Read the piece and weigh in on whether
you see it as alarmist or the journalistic equivalent of a wink and a nudge.
In the latter, if the event does not materialise, you'll be
seen as an alarmist.
Not exact matches
Contrary to
alarmists who
see any step backwards
as an existential threat to Europe, this debate would not mean the end of the dream of a unified Europe.
I would rather risk being called an
alarmist than deal with the consequences of being timid, just
as I would rather alert my neighbors to the possibility of a fire based on
seeing smoke than remain silent until flames engulf their entire house.
While
seen by some
as overly
alarmist, this perceived threat increase is in part symptomatic of a broader development: the rise of the internet in assisting potential perpetrators in implementing elaborate acts of violence.
Today's frantic new media systems can generate huge waves of
alarmist communications which invade countries and alarm the citizens about two main issues that bypass the logical part of the brain: racial threat and sex... both topics are used by media to command human attention because they bypass conscious brain structures to ensure a fast response, the same
as a deja vu is
seen before it is noticed, so to speak.
I didn't presume that Sir Nicholas spoke with any other authority, and I certainly didn't endorse his
alarmist conclusion, presented
as a certainty, that under «business -
as - usual... we can
see that we are headed for some pretty unpleasant increases of temperature [of 4 or 5ºC].»
As a certified «
Alarmist» I must predict that we will
see a substantially sea ice free Arctic — next summer.
I didn't presume that Sir Nicholas spoke with any other authority, and I certainly didn't endorse his
alarmist conclusion, presented
as a certainty, that under «business -
as - usual... we can
see that we are headed for some pretty unpleasant increases of temperature [of 4 or 5ºC].»
As people say «follow the money» or in this case, «follow the money and the social policy and who wants the power» and one can
see, if they wipe away the veil of fear the
alarmists are stoking, that this is more about power and politics than about climate.
I'm
as pessimistic
as Barry Woods; I
see no prospect of a mass conversion of «
alarmists» to «scepticism» (or the converse).
Addendum; Everything I
see in climate
alarmist science is, after 25 years when one would think after the hundreds of billions spent on climate research there would be huge benefits already appearing, is always sometime in the future
as in the excellent «future will do this or that» examples just above.
Some people
see alarmist theory
as a kind of Rube Goldberg Machine, that, no matter how carefully thought out, is just too weak at too many points to rely on.
Only somebody
as blind and deluded
as you wouldn't be able to
see that Nature has not paid ball with any of the
alarmist model predictions.
It appears to me that they're on the defense after Climategate, and appear to be taking some great liberties with the way good science is done,
as evidenced by some of the
alarmist reports and articles we
see.
There are now several studies that highlight this tendency by scientists to avoid highlighting risks, lest they be
seen as «
alarmist.»
What you are missing / willfully ignoring is that the public already
sees climate science
alarmists as not very credible.
«I've
seen Al Gore's film twice, but I've also read Michael Crichton's State of Fear, which makes a compelling case on the other side,» says Hug, referring to the controversial 2004 novel in which Crichton — using scientific arguments that were hotly challenged by critics — ridiculed the global - warming consensus
as the work of conspiratorial
alarmists.
I propose that we
see the
alarmists as good people with some primitive distorted world view.
Alarmists (in the sense of serial alarmists) seem to take delight in being seen as mentally inadequate (and I intend no offence to al
Alarmists (in the sense of serial
alarmists) seem to take delight in being seen as mentally inadequate (and I intend no offence to al
alarmists) seem to take delight in being
seen as mentally inadequate (and I intend no offence to
alarmistsalarmists.)
The big problem I
saw and still
see is that when the message gets distorted
as it gets processed and published by the media / key
alarmists / policy - makers, the science community is mute rather than speaking out to correct them.
But the ranks of climate
alarmists are filled with legions of scientific ignoranti who blindly
see such coastal erosion
as another «proof» of impending CO2 - caused climate hell.
David I think we are going to
see a lot (in fact a lolwot) of this frothing at the mouth
as the
alarmists start to realise the CO2 thingy has been over egged.
As far as I can tell New York civic authorities are undertaking relatively inexpensive incremental storm surge protection measures, while adopting a «wait and see» approach concerning expensive projects predicated on the most alarmist sea level rise forecast
As far
as I can tell New York civic authorities are undertaking relatively inexpensive incremental storm surge protection measures, while adopting a «wait and see» approach concerning expensive projects predicated on the most alarmist sea level rise forecast
as I can tell New York civic authorities are undertaking relatively inexpensive incremental storm surge protection measures, while adopting a «wait and
see» approach concerning expensive projects predicated on the most
alarmist sea level rise forecasts.
In attempt to discredit the op - ed, these
alarmists have resorted to using hackneyed arguments and insults to reaffirm their opposition to what they
see as a flawed and misleading op - ed.
These
alarmists must
see themselves
as crusaders or revolutionaries.
As an original denizen, it has been great to
see scientific skepticism assert itself against this
alarmist monster called «consensus».
I Don't want you to have to
see «grown - up»
alarmists cry
as they realise their position is suffering continuous severe damage and they have no defences.
As we've
seen over the last couple of years, many of the more outlandish and
alarmist claims in the IPCC reports have been based not on peer - reviewed science, but on «grey literature» — the propaganda sheets and press releases distributed by fanatical green NGOs (many of which are part - funded by the European Commission — but that's another story).
«
As I see it, Jim's views were at the alarmist end of the spectrum of scientific opinion, so frankly I see him largely as just coming back into the fold of mainstream thinking,» Mann wrote in an email to LiveScienc
As I
see it, Jim's views were at the
alarmist end of the spectrum of scientific opinion, so frankly I
see him largely
as just coming back into the fold of mainstream thinking,» Mann wrote in an email to LiveScienc
as just coming back into the fold of mainstream thinking,» Mann wrote in an email to LiveScience.
At a tighter level of advocacy, I don't
see Judith
as a «partisan» to the same extent I
see some from the
alarmist camp.
As can be
seen, the satellite empirical evidence after 30 + years does not readily support the climate -
alarmist AGW theory, nor the doomsday predictions of global warming hell.
I know NOAA says the decade
saw warming of.2 °C, but it's fairly obvious that this number was a result of some major «adjustments» to the models, given that,
as noted in the blog above, everyone, including major climate
alarmists like Phil Jones and Tim Flannery, had accepted that the planet did not warm, on average, for the decade.
The problem for the Guardian is that, when you divide and polarise the debate
as it does, when the
alarmist story you tell turns out to be nonsense, you force people with the sense or intuition to
see it
as nonsense to the other, opposing camp.
My view is that in the face of very ignorant journalistic nonsense, too many scientists are failing to maintain their research objectivity and argue against
alarmist or foolish interpretations (such
as the obvious
alarmist tone of AIT) I
see good scientists lining up ideologically rather than methodologically, and find this painful to watch.
I don't
see how
alarmists can claim one
as absolute truth without recognising the possibility of the other.
It is, in my opinion, the one thing that has kept this argument aloft for
as long
as it has been, because every time there is any kind of change in climate the
alarmists say, «
See?
I call it the «T3» tax, and I think the proposal should make everyone happy, except the most extreme
alarmists and the Trojan horse - types who
see the global warming issue
as a vehicle for imposing a set of anti-growth policies that they would want even if global warming fizzles
as a pretext.
Thinking about hypocritical «
Alarmists» I
see on this thread and around the web makes me think of Moliere's words,
as he was sensitive to sanctimonious, bombastic hypocrisy.
So while I greatly appreciate your counter measure to push back on the
alarmists» non-science, I would prefer to be
seen as an average Joe sharing his perspective and that you question every thing I say and scrutinize it thoroughly.
It's so good to
see the IPCC cabal continue to squirm
as more and more
alarmist statements are proved to be false.
If you are not utterly * shocked * by the shoddy science involved and you attack rather than inform, with the same old
alarmist talking points about peer review (
as if Climategate never revealed corruption of peer review), then I laugh at you since you are quickening your own demise
as a person on record forever
as being a dupe who couldn't
see through what is rapidly becoming a laughing stock.
See I already had you
as a skeptical
alarmist.
As I
see it if anyone is actually crazy enough to actually believe that then a few «
alarmist» headlines aren't to blame, nor would it make any difference if the media started reporting climate change in a more «moderate» way — this kind of attitude comes from a deep rooted idealogical opposition to government action and environmentalism.
The conservatives (denialists) in a society
see themselves
as being near the top of the heap, mechanisms that bring about major social changes are likely to be bad for their position, in comparison the liberals (
alarmists)
see such mechanisms
as an opportunity to bring about social change to their advantage, examples of how conservatives fight against such changes can be
seen all over the place, from giving women the vote, to civil rights legislation, to gay marriage, etc..
I don't think that it's «
alarmist» to be alarmed about events in the Yamal when
seen in this new martian context — Siberian news reports last year described mapping of 7000 methane - venting mounds across the Yamal - Gydan (The Siberian Times, 27/03/2017), a number far in excess of the global frost mound population (~ 5000 [Mackay, 1998]-RRB-
as of 1998.
As a scientist, he says, he has
seen no evidence to support the extravagant claims of the
alarmists that CO2 levels are impacting climate, and, in fact, the CO2 levels have historically been much higher, with no evidence of harm, but much evidence of benefit.