trends -- where are they? As far as I can tell Ryan Maue is the best keeper of storm records, and here are his results
...The Bill McKibben's and Brad Johnson's who jump on every storm in service of their cause are just as misguided as climate change deniers. It is the ultimate cherry pick -- wait until an event happens, and they proclaim it as typical. There needs to be just as strong a term for them -- "climate exaggerators," perhaps -- because despite what they think they are doing, they are ruining the cause of controlling carbon and minimizing future impacts. They have turned religious on the issue, and like all zealots they believe their cause justifies any lie.
They have become clowns who can always be counted on to parrot their beliefs, regardless of the facts. And that makes people dismiss the issue, not understand it.
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I posted the following to davey's post. We'll see if it even shows up:
Good of you to point out that Skeptic Ryan Maue has the best take on the situation.
Also good of you to point out how AGW is becoming a religion, something we Skeptics have been trying to get across to you for years.
Best be careful. You keep putting up Our side of the argument, willy Connolly is going to list You as a climate denier.
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