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Remember it’s only weather

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Via many places may I point you at a rather amusing skit by Armstrong and Miller and via The Foggy Mirror an article suggesting (as they suggested back in the 70s) that we should possibly be worrying more about another mini ice-age than about global warming. “The cold now sweeping over Europe and other parts of the globe are due to natural cycles, says German meteorologist Thomas Globig. He points out that the first 2 weeks of December in Britain have been the coldest since the last little ice age 350 years ago, and claims some climate models have criminally … Continue reading →

Unsettled science

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It would seem that the settled climate change science which persuaded our great and glorious leaders to commit to legally binding CO2 reductions isn’t quite as settled as it seems as new research from NASA suggests that doubling CO2 won’t even raise the temperature by 2 degrees. It would seem from the headlines that many of the climate change models forgot that plants quite like CO2 and would grow a bit better and this would have an impact on climate change. “In particular, green plants can be expected to grow as they find it easier to harvest carbon from the … Continue reading →

Weather or riots… place your bets

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I see from Facebook that the students plan to take to the streets again, though this time for a peaceful protest. though their banner does look like a cross between a socialist revolutionary poster and Irish republican lyrics/slogans – both movements well known for their peaceful nature. The Facebook group claims over 6,000 people are going to be attending, however looking out of my window I can see about 3 inches of snow on the ground and more falling. Now admittedly I’m on the edge of town but I don’t imagine it’s falling much less in the centre. So I … Continue reading →