Strong Tornadoes Hitting Half As Often As They Did 40 Years Ago | Real Science

On Monday, the community disorganizer in chief told us that storms are getting stronger.

In fact, violent tornadoes are becoming much less frequent, and are 2012 was an historic minimum.

Leading German Meteorologist Dismisses Climate Horror Scenarios…”Are Without Any Scientific Merit”

For example, the danger of storms in Germany was supposed to increase, but nstead the danger of storms in Germany has been on the decline.

Leo Hickman: Can we also have a referendum on whether to take climate science seriously or not? « Tallbloke's Talkshop

I was surprised and delighted to see Guardian Eco-Journo Leo Hickman propose this on Twitter this morning. However, by the time I’d typed two words of congratulation, he’d already had second thoughts. Who else here would like to see a referendum on whether to take climate science seriously or not? Join our poll below the break.

Juliet Eilperin again fails to disclose conflict-of-interest | JunkScience.com

Washington Post environmental reporter writer Juliet Eilperin again cites the Center for American Progress and fails to disclose that her husband is a senior fellow there.

China’s bad air puts the lie to EPA scare tactics | JunkScience.com

We have just witnessed a natural and real-life experiment in China of the agency’s PM2.5 hypothesis. So far, it seems, the EPA’s hypothesis is failing miserably.

While it’s possible that the Chinese government is suppressing reports of pollution-related deaths, it’s also true that photos, reports and news stories are nonetheless leaking out — and none support the EPA’s claims. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing, which monitors Beijing air quality on a real-time basis, has so far offered no information or evidence that anyone has been harmed, much less killed, by such an extreme air pollution incident.

Congress ought to take this opportunity to investigate what’s happening in China while the facts are fresh, and then compare the seemingly benign reality of extreme PM2.5 pollution to the EPA’s costly fantasy.