You don't need a weatherman to tell which way a Christie blows

bwilson4web · Jun 30, 2012

Talk about poor timing:

Christy, professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, says May 2012 was the fourth warmest in the 34-year history of satellite data gathering. Data show May temperatures in the northern hemisphere to be a little more than a degree Fahrenheit above average.

The data show it was 0.95 C, or about 1.71 degrees Fahrenheit, warmer than normal over the contiguous 48 states, which made it the fourth warmest May since 1979, according to Christy.
. . .
Based on these observations, Christy says the accepted view of global warming is not quite as accurate as popularly believed. He acknowledges that some global warming is occurring, but says it is not pronounced as many climatologists claim.

Christy says he does not agree with the extent of global warming held by most of his colleagues. "We look at real observational data that shows how fast the world is warning, and when you compare this with model results, the model shows much more warming than the actual data show," he says.
. . .
Data compiled over the past 130 years show some warming over the northern hemisphere, but actually show a very slight cooling trend for the southeastern U.S., Christy says.
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Warm May 2012 not evidence of global warming, says UAH climatologist | al.com

Then it seem June followed May:
NASA - NASA Maps Heat Wave Fueling Wildfires in the Rockies

Then we have Sunday's forecast, expected to be even hotter than today. Talk about bad timing. Still, weather is not climate but talk about 'bad luck.'

Bob Wilson

icarus · Jul 1, 2012

Hmmn,

Warm winter,, no hot winter 75f in MN in early March, warm sprint and hot summer (again) along with funky weather in much of the country over and over again. No, there's no climate change going on.

Icarus

bwilson4web · Jul 1, 2012

Indeed, we had Daisy's flowering the end of February. The pollen season started early and lasted long. With the drought, the pine trees are losing a lot of needles and the corn crop is suffering. Gosh, