Bitter Disappointment For Joe Romm | Real Science

First he wanted Issac to destroy Tampa. That didn’t happen, so he hoped that Issac would destroy New Orleans. That isn’t happening either.

All he got was the second non-hurricane in two years, with lots of rain coming to the permanent drought.

Because Joe cares.

Record low sea ice extent and what it means for polar bears… | polarbearscience

The take home message is this: “An ice-free September in the Arctic really means nothing in the life cycle of polar bears.” [h/t commenter "Kels"]

Mark Serreze’s Prediction Of An Ice Free Pole In 2008 | Real Science

The reason he made that prediction is because the ice was very thin that summer. No one made any predictions like that this year, because the ice is much thicker. That is why I think PIOMAS is completely FOS. They claim that the ice is half as thick as 2008.

Ice Free Arctic Update : Twice The Size Of Alaska – Plus Texas | Real Science

It’s a death of intelligence spiral.

1780 – The Deadliest Atlantic Hurricane | Real Science

During the American Revolutionary War, a 200 MPH hurricane killed more than 20,000 people in the Caribbean, and wiped out many British ships.

This of course does not compare to the 60 MPH CO2 charged winds of Irene or Issac, which our friends are hysterical about.

Another pointless poll – 2% of Canadians are “deniers”? Not so. But 32% think natural cycles have stopped! « JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax