Comments on: Stern admits report “badly underestimated” climate change risks

By: John Mashey

John Mashey — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:38:55 +0000

David, Albert, dano:
Is this the right blog to fill with refutations like this of climate basics?
Sigh.

By: Dano

Dano — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:42:38 +0000

If you are just going to start making things up why should we bother reading anything you write?

You know a commenter is onto something when they mention Algore. Pffft. They can’t keep away from the key phrases that get them going, can they?

Best,

By: Albert

Albert — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:18:28 +0000

William Taylor

“The ice cao [sic] at the North pole is back thicker than before.”

If you are just going to start making things up why should we bother reading anything you write?

I’ll give you a reference on north polar ice, here:
http://climateprogress.org/ 2008/ 03/ 19/ noaanasansidc-arctic-ice-is-alarmingly-scarce-and-thin/

By: David B. Benson

David B. Benson — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:07:27 +0000

William Taylor — Here are the ten-year average global temperatures since 1850 CE:

http://tamino.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/10yave.jpg

By: valikor

valikor — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:07:15 +0000

As a former scientist trained in chemistry and physics, I had experience with chaotic systems. I used to think that high perturbations is a good and fast way to explosive behaviors and reactions… Non-linear systems should be treated with wariness..
Especially when you have some inertie… which is the case we have here…

Congratulations for your blog, book and success, keep up the good work!

Valikor

By: Peter Wood

Peter Wood — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:02:34 +0000

Stern mentioned that he had underestimated climate change in his January 4, 2008 Ely Lecture:

http://www.occ.gov.uk/ activities/ stern_papers/ Ely%20lecture%2020.12.2007%20no%20notes.pdf

He also mentioned this in a submission (with Cameron Hepburn) to the Garnaut Climate Change Review:

http://www.garnautreview.org.au/ CA25734E0016A131/ WebObj/ LetterfromProfLordNicholasSternandDrCameronHepburnonProdCommWP/ $File/ Letter%20from%20Prof%20Lord%20Nicholas%20Stern%20and%20Dr%20Cameron%20Hepburn%20on%20ProdCommWP.pdf

By: William Taylor

William Taylor — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:55:57 +0000

Its getting increasing hard to understand this global warming thing. The pacific Ocean for the last two years hasn’t had a El nino in the north during the summer months, The pacific ocean in the summer has actually cooled some according to NOAA. The ice cao at the North pole is back thicker than before. The last two years we have a 150% snow fall on mount Rainier, China, Viet Nam, record snow fall, Acroos our Northern states, last two years, record snow fall, so much that the lower Missippi river flooded this year. Swallows dying migrating to Europe this year, why, no food, they eat flying bugs, the hatches haven’t happened yet, to cold. So where is all this global Warming? Snowed here in Western Wshington up to seven inches in one day at sea level on the East side of the Olympic National Park, and here in Summner we had around 2 inches. Tday is April 17th and the forecast for Sat and Sun is possible snow, in April? Glbal Warming? Or cooling? I only see what I see. One group of sceintists say the sun spots have cycled through and are now over for another 12 years, so the earth will cool. Who is right? I still think we need to clean up the air either way but I wonder if Mr Gore had anything to do with the global warming report so his investments would even grow more in the companies he has already invested in. When he left the VP of this country he sure wasn’t woth a 100 million, he is now. Explain away all the snow and cold weather, I may listen to the hype some more. That goes for you to Mr. Stern.