Comment on Sea level rise discussion thread by gbaikie
“Can anybody tell me how far out of orbit earth would have to move to make it inhabitable for humans? Or do we know? Either too hot or too cold.” Solar constant is 1.361 kilowatts per square meter. The...
View ArticleComment on Sea level rise discussion thread by lolwot
“Personally I find it very difficult to believe that a Global Average Temperature of (say) 287.1K produced a Land of Milk and Honey, while an increase to (say) 287.8K will lead us all into Eternal and...
View ArticleComment on Sea level rise discussion thread by lolwot
“Unlike some of the claims of some climate scientists, the sea level rise from 1850 is well-documented.” What you meant to say is that unlike other claims the skeptics haven’t heaped derision and smear...
View ArticleComment on Sea level rise discussion thread by Edim
The annual variation is interesting. The aphelion is in early July (min TSI) and that’s also aproximately when maximum annual global temperature occurs. Minimum temperature is in January and the...
View ArticleComment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by BatedBreath
That solar panels are less expensive than before, does not mean they are not still expensive compared to fossil etc. The fact is they are still hugely expensive, as evidenced by their slow uptake.
View ArticleComment on Sea level rise discussion thread by Neil Fisher
That’s an, umm, interesting way to look at it. From where I sit, it is more like “Global warming done it!” – “Umm, what about factor X,Y,Z?” – “We don’t need those factors to explain it, so we have...
View ArticleComment on Sea level rise discussion thread by Peter Lang
That depends which way we turn. If we turn any further Left, we could crash into the Sun, and that WOULD result in global warming.
View ArticleComment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by Vaughan Pratt
@GaryM: <i>One of the most liberal states in the U.S.</i> You have to be joking. Even back in 2010 people were saying things like <a...
View ArticleComment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by Vaughan Pratt
<i>Its nothing more than a juvenile playground of unresolved nonsense.</i> More or less so than the deep insights of the contributors to this blog?
View ArticleComment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by Vaughan Pratt
Ostrom’s approach seems very pragmatic and potentially effective. While I can’t imagine the contributors to this blog taking it seriously, it would great if it resonated with those working on...
View ArticleComment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by Vaughan Pratt
<i>transit’s today.</i> All done. Those who blinked have missed it.
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Comment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by Vaughan Pratt
Hey, give CK credit where credit is due. Looks like we have a poet with a pouch.
View ArticleComment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by R. Gates
And that is exactly what a jacket does…absorb heat and alter the thermal gradient between your skin and the cold air.
View ArticleComment on Sea level rise discussion thread by vukcevic
DO YOU HAVE DATA? This graph http://www.vukcevic.talktalk.net/SeattleTide.gif shows the (mean monthly and annual) Seattle’s tides. Does anyone know of a link to a similar graph or even better data file...
View ArticleComment on Sea level rise discussion thread by Latimer Alder
@max_OK ‘Wheat farmers and corn farmers just love what hotter than average summers do to yields. NOT !’ So did humanity’s 10,000 year experiment with crop breeding reach its final pinnacle somewhere...
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Comment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by Vaughan Pratt
@GaryM and conservatives gain control of Congress Seems we have a Rip van Winkle among us. Welcome to the second decade of the millennium, a lot happened while you were asleep.
View ArticleComment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by R. Gates
The variable nature of the sun does not in any way negate the warming action of greenhouse gases. Put a jacket on and stand still for 5 minutes then try doing 5 minutes of jumping jacks. A variable...
View ArticleComment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by Vaughan Pratt
The “actual facts” as you put it are that some combination of influences drove the temperature up quite dramatically since 1970. The CO2 went up dramatically in that period, and we’ve known for a...
View ArticleComment on Sea level rise discussion thread by Vaughan Pratt
@HAP: <i>More than 50% of all predictions are wrong.</i> More than 80% of estimates of accuracy of predictions are wrong.
View ArticleComment on Uncertainty is not your friend (?) by Peter Lang
These three paragraphs from http://www.tnr.com/blog/critics/75757/why-the-decision-tackle-climate-change-isn%E2%80%99t-simple-al-gore-says?page=0,0 make a lot of sense to me: In the face of massive...
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