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The inevitable climate catastrophe | Climate Etc.

JC comments: This essay reminds us that global cooling can be catastrophic. The essay assumes that any climate change (either warming or cooling) is potentially catastrophic, begging the question as to whether warm anomalies are more or less catastrophic than cold anomalies. Further, extreme flooding events seem to occur in anomalously cold climate conditions as well as in anomalously warm climate conditions.

Ecochaff | Digging in the Clay

Ed Davey seemed to forget today that the public is very capable of forming its own opinion and has grown cynical of politicians’ platitudes on contentious issues (who can forget the now Lord Deben during the BSE crisis?). His words, well publicised ahead of the speech, are likely to backfire. It’s too late. The people want to make up their own minds. They don’t want to be told what to think. For example, my car had a few problems last week. I can’t remember how the conversation in the garage turned to climate change, but the subject was met with derision. It is clear the man-in-the-street can see the cause for what it is – pure politics.

2nd snowiest Spring at Fargo - 3rd Snowiest Spring Grand Forks

Records began in 1890 for Grand Forks. 1881 in Fargo.

WaPo’s Juliet Eilperin at it again: Flacking for billionaire donor to her husband’s employer | JunkScience.com

Now that the Washington Post has gotten rid of its ombudsman, “reporter” Juliet Eilperin is back to writing press releases to help Mr. Juliet Eilperin’s career.