Christopher Monckton: Global Warming A Fraud

Climate change sceptic Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, says the North Island's summer drought was not caused by global warming.

Lord Monckton spoke at the Devon Hotel in New Plymouth to around 100 people last night and said climate change scientists had "fiddled" the numbers to produce evidence of global warming and sea level rise.

"It is fraud."

Peak Bloom Is Here – DC’s Global Warming Canary Lands with Frost on its Feet

As we have previously noted, the peak bloom date of DC’s cherry blossom trees has been delayed this year. While it was originally predicted to take place during March 23-26, it wasn’t until last Tuesday—April 9th—that it actually started, checking in 20 days later than last year.

Earlier peak blooms in past years have triggered a variety of global warming-related news articles. The Huffington Post characterized the cherry blossom trees as humanity-serving “global warming canaries” and the Washington Post suggested that the trees could one day be blooming in winter. However, this year’s late peak bloom date has not received the same treatment. As a matter of fact, we can’t find any examples of GW being discussed in connection with this year’s late peak bloom. (Are we the only exception?)

Global warming: When it’s hot, we’re believers, but in the cold we’re skeptics | Metro

The temperature for April is 12 degrees colder than it was last year and 10 degrees below normal. The polar ice caps may be melting but there’s more snow on your front lawn than in any April since 1955, when the folks at Environment Canada started keeping track.

Which leads to the understandable local suspicion that global warming is a crock — at least until the next heat wave.

Recent climate, glacier changes in Antarctica at the ‘upper bound’ of normal | Watts Up With That?

From the University of Washington some walkback?