Record snowfall?   Al demands a recount.  But only in select precincts... the Mohave desert and the tropical rain forest. 

When asked if he went to war with Iraq  to derail the impeachment vote:  “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).

Yeah, I'm going to have to ask you to come back next year with new data.  Thanks.

Most excellent, NS.  Perhaps delicious, even.

Well, it's been hotter here, generally, this winter....well except for a certain weekend when it was so cold (you remember...you were in Florida then) when it was raining iguanas.

Typical, tho, of the warmers to try to point at one particular little weather node to make a broad sweeping statement about "climate change".

These liberals are really too, too transparent.

Stupid, but transparent. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

Thanks Queen,

That will certainly be interesting reading.  Unfortunately for the current debate, I have no historical context.  I'll have to do some more research, but thanks for the solid start!

Still can’t get out of the Carl Rove school of attack politics, Dan the Man 2, first don’t like the message attack the messenger “Parrot, you are probably here for a driveby”then make a statement that has no correlation to the content of the message   “but the idea is articles like these and the fluctuations in the "norm" is used to sell Climate Change”I don’t think Noels article is professing  a pro climate change message, “and the fluctuations in the “norm” is used to sell Climate Change” norms never sell anything it is the extremes that the scientists are worried about and then make statements that obfuscates the facts.“The people here and elsewhere say we need to wait and see and do more research.  There is not a sample big enough or accurate enough to determine that humans have a big effect on Climate".
True to form Dan the Man2

Credit where credit is do, that’s G.W’s mantra “we need more research”      The Al Gores of the tech world are telling us facts that have been gleemed by reaserch that started in the 1960’s. The research points to changes in the climate by human interactions. Those changes are increasing as human interations increase on the planet. That doesn’t mean the earth processes by itself won’t change the environment against human life, but why not be more enviromental friendly? It can be good for business and is the right thing to do ( the moral high ground…). As for burdons placed on business and individuals, is anyone here old enough to remember, the inventions of phosphate fertilizers in the 40’s, plastics in the 50’s, pcb’s, air and water contaminations from the 60’s. All these inventions and processes were thought to be a panacea for humanity at the time, only after years of unfettered use did we find that these all had dangerous side effects for humans. Back then the mantra was the same as now, more research is needed, how do we know these are bad for humans, we need more research before we can say these are harmful. Only when people were dying was it researched enough for action. Is that what    “ the people here and elsewhere say we need to wait and see and do more research….” you and these people want to do wait until people are dying???

Those who fail to learn from History, are destined to repeat it.......