Meet the Climate Fockers: Why family fights over climate are a good sign « Climate Progress

Unfortunately his mom then piled on the denial train. And my colleague, who has been retrofitting boilers and lights as part of his work in finance, and reading dense climate science I hand him (Hansen on paleoclimatology, Stephen Schneider on the credibility of the scientists denying climate change) went ballistic. So much so that his wife left the house to make phone calls from the car.

The argument ruined my friend’s family visit, and likely put strains on his already tenuous familial relationships.

- Bishop Hill blog - A copy of that cold winter forecast

Today, rather later than I expected, the Quarmby team have responded and have helpfully provided a copy of the forecast:

Why Warmists Think Genghis Khan Was Cool | hauntingthelibrary

A study from the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology to be published in The Holocene online journal outlines an unexpected benefit of rampaging Mongolian hordes – they’re great for helping remove Co2 from the atmosphere.

How did Genghis and his hordes manage to have such an effect? Simple – massive depopulation led to reforestation. Less people = more trees.