Sunday, September 11, 2011

Charity president says aid groups are misleading the public on Somalia
The head of an international medical charity has called on aid agencies to stop presenting a misleading picture of the famine in Somalia and admit that helping the worst-affected people is almost impossible.
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Ian Bray, a spokesman for Oxfam, said it was unhelpful for aid agencies to be seen to be arguing with each other.

"We're being honest with donors and we have always been honest," said Bray. "A drought is a natural occurrence; a famine is man-made.."
Ice samples show climate capable of abrupt changes News
The research demonstrates that abrupt climate change has been a systemic feature of Earth’s climate for hundreds of thousands of years and may play an active role in longer term climate variability.
Arctic Sea Ice Continues To Recover | Real Science
Every year since 2007 has had more ice than 2007. Our friends describe this as a record low.
Why Mann Had To Hide The Decline | Real Science
PZ Meyers explains below how a few parts per million CO2 drive those trees over the edge. After being completely reliable for 2,000 years, a change of 0.000001 CO2 from 1959 to 1960 made the researchers trees lose their scientific integrity.
Kivalina Ruse | Real Science
According to climate hysterics, Kivilina, Alaska is eroding due to a lack of sea ice caused by your SUV. I plotted the location of Kivilina on the NSIDC map above. Note that Kivilina is “normally” 400 miles away from any ice in September. Maybe they have teleconnections to Yamal ice.
US Major Hurricane Strikes Peaked At 310 PPM | Real Science
The US suffered the most major hurricanes (category 3-5) between 1930 and 1960, when CO2 levels were at 310 PPM, and barely rising. Over the last six years, we have had no major hurricanes – with CO2 at 390 PPM.

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