Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Politics of Energy -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (38547)	2/26/2013 10:12:57 PM
From: Maurice Winn	3 Recommendations Respond to of 86356

Those are the 'pro-science' people! Laughable. On an all-expenses jamboree to Cancun to discuss things involving physics, chemistry and biology that they have no idea about. Mqurice

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (38547)	2/27/2013 2:48:28 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86356

"how do you justify flying a bunch of people from around the world to an expensive Mexican resort so that they can discuss Global Warming?" It's faster than walking. It would take some folks a few years to get there. "You should't be seeing more record cold temps if the entire planet is warming up.. " Only deniers believe that. The don't understand Gaian physiology. Sagging jet streams is a concept too far. Last June, during the International Polar Year conference, James Overland suggested that there are more cold and snowy winters to come. He argued that the exceptionally cold snowy 2009-2010 winter in Europe had a connection with the loss of sea-ice in the Arctic. The cold winters were associated with a persistent ‘blocking event’, bringing in cold air over Europe from the north and the east. Last year’s cold winter over northern Europe was also associated with an extreme situation associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), with the second lowest value for the NAO-index on record (see figure below). realclimate.org index.php/ archives/ 2010/ 12/ cold-winter-in-a-world-of-warming/ same guys, opposite season, same findings Global warming and airflow changes 'caused US and EU heatwaves' Air systems that encircle planet can slow to standstill, as greenhouse gas heats Arctic and causes temperature imbalance guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 26 February 2013 07.12 EST guardian.co.uk