Global warming denialists and right-wing bloggers seem to have some new evidence in their attempts to prove that there's nothing to this global warming business. It seems that NASA recently revised their estimates of hottest years on record, and - horror of horrors - withheld this from the American public. You can read all about it in the
Memorandum blog or that noted authority:
NewsbustersScience blogger Nick Anthis:
The Scientific Activist calls this
Global Warming Denialism at its Best:
August 9, 2007, will go down in history as a great day for global warming denialism. On Wednesday, the 8th, well-known global warming denialist Steve McIntyre published a post on his blog about NASA finding a flaw in some of its temperature data that led to a minor reordering of the list of the hottest years on record. Not surprisingly, the conservative media and blogs went hog wild the next day. The mainstream media even got a bit carried away... despite the fact that we're talking about changes of hundredths of degrees here and that these numbers are only for North America (and don't affect the worldwide leaderboard).
My own favorite science blogger: Phil Platt of the
Bad Astronomy blog actually runs the numbers, for those whose math anxiety is under control:
Is it hot in here or is it just me? Even with the adjustments: "
It was warmer on average in the last 13 years than any time in recorded history' (Phil Platt's words).
If you want analysis by real climate scientists, go over to the
Real Climate blog. Warning: high science content!
These blogs are worth bookmarking as resources for following the climate change issue, and for ammunition in debates with 'skeptics.' Another resource is:
How to Talk to a Global Warming Skeptic from
A Few Things Ill ConsideredMeanwhile, today's high in KC is supposed to 102 degrees! Hot enough for ya?
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