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Post by louise on Jan 15, 2011 18:23:28 GMT 1
In answer to the question "Could you summarise your view of global climate change for us?" Roger replied: "Human-caused climate change is real and requires attention by policy makers to both mitigation and adaptation – but there is no quick fix; the issue will be with us for decades and longer." From rogerpielkejr.blogspot.com/2009/06/q-with-tom-fuller.html
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Post by marchesarosa on Jan 17, 2011 7:34:13 GMT 1
And your point is, Louise? The Pielkes, senior and junior, are well known for their work on REGIONAL climatic effects caused by human activities. For Example: - Things like deforestation causing changes in precipitation, wind and temperature - effects which can be observed where rain forest has been felled in Brazil or around Mt Kilimanjaro where deforestation of the slopes and surrounding area has reduced the snow cap on the mountain. - Things like agricultural land use changes and irrigation practices which affect humidity and temperature. Ever heard of the drying up of the Aral Sea, Louise, because of cotton growing? - Things like sea-level apparently rising on river deltas due to hydrological engineering upstream (aka dams, irrigation) diminishing the replenishment of silt and causing subsidence of the delta? - Things like soot falling on snow and reducing albedo is another human effect caused via industrial processes. This is found on the Himalayan glaciers affected by India and China's industrialisation (as well as the burning of wood and dung in millions of rural Third World cooking stoves!) - Things like urbanisation, another well documented human effect on weather both in temperature and in precipitation. - Things like population growth - also an anthropogenic effect, would you believe it! I could go on but you get my gist, I dare say. In other words, there is more than one "anthropogenic" effect, Louise. Warmists ignore all the OBVIOUS anthropogenic effects that no-one disputes (and that we can actually DO SOMETHING ABOUT), preferring to hype the imagined impacts of CO2 which require de-industrialization. Are you one of these silly folk? Roger Pielke certainly isn't, whether senior or junior. Have a look here, if you think you are up to the science, Louise - Pielke pere's website. pielkeclimatesci.wordpress.com/Incidentally both Pielkes have been IPCC contributors - contrarians, naturally!
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Post by marchesarosa on Jan 17, 2011 9:20:29 GMT 1
The US National Weather Service (Tampa Bay Area) stated re local temperatures in 2010
"“….it was a year of temperature extremes across west central and southwest Florida…the entire year we had more days with temperatures not making it above 60 degrees then during any other year in recorded history at most locations as seen in the Table 1….
Roger Pielke Sr comments:
This local summary illustrates the complexity of weather and why we need to focus on regional and local patterns and extremes, not a global average surface temperature. Since NONE of these extremes were skillfully predicted even a season ahead of time, it also illustrates the limited predictability of the climate system.
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