Friday, March 29, 2013

Austria - Ice-cold weather paralyzes agriculture
With their fields covered in snow, farmers cannot plow their fields.
BBC News - Met Office three-month forecast was 'not helpful'
The Met Office has admitted issuing advice to government that was "not helpful" during last year's remarkable switch in weather patterns.
Lewandowsky, Cook claim 78,000 skeptics could see conspiracy survey at Cooks site where there is no link « JoNova
But, as Barry Woods and DHG both discovered and Geoff Chambers pursued relentlessly, it appears no link was ever posted on SkepticalScience. Steve McIntyre points out the total number of skeptics doing the survey on Cook’s site can thus be ascertained — and it is exactly zero. It’s hard to believe any scientist would think they would get away with this. The paper will surely have to be withdrawn. (But will the government funding be withdrawn? The Australian Research Council (ARC) needs to answer some very awkward questions.)
The NO CARBON TAX Climate Sceptics Blog: Is the Global Warming Cooling?
SO we have, according to the ABC, 33.5ºC in March 2013, 36.2ºC in March 2002, and according to the SMH 37.9 (100.2) in March 1951, 38ºC (100.5) in 1927 (link), and don't forget 39.2ºC (102.6) in March 1869. (Curse those 1869 SUV Horse and Buggies!)

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