Global Warming?

[patrick_g]

phlogiston.​

I like that term. It can cover so many facts in just one word. Makes life much simpler for me!:thumbsup:

That and PLASTICS!

 

[powerpace]

What triggers a mass extinction? Habitat loss and tropical cooling were once to blame

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:59 AM PDT (Science Daily)

The second-largest mass extinction in Earth's history coincided with a short but intense ice age. Although it has long been agreed that the so-called Late Ordovician mass extinction was related to climate change, exactly how the change produced the extinction has not been known. Now, scientists have determined that the majority of extinctions were caused by habitat loss due to falling sea levels and cooling of the tropical oceans.

Impact of climate change on forest diseases assessed

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 06:36 AM PDT

Climate change is projected to have far-reaching environmental impacts both domestically and abroad. A recently published report examines the impact of climate change on forest diseases and how these pathogens will ultimately affect forest ecosystems in the Western United States and Canada.

U.S. records warmest March; more than 15,000 warm temperature records broken

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 08:40 AM PDT

Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the United States and contributed to the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States, a record that dates back to 1895. More than 15,000 warm temperature records were broken during the month.

Pat

This is similar to the weather conditions that caused the Dust Bowl in the 1930's. That's when the last round of heat records was set hit the U.S. That was before anyone knew about the Jet Stream.
Yes and it was cold, snowy, wet and nasty on the West Coast while everyone else is setting heat records. It still is. Temperatures are below normal in most of Oregon, Washington, Alaska and British Columbia.
Don't forget that while the U.S. Midwest and East Coast were warmer than average most of the Northern Hemisphere was undergoing record cold. People were freezing to death in Europe.
The Jet Stream ridged over North America and troughed over the rest of the Hemisphere. The Arctic Oscillation is speculated to be the cause. And that has nothing to do with manmade global warming.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_oscillation
'A further, quite graphic illustration of the effects of the negative phase of the oscillation occurred in February 2010. In that month, the Arctic Oscillation reached its most negative monthly mean value, −4.266, in the entire post-1950 era (the period of accurate record-keeping). That month was characterized by three separate historic snowstorms that occurred in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The first storm dumped 25 inches (640 mm) on Baltimore, Maryland, on February 5–6, and then a second storm dumped 19.5 inches (500 mm) on February 9–10. In New York City, a separate storm deposited 20.9 inches (530 mm) on February 25–26. This kind of snowstorm activity is as anomalous and extreme as the negative AO value itself. Similarly, the greatest negative value for the AO since 1950 in January was −3.767 in 1977, which coincided with the coldest mean January temperature in New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and many other mid-Atlantic locations in that span of time. And though the January AO has been negative only 60.6% of the time between 1950 and 2010, 9 of the 10 coldest Januarys in New York City since 1950 have coincided with negative AOs.[8]'

 

[Egon]

When did Earth痴 oxygen atmosphere appear? | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

This may have been the original Extinction???


Geography - Article
A few notes on the Jet Stream.

 

[patrick_g]

Buy coal? New analysis shows purchasing fossil fuel deposits best way to fight climate change

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:16 PM PDT

New research suggests that actually buying coal, oil and other dirty fossil fuel deposits still in the ground could be a far better way to fight climate change.


Do I look bigger with my finger on a trigger? Yes, says study

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:54 PM PDT

Anthropologists asked hundreds of Americans to guess the size and muscularity of four men based solely on photographs of their hands holding a range of ordinary objects, including handguns. The research confirmed what scrawny thugs have long known: brandishing a weapon makes a man appear bigger and stronger than he would otherwise. The findings suggest an unconscious mechanism that could misguide people about the magnitude of physical threats.
Key to new antibiotics could be deep within isolated cave

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:54 PM PDT

Researchers discovered a remarkable prevalence of antibiotic resistance bacteria isolated from Lechuguilla Cave in New Mexico, one of the deepest and largest caves in the world and a place isolated from human contact for more than four million years.
Serious complication of gastrointestinal procedure can be avoided with single dose medication

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:52 PM PDT

A serious complication of ERCP, a procedure commonly used to diagnose and treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts, may be eliminated with a single dose medication.
Buy coal? New analysis shows purchasing fossil fuel deposits best way to fight climate change

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:16 PM PDT

New research suggests that actually buying coal, oil and other dirty fossil fuel deposits still in the ground could be a far better way to fight climate change.
Exotic manure is sure to lure the dung connoisseur

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:16 PM PDT

A two-year study involving more than 9,000 dung beetles evaluated their preferences for exotic herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore dung in the Great Plains of North America.
'Time machine' will study the early universe

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:16 PM PDT

A new scientific instrument, a "time machine" of sorts, built by astronomers, will study the earliest galaxies in the universe, which could never be studied before.
Breakthrough in quantum communication

