For their part, though,
global warming skeptics such as atmospheric physicist Fred Singer maintain that cold weather snaps are responsible for more human deaths than warm temperatures and heat waves.
Not exact matches
This aspect of their work is rarely if ever mentioned by the authors themselves, and still less in citations of the work in
skeptics» tracts
such as that distributed with the «
Global Warming Petition Project.»
In these high latitudes, temperatures are predicted to
warm so fast and to
such a degree so as to cause unprecedented melting of ice that even the most ardent of climate
skeptics would be forced to concede the verity of
global warming theory.
If you want to label me a
skeptic or claim that I «argue against
global warming,» then so be it, but I don't consider my position as
such.
This aspect of their work is rarely if ever mentioned by the authors themselves, and still less in citations of the work in
skeptics» tracts
such as that distributed with the «
Global Warming Petition Project.»
Accusations of corrupt fossil fuel industry influence over
skeptic climate scientists are irrelevant material — worthless — in the absence of any physical evidence (full context document scans, undercover video / audio transcripts, leaked emails, money - transfer receipts) proving
such skeptics were paid and orchestrated to lie about the certainty of catastrophic man - caused
global warming.
Skeptic scientists and speakers
such as Tom Harris have been quite consistent on saying that what little
global warming we've seen over the last century is not conclusively proven in IPCC climate assessments.
In this case it would be a consensus of
skeptics and Vaughn specifically stated
such a consensus would weaken my case («strengthen the
global warming consensus»).
Steve Bloom: I don't ever recall any
skeptic comparing
global warmers with Nazi propagamdists, and I would suggest very strongly that you do not make
such an offensive comparison again.
Such is the insipid brainwashing that has taken place via television, newspapers and exalted talking heads -
global warming skeptics are forced to wear the metaphoric yellow star and only discuss their doubts in hushed tones and conciliatory frameworks, or be cat - called, harangued and jeered by an army of do - gooders who righteously believe they are rescuing mother earth by recycling a wine bottle or putting their paper in a separate trash can.
Now, since 2007, at the height of the
global warming scare tactics about arctic sea ice, the antarctic sea ice extents anomaly CONTINUOUSLY exceeds 1.25 Mkm ^ 2 for 3 years straight now, and is larger than 1.5 Mkm ^ 2 so often for
such long times that it is not even newsworthy on a
skeptic site.
But we were told repeatedly by climate
skeptics that the lost data was a big problem: that the basis of «
global warming theory» had been lost and other
such nonsense.
When constantly confronted with this myth that
global warming stopped in 1998, or 2000, or 2002, or 2005, or [insert year], we wonder why distinguishing between short - term noise and long - term signal is
such a difficult concept for climate «
skeptics.»
«Why Scientists Disagree About
Global Warming» chews up these sound bites,
such as: «97 percent of scientists agree» with the conclusion that humans are causing catastrophic climate change; or,
skeptics of the «consensus view» are paid off by big fossil fuel industries.
I'm alternately told by «
skeptics» (1) it's regional impact that's important, (2) it's
global data that's more important, (3) there is no
such thing as «
global temperatures,» (4) «
skeptics» are not monolithic, (5) «
skeptics» don't doubt that
global temperatures are
warming (and that it is to some extent influenced by AC02), or alternately «we dismiss non-
Global data), (6) all methodologyies used to determine
global temps are unreliable, (7)
global warming has stopped, (8) we're experiencing
global cooling, (9) what matters is long term trends, (10) short - term trends are significant, (11) what's happening in Arctic isn't important (because it's regional), (12) what's happening in the Antarctic is important (despite it being regional).
On [e] sic of those in particular trumpeted a supposedly leaked industry memo which prominently proclaimed that
such skeptics had been directed to «reposition
global warming as theory rather than fact» (http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/2015/07/gw-minigraphic-climate-deception-dossier-5-ICE-memo.jpg).
The science of catastrophic man - caused
global warming is settled, no need to pay attention to what
skeptic climate scientists say about the science or its political angles,
such as the «97 % consensus» because they are paid illicit industry money to lie....
(Part of the How to Talk to a
Global Warming Skeptic guide) Objection: Climate is an inherently chaotic system, and as
such its behavior can not be predicted.
How is it that the conclusions of climate scientists can be called into question as a result of supposedly dubious statistical techniques, but the long history of nonsense from the
skeptics, (
such as the Robinson et al paper that accompanied the politically motivated Oregon Petition, the corporate funded propaganda campaigns of the
Global Climate Coalition, and the recent urban myth that Martian «global warming» disproves a human influence on earthly climate) tells us nothing about the integrity of the skeptic theory of cl
Global Climate Coalition, and the recent urban myth that Martian «
global warming» disproves a human influence on earthly climate) tells us nothing about the integrity of the skeptic theory of cl
global warming» disproves a human influence on earthly climate) tells us nothing about the integrity of the
skeptic theory of climate?
Scientists (or non-scientists) who are «
skeptics» are skeptical of catastrophic
global warming — not
warming or human - caused
warming as
such.
Michaels appeared in The Great
Global Warming Swindle along with other prominent climate change
skeptics such as Tim Ball, Roy Spencer, Fred Singer and others.
December 5, 2014 Public discussion of scientific topics
such as
global warming is confused by misuse of the term «
skeptic.»
As reported on this site on February 15, the documents revealed, among other facts, that the Heartland Institute, as part of a larger strategy for undermining support for
global warming, was supporting prominent
skeptics such as physicist Fred Singer and geologist Robert Carter.
Public discussion of scientific topics
such as
global warming is confused by misuse of the term «
skeptic.»
Climate change «
skeptics,» including the handful of skeptical climate scientists,
such as Richard Lindzen, Roy Spencer, Judith Curry, etc., have no substantive evidence that undermines the scientific evidence behind man - made
global warming.
But then, we could ask if people who genuinely fit the old definition of journalists —
such as those seen on the PBS Newshour — are committing acts of journalism when they don't report half the story of
global warming, and can't answer the direct question of why they've apparently excluded
skeptic climate scientists» lengthy and detailed viewpoints from their program for the entire 20 year time their news outlet has been discussing the issue.
Gelbspan's version of the events sequence leading him to discover the «corruption of
skeptic scientists» has him co-authoring a
global warming article with a scientist in early 1995, becoming alarmed enough at the scope of the issue to consider writing a book about it, becoming so relieved after reading works from Dr Singer and others that he dropped the book idea, and then discovering that
such skeptics were industry - corrupted liars.
Regarding
global warming in particular, I first asked why
skeptic climate scientists» assessments were being largely ignored, and when told
such skeptics were industry shills, I asked myself if I could independently corroborate the accusation.