Daily Archives: November 12, 2010

On November 18, 1978 nine hundred followers of cult leader Jim Jones committed suicide by drinking cyanide laced Kool-Aid. Jones convinced his followers that they were all doomed. “We didn’t commit suicide, we committed an act of revolutionary suicide protesting … Continue reading →

One team is on an amazing winning streak, and playing brilliantly. The other faces relegation.

These two should be fashion models.

http://wxmaps.org/pix/temp1.html We are already in the deep freeze in Colorado, and looks like it is going to get worse. I’m just glad I don’t live in Canada. http://wxmaps.org/pix/temp2.html  

Green shows areas of gain since the same date in 2007. Red shows areas of less ice. See if you can find the commercial shipping lanes.    

http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/meant80n.uk.php This has been the coldest autumn in the high Arctic since 2004, after the coldest summer on record. Hansen’s claim that it is the “hottest year ever” are based on his imaginary Arctic temperatures.

The NCAR graph from the 1970s shows a large decline from 1945 to 1970, which does not appear in the current GISS graph, shown at the same scale in red above. Interesting how the past has changed.

He noted that ongoing measurements of surface temperature, ice, and sea level provide “consistent signals that the planet is warming…. We need to keep watching the data. We’re confronted with a long-term issue that isn’t going to go away. We … Continue reading →

Shouting fire in a crowded theater is normally considered a crime. Robert H says: November 11, 2010 at 12:08 pm Puck said it best: “What fools these mortals be!” My children, ages 34 and 32, both decided against having children. … Continue reading →

Only three things in life are certain:  Death, taxes, and the grim consequences humanity faces if we take no serious action to restrict greenhouse gas emissions. Joe Romm, October 11, 2010