Thursday, February 19, 2009
Weather Is NOT Climate
This is why climate scientists refer to global climate change rather than global warming. I have no intention of getting political but since the weather and climate affect all of us on Neebish Island I wanted to post responses to George Will's recent OpEd which was simply the recycling of the same column he writes every few years (See: George Will Believes In Recycling).
Mr. Will's nonsense cannot be allowed to pass this time. Every single point he makes is factually wrong. And the organizations he cites do not appreciate being politicized. Example from the Arctic Climate Research Center:
“We do not know where George Will is getting his information, but our data shows that on February 15, 1979, global sea ice area was 16.79 million sq. km and on February 15, 2009, global sea ice area was 15.45 million sq. km. Therefore, global sea ice levels are 1.34 million sq. km less in February 2009 than in February 1979. This decrease in sea ice area is roughly equal to the area of Texas, California, and Oklahoma combined.
It is disturbing that the Washington Post would publish such information without first checking the facts.”
See: George Will Denies Climate Change and Gets Slammed
I like George Will. I have read his baseball books. But he gets his climate science wrong and it must be pointed out.
Further reading:
NASA: What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
HuffPo: Weather Does Not Equal Climate
Mr. Will's nonsense cannot be allowed to pass this time. Every single point he makes is factually wrong. And the organizations he cites do not appreciate being politicized. Example from the Arctic Climate Research Center:
“We do not know where George Will is getting his information, but our data shows that on February 15, 1979, global sea ice area was 16.79 million sq. km and on February 15, 2009, global sea ice area was 15.45 million sq. km. Therefore, global sea ice levels are 1.34 million sq. km less in February 2009 than in February 1979. This decrease in sea ice area is roughly equal to the area of Texas, California, and Oklahoma combined.
It is disturbing that the Washington Post would publish such information without first checking the facts.”
See: George Will Denies Climate Change and Gets Slammed
I like George Will. I have read his baseball books. But he gets his climate science wrong and it must be pointed out.
Further reading:
NASA: What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
HuffPo: Weather Does Not Equal Climate
