The Heat is On 
Whoa, nellie! We are getting an early heat wave. Forecast highs for the next four days are: 95, 95, 95, and 90. I wonder if we will hit these numbers or not. Past personal observations point to that when we get our first heat wave of the year, temperatures usually miss the mark by a few degrees.

I am also awaiting the first blaming of this on global warming; especially since heat waves never happened before 01/20/01. We very well may set record high temperatures so I wonder what they called it, for example, when today's record high of 98 was set in 1925?

I am also reminded of how I use regional cold spells as proof that global warming is not happening. But when some blowhard uses a regional heat wave to prove global warming, it's taken as absolute proof. Never mind that we are both using the same test subject in the sample. Claims by the global warming zealots are always taken as truth, no matter how selective the data is.

Also, this will be fun to see people wither and melt and blast their a/c and then complain about how much a gallon of gasoline, or energy in general, costs. Our air conditioner is still wrapped in the winterizing plastic and I have no plans on unsealing it. I will, however, take the room air conditioner down from the attic and put it in the kids' room. I can take the heat but one year-olds need to be babied. Too bad so many adults need to be babied too.

torsten 
I am also reminded of how I use regional cold spells as proof that global warming is not happening. But when some blowhard uses a regional heat wave to prove global warming, it's taken as absolute proof. Never mind that we are both using the same test subject in the sample. Claims by the global warming zealots are always taken as truth, no matter how selective the data is.

No they're not.

At least you didn't make an inappropriate reference to 1984 this time, that's showing progress

torsten 
Also:

LOL

...the self-portrayal of sceptics as marginalised 'Davids' battling the powerful 'Goliath' of environmentalists and environmental scientists is a charade, as sceptics are supported by politically powerful CTTs funded by wealthy foundations and corporations.

How very unsurprising.

Brian 
If that 90% number is correct, that doesn't imply that they are wrong.

Besides, the environmentalist movement is all about control, not the environment. Anyone who doesn't see this is greatly misled.

torsten 
If that 90% number is correct, that doesn't imply that they are wrong.

What would you say if it turned out that nine out of ten anti-Linux studies were funded by Microsoft?

Occam's razor suggests that it's paid-for FUD.

Besides, the environmentalist movement is all about control, not the environment. Anyone who doesn't see this is greatly misled.

Err...no it's not.

Brian 
Besides, the environmentalist movement is all about control, not the environment. Anyone who doesn't see this is greatly misled.

Err...no it's not.


Sure it is. Nearly every normal weather phenomenon is now blamed on AGW. Floods, hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, blizzards, and so on, are reported on with the spin that AGW is the reason they are happening. So once this is repeated frequently enough and long enough, eventually a generation of people will believe than man causes the weather events that hurt both people and the planet. Thus, the natural progression and course of action will be people asking: "what I can do to fix this?" and if not enough people take this initiative, which is likely, it will be deferred to legislation and regulation, which are control measures.

torsten 
Sure it is. Nearly every normal weather phenomenon is now blamed on AGW.

No.

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