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Scientists have created the first elementary quantum network based on interfaces between single atoms and photons. Whether it comes to phoning a friend or to using the internet -- our daily communication is based on sophisticated networks, with data being transferred at the speed of light between different nodes. It is a tremendous challenge to build corresponding networks for the exchange of quantum information.
Astronomers discover sandstorms in space

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Astronomers believe they have found the answer to the mystery of a powerful 壮uperwind which causes the death of stars.
Head injuries often impair medical decision-making skills

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:15 PM PDT

A traumatic brain injury can negatively affect a patient痴 medical decision-making ability at a time when patients or their families must make myriad complex decisions, say researchers. The severity of the injury directly corresponds to the amount of impairment, according to findings. Patients with mild TBI showed little impairment one month after injury, while those with more severe injury were significantly impaired.
Astronomers identify 12-billion-year-old white dwarf stars only 100 light years away

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Astronomers have identified two white dwarf stars considered the oldest and closest known. Astronomers identified these 11- to 12-billion-year-old white dwarf stars only 100 light years away from Earth. These stars are the closest known examples of the oldest stars in the universe forming soon after the Big Bang.
Achilles heel of dengue virus identified: Target for future vaccines

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:43 AM PDT

This study for the first time shows what dengue virus region the immune system of humans target when they are fighting off the virus.
Ocean acidification linked to larval oyster failure

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:22 AM PDT

Researchers have definitively linked an increase in ocean acidification to the collapse of oyster seed production at a commercial oyster hatchery in Oregon, where larval growth had declined to a level considered by the owners to be "non-economically viable."

Widespread adaptability: Coral reefs may be able to adapt to climate change with help from algae

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:41 AM PDT

Large-scale global survey of corals using high sensitivity genetic analysis shows many coral species can host multiple algal symbionts -- including some thought to help survive warming oceans.

 

[AchingBack]

NASA Scientists Dispute Climate Change - Business Insider
49 Former NASA Scientists Send A Letter Disputing Climate Change
Some prominent voices at NASA are fed up with the agency's activist stance toward climate change.

The following letter asking the agency to move away from climate models and to limit its stance to what can be empirically proven, was sent by 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts.

The letter criticizes the Goddard Institute For Space Studies especially, where director Jim Hansen and climatologist Gavin Schmidt have been outspoken advocates for action.

 

[Cat_Driver]

I'm SO SORRY to tell you Gullible Warming Koolaide drinkers, but .....

Amount of ice in Bering Sea reaches all-time record

Hippies get it wrong again

The amount of floating ice in the Arctic's Bering Sea - which had long been expected to retreat disastrously by climate-Cassandra organisations such as Greenpeace - reached all-time record high levels last month, according to US researchers monitoring the area using satellites.

News you won't read in the USA.

Amount of ice in Bering Sea reaches all-time record ? The Register

 

[tcartwri]

I'm SO SORRY to tell you Gullible Warming Koolaide drinkers, but .....

Amount of ice in Bering Sea reaches all-time record

Hippies get it wrong again

The amount of floating ice in the Arctic's Bering Sea - which had long been expected to retreat disastrously by climate-Cassandra organisations such as Greenpeace - reached all-time record high levels last month, according to US researchers monitoring the area using satellites.

News you won't read in the USA.

Amount of ice in Bering Sea reaches all-time record ? The Register

Surprisingly the ice forms and retreats every year. :thumbsup: It's the summertime melt off that has been continually declining. Once we have another ( huge ) open body of water, the weather patterns we have all acclimatized ourselves to will all be a memory.

 

[newbury]

NASA Scientists Dispute Climate Change - Business Insider
49 Former NASA Scientists Send A Letter Disputing Climate Change
Some prominent voices at NASA are fed up with the agency's activist stance toward climate change.

The following letter asking the agency to move away from climate models and to limit its stance to what can be empirically proven, was sent by 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts.

The letter criticizes the Goddard Institute For Space Studies especially, where director Jim Hansen and climatologist Gavin Schmidt have been outspoken advocates for action.

Good link, it goes further to explain how the ice "piled up".
And

The NSIDC boffins add, however that overall the Arctic ice - while up on recent years - is below the average seen since records began in 1979. In fact, according to the Cryosphere Today website run by the Polar Research group at Illinois uni, it's down by 443,000 square km.

 

[Short Game]

NASA Scientists Dispute Climate Change - Business Insider
49 Former NASA Scientists Send A Letter Disputing Climate Change
Some prominent voices at NASA are fed up with the agency's activist stance toward climate change.

The following letter asking the agency to move away from climate models and to limit its stance to what can be empirically proven, was sent by 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts.

The letter criticizes the Goddard Institute For Space Studies especially, where director Jim Hansen and climatologist Gavin Schmidt have been outspoken advocates for action.

Signed by one meteorologist out of the lot of astronauts and other apparently unrelated specialties.

 

[Nicb7800]

You guys are killing me, but you also get a thumbs up from a fellow non believer of the climate hoax! :thumbsup: