Think it's hot outside? "Good Morning America" wants you to think it is your fault - at least that's why an expert featured on the June 9 show told viewers it is hotter outside.
Stanford University professor Dr. Stephen Schneider said that methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are making hot temperatures even hotter.
"While this heat wave like all other heat waves is made by Mother Nature, we've been fooling around by turning the knob and making a little bit hotter," Schneider said. "[W]e've already increased by 35 percent the amount of carbon dioxide which traps heat. We've added 150 percent more methane, which also traps heat."
Ironically, in 1971, Schneider co-authored a research article that explored both warming and cooling of the Earth, warning that a certain level of aerosols entering the atmosphere could trigger an ice age.
The heat that Schneider tied to greenhouse gas emissions resulted in some people being treated for heat stroke during a charity run, according to ABC weatherman Sam Champion.
"Now, people did try to get out in the heat over the weekend and a lot folks were out playing around in it," Champion said. "But at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Washington, D.C., 34 people had to be pulled from the race to be treated for heat stroke."
However, Dr. Roy Spencer, the principal research scientist for the University of Alabama at Huntsville, told the Business & Media Institute that making a connection between the East Coast heat wave and emissions was "too much."
"This is the alarmists' standard answer," Spencer said. "But the area of unusually cool weather out West is much larger in extent than the area of warm weather in the east - an inconvenient truth, you might say."
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Oh yea - May was another colder month for the US, and..
June 9, 2008 - 16:39 ET by Gary HallOh yea - May was another colder month ("the 35th coolest May in 114 years" - thank you NOAA) for the US, and.. meanwhile according to the Accuweather map today...
They could invite hundreds of informed scientists on to have an intelligent conversation on climate and "today's it happens more often than one might imagine weather" and GMA can only find the alarmists.
For the record, the hottest temperature on record for NY State is 108, set in July, 1926.
Gary....
June 9, 2008 - 16:49 ET by Chris McMullenyou beat me to the punch. I live in the People's Republik of Portland am freezing my stones off. This has been the coldest spring I can ever remember. Of course, the eco-freaks attribute this phenomenon to "climate change."
Hey CM...same here with our
June 9, 2008 - 17:00 ET by bigtimerHey CM...same here with our local newscasts at times...climate change...yeah...well...DUH!
I'm right on the Mt./Id. Canadian border...
As far as I am concerned they had better try the Ice Age crap on us again...(I don't know how old you are but I remember well being taught that, and I lived in Mojave Ca. at the time, we were begging for that to come true at times...most people didn't have AC back then...not like now.)
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
CM, BT, I live just up
June 9, 2008 - 17:39 ET by dboCM, BT,
I live just up the road from you in B.C. and we've had at least 7 consecutive months of below normal temps. April and May were record or near record lows. Today's high was only 52F. I wonder if any of the warmmonger idiots will ever clue in about the sun.
http://sse.jpl.nasa....
Hey dbo... Howdy
June 9, 2008 - 17:44 ET by bigtimerHey dbo...
Howdy neighbor...
Same here by the way, we are almost to mid June so looking to be another record for cold temps. as far as I can see...it has only reached 54 today...and that will be it for now.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Ouch...
June 9, 2008 - 17:47 ET by Chris McMullenI can't image what it's like in B.C. I feel for ya.
Right now (3:40PM pacific) it's 63F. The average high is 74F.
Thank you Gary H...as I
June 9, 2008 - 16:55 ET by bigtimerThank you Gary H...as I live in this area and the fire has been going non-stop...I haven't even put my petunia's in and looks like I may not at this rate.
If any of us in this area hear the constant rhetoric about the global warming BS anymore... a whole bunch of somebodies are going to explode!
Then we'll have some real hot air...
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Thanks guys -- it's a fight between the hot and the cold..
June 9, 2008 - 17:11 ET by Gary HallThanks guys -- it's a fight between the hot and the cold.. is it not? The temp map Jeff posted fairly well explains the severe weather pattern in the midwest. It's the transistion from one to the other that is so volitile.
Cold is heavier and sinks. With the sun being so quiet for months now, and with Jan - May showing a rather consistent trend back to cooler temps., looks like cooler air may win the battle. ();~>
Right you are. As it
June 9, 2008 - 17:26 ET by MidAmericaRight you are. As it slowly becomes summer the battle ground is drifting north. The heavy storms were in the southern US and now they are going over my head. Had a tornado on the ground just a few miles from my house yesterday.
May was a very nice month
June 9, 2008 - 19:07 ET by GregEMay was a very nice month here in Virginia too. I paid attention to the fact that the temp never really made any big jumps. Did that nice cool May make news? Nah, not important. No sense in reporting things that will set back the global warming push by any amount. There's carbon offsets to profit on and and caps to be imposed!!!
The media intentionally ignored how cool May was
June 9, 2008 - 23:59 ET by PopularTechIf the public knew what was really going on how could they get them to buy into the hysteria?
U.S. Has 36th Coolest Spring on Record (NOAA, June 6, 2008)
Global Temperature Also Cooler in May (Anthony Watts, Meteorologist, June 6, 2008)
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
Snow forecast, 10 June 2008
June 10, 2008 - 05:45 ET by ThisnThatHeavy Snow Warning now in effect until 11 am PDT this
morning for state of Washington...
A strong... late Spring storm system will dump 5 to 10 inches of wet snow above the 3500 foot level this morning. Lesser snowfall amounts will occur below the 3500 foot level. The snow level this morning will be as low as 2500 feet.
Late Spring??? How about early summer! Is this the "Heat Wave" Stanford University professor Dr. Stephen Schneider was talking about? How far is Stanford from Washington State? Maybe professor Schneider doesn't know how to look up forecasts on the West Coast.
But this is typical of these alarmists. They take a localized heatwave and generalize it to the entire planet forever -- and then conveniently overlook another corner of the planet that doesn't match their template. And the compliant MSM, of course, prostitute's itself, as usual.
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The money quote from the
June 9, 2008 - 16:39 ET by Dan The Man 2The money quote from the linked article "It is found that, although the addition of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere does increase the surface temperature, the rate of temperature increase diminishes with increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere" This is in direct oppositition of the modern day GW alarmists.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Ain't it the truth
June 9, 2008 - 17:33 ET by Logic over emotionFrom 1940 to mid '70's we were pouring God knows what into the atmosphere and the temperatures dropped. So much for that theory.
http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=-4123082535546754758
I was watching the local
June 9, 2008 - 16:55 ET by Chris NormanI was watching the local news and the climatechangeman said the climate would be pleasant today - until it changes tomorrow.
Oh my gosh...a heat wave,
June 9, 2008 - 17:21 ET by taterOh my gosh...a heat wave, during the month of June...in the US. This has never happened before!!! Again if it's happening in the northeast and the rest of the world is a popsicle it's global warming.
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how do you explain 1938?
June 9, 2008 - 17:29 ET by EvilCon555My climatechangeman (that is on the nosey by the way) said temps were higher on June 8th in 1938. What does that mean?
Personally I think it means we are all becoming beta wimps.
Strip down, cool off, and enjoy the heat if ya got it. Some apparently are still freezing their kabukies off across this great nation. And for that I feel your pain. NH was as cold as Michelle Obama's Master's thesis. And other parts.
EvilCon555
"All great change in America begins at the dinner table" Ronald Reagan, Jan 21, 1981
Well if it's hot out
June 9, 2008 - 17:30 ET by MidAmericaWell if it's hot out East and cold out West that means the East suffers from Global Warming and the West is a victim of Climate Change.
....yeah, that ought to cover it.
HA!
June 9, 2008 - 17:43 ET by Chris McMullenHad to chuckle at that one.
What Global Warming?
June 9, 2008 - 18:31 ET by mitchsnColorado Ski resort A-Basin closed for the season this Sunday. Thats June 8th, 2008. The second longest ski season EVER.
I live in the Blue Ridge
June 9, 2008 - 18:38 ET by Clear thinkerI live in the Blue Ridge Mountains and yesterday we broke a record high by one degree. The last time it was that hot was back in 1954. Can they explain why it was so high in 1954? I seriously doubt it.
I am so sick of hearing "the sky is falling".
"Abstain from McCain"
Global Warming
June 9, 2008 - 23:14 ET by merlin61All the hot air is coming from politicians. If they
would shut their mouths, we'd have a
wonderful climate. Climate has changed from
the beginnings of time and all of a sudden these
hot air blowhards think they have all the answers
to everything, but what they determine means
we all pay by way of higher taxes, no oil,
no coal, no nuclear,etc.etc. All they care about
is themselves and bloviating on t.v. when they
cause unnecessary investigations on the Bush
administration. All that hot air got trapped this
week in New York. Boo hoo. Its summer,
get over it!!!!
Methane Traps Heat
June 9, 2008 - 18:46 ET by BarrackDoes methane really trap heat or is it the pants that do it? www.benbarrack.com
The drive by's filters must
June 9, 2008 - 18:47 ET by jdhawkThe drive by's filters must be going haywire, the below excerpt was from an article from MSNBC's web site (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24894069/).
"A cold, wet spring put crop planting weeks behind schedule across much of the U.S. Corn Belt and drastically slowed growth where corn is already in the ground.
Now, farmers in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana are replanting corn that either sat under water in flooded fields too long to germinate or can't break through sodden, compacted soils. And the cool, soggy weather continues, the last thing a heat-loving crop like corn needs."
When you go to the supermarket in the weeks and months ahead, you can thank GMA and this "scientist" for the GW causing "hot weather" that is driving up the cost of grains this season.
Does he get grants?
June 9, 2008 - 18:49 ET by BarrackI would like to know if this guy has benefited directly from any grants as a direct result of spewing this nonsense.
www.benbarrack.com
If you can drag oil execs in
June 9, 2008 - 19:07 ET by ApacheIf you can drag oil execs in front of Congress over fuel prices then surely you can drag "journalists" in front of congress for all their AGW scare mongering. Heck, it would be a way out for the stupid politicians who joined the religion. They could just blame the MSM. The MSM knows its BS or at least knows the debate is far from over. They've been told this by their own viewers.
duplicate.
June 9, 2008 - 19:08 ET by ApacheDuplicate. sorry
Some 'splainin' to do
June 9, 2008 - 19:17 ET by nkviking75I'd love to hear him explain why Iowa's having an unseasonably cold and wet spring, even before this past weekend's deluge.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Hasn't been as cool since
June 9, 2008 - 19:54 ET by GregEHasn't been as cool since burritos began to gain popularity.
My two cents on "global
June 9, 2008 - 21:36 ET by ConservativeRexMy two cents on "global warming AKA climate change". These liberal knuckleheads have been proven wrong on every prediction they have had in the last 35 years at least. A few cases in point: AIDS proves to NOT be a heterosexual problem. They have been screeching this since the early 80's, WRONG! Again: Congress cuts off the funding for the Vietnam War, and they just KNEW the Commies wouldn't harm the South Vietnamese, WRONG again! Now after squandering billions of dollars, which I am sure will run into the trillions of dollars, ruining our economy and a few other Western economies the libtards will come back in 35 years and say...whoops! Man made global warming did not really occur..sorry! At that point, all the professors need to be rounded up, strung up, and left up, as a reminder that we should never direct our country on the whims of a few egghead professors. EVER!
Greetings, one and all,
June 9, 2008 - 21:37 ET by CJK51Greetings, one and all, from the epicenter of global warming, Pennsylvania, where it reached 92 degrees today. Shocking that it would be this hot in the middle of June!
To hear one of our local weather soothsayers blather today, you'd swear it has never been hot in June before. I'm just waiting to hear all the crying when we get that week or two of unseasonably cold weather and how it's "climate change" and not "global warming."
These dumbasses can't tell me tomorrow's weather with much accuracy, but I'm supposed to worry about their predictions for 100 years from now? Please! Besides, the apes will be in charge by then, it will be their problem! :-)
Alaska below normal temps...
June 9, 2008 - 21:55 ET by alaskaalAlthough we are below normal temperatures for this time of year, it will help the polar bears to freeze more solid this summer.
You beat me to the punch also...
June 9, 2008 - 22:03 ET by bbbossI am in Utah in the Rockies....colder and wetter than it has been in years. I wouldn't mind a cup of global warming in my backyard...the damn tomatoes froze on the 1st of June. This manmade global warming hoax is going to eventually be the real crisis in the world rivaling terrorism. This whole BS is about the international community spreading American money anywhere but America. Pure unadultered crapola......
bbboss... I'll trade
June 9, 2008 - 22:09 ET by Clear thinkerbbboss...
I'll trade you three degrees of hot for two degrees of cold.
Deal?
"Abstain from McCain"
Ct... I don't know if bbb
June 9, 2008 - 22:26 ET by bigtimerCt... I don't know if bbb will take you up on it, but at this point I will! I know what he means...I won't plant my flowers yet...if I even get them....I just hope my Iris' and others bloom this year...it is hailing like heck at he moment...
Dang this global warming...it beats all!
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
bt... I'm willing to make
June 9, 2008 - 22:29 ET by Clear thinkerbt...
I'm willing to make the same deal with you!
BTW... Check your PM.
"Abstain from McCain"
I'm with you Jeff. We
June 10, 2008 - 00:07 ET by dino2I'm with you Jeff. We don't only a record cool up here in the NW but snow in June in Washington. Yes, snow in the mountain passes. Up to a foot is expected. So much for putting your studs and chains away in April.
dino... So much for
June 10, 2008 - 00:12 ET by bigtimerdino...
So much for putting your studs and chains away in April. .
...plus getting a hefty fine if you don't!
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Cool spring
June 10, 2008 - 00:30 ET by LorraineFollowing two of the coldest, snowiest winters on record, here in CO it's been a cool spring. In addition to the report above about A-Basin just closing, the Aspen Ski Resort announced that they would REOPEN this week. They still have a 3-ft base and will have 45 acres open. And, it just snowed again this weekend so I'm sure there's pretty good powder. The only reason the resorts closed is that they lost most of their temp help and they need the off-season to make repairs.
We've only had one warm day so far, we barely hit 90. We're usually having summer weather by mid-May. Weather here can vary a lot, I remember it snowing in July at about 7500 ft when I was a kid, but it's still been pretty cool.
However, my garden is loving it! I haven't seen it looking this good - ever. All of the plants are much bigger than they've been in previous years and everything is flowering. I'm sure it's because they're not cooking in the hot sun and perhaps the extra CO2 is helping out.
In Addition...
June 10, 2008 - 01:01 ET by Sua Sponte 75Manbearpig was unavailable for comment....
"You're either part of the solution or part of the problem"
Change you can believe in
June 10, 2008 - 01:54 ET by jaywlGet with the program, guys. It has been changed to "Climate Change". Forget all that warming stuff. This way no matter what happens the alarmists will be correct. The truth is that someone dug up all those "Global Cooling" issues from Time in the 60s and 70s. Really embarassing stuff, Ice Age and all. Plus, this way all the flooding and drought, cooling and warming, HELL, even volcanoes and earthquakes can be used to bash anybody you want...like President "Hydrocarbon George" Bush or "Oilcan" Cheney or...
LIE LIE LIE LIE!
June 10, 2008 - 06:10 ET by JWFThere is no heatwave in Illinois. Guess we are on another planet, huh? Weather, they must not teach much of that at Stanford.
GLOBAL COOLING ALERT!!!!!!!!
June 10, 2008 - 07:41 ET by mitchsnAspen Ski resort is RE-OPENING June 13-15 because they have STILL have so much snow!
MY GOD we need global warming up in the Rockies! Tell those damn East coasters to share!
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=93380&catid=188
Personally, I'd love to
June 10, 2008 - 11:00 ET by MassConservPersonally, I'd love to share some of this with you.
Trouble is, even the UPS Store couldn't figure out how to box it up. ;-)
The last 9 months have seen
June 10, 2008 - 10:42 ET by mattmThe last 9 months have seen (upper midwest) the most days with below normal temperatures in 30 years.
But, as per usual, facts don't matter when you have a socialist agenda to push.
Socialist agenda...
June 10, 2008 - 10:53 ET by Clear thinkermatt...
What is starting to worry me is, that this particular socialist agenda is turning people into MORONS!
A few days ago I had a very short conversation with someone that is worried about Global Warming. This idiot was blaming GW for the Earth Quakes in China!
"Abstain from McCain"