tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12339127.post4100544054260877416..comments2024-01-13T01:17:55.325-06:00Comments on Tom Nelson: Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08119241500221931600noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12339127.post-84917077350720206902010-12-30T22:34:20.545-06:002010-12-30T22:34:20.545-06:00"In other words, the UK comprises 0.05% of th..."In other words, the UK comprises 0.05% of the Earth's surface area... tell me again why its weather is being portrayed as representative of the globe as a whole?"<br /><br />Tom did not portray UK's weather as representative of the globe as a whole so your question is based on a false premise.Steve Kochnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12339127.post-52152490623134835532010-12-30T20:54:16.718-06:002010-12-30T20:54:16.718-06:00from the RC website
Coldest Winter in 1000 Years C...from the RC website<br />Coldest Winter in 1000 Years Cometh – not.<br />Filed under: Communicating ClimateReporting on climate— stefan @ 4 December 2010 <br />This claim circulates in the internet and in many mainstream media as well: Scientists have allegedly predicted the coldest winter in 1,000 years for Europe. What is behind it? Nothing – no scientist has predicted anything like it. A Polish tabloid made up the story. An interesting lesson about today´s media. <br /><br />By Stefan Rahmstorf and Olivia Serdeczny<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2010/12/coldest-winter-in-1000-years-cometh–not/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12339127.post-66880210860555644792010-12-30T20:52:32.778-06:002010-12-30T20:52:32.778-06:00Headline from R-C site:
Coldest Winter in 1000 Y...Headline from R-C site: <br /><br />Coldest Winter in 1000 Years Cometh – not.<br />Filed under: Communicating ClimateReporting on climate— stefan @ 4 December 2010 <br />This claim circulates in the internet and in many mainstream media as well: Scientists have allegedly predicted the coldest winter in 1,000 years for Europe. What is behind it? Nothing – no scientist has predicted anything like it. A Polish tabloid made up the story. An interesting lesson about today´s media. <br /><br />By Stefan Rahmstorf and Olivia Serdeczny<br /><br /><br />See link below:<br /><br />http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2010/12/coldest-winter-in-1000-years-cometh–not/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12339127.post-44027548893255702142010-12-30T19:07:08.088-06:002010-12-30T19:07:08.088-06:00The Moscow heat wave was (at least) 4 standard dev...The Moscow heat wave was (at least) 4 standard deviations above the mean.... The UK snow certainly isn't.David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12339127.post-42990823494161657952010-12-30T19:01:39.782-06:002010-12-30T19:01:39.782-06:00How much of the Earth's surface does Moscow co...How much of the Earth's surface does Moscow cover? How about Pakistan?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119241500221931600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12339127.post-48589119586738506642010-12-30T18:56:40.628-06:002010-12-30T18:56:40.628-06:00UK surface area: 243,610 km2
Earth surface area: 5...UK surface area: 243,610 km2<br />Earth surface area: 510,072,000 km2<br /><br />In other words, the UK comprises 0.05% of the Earth's surface area... tell me again why its weather is being portrayed as representative of the globe as a whole? Tom?David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.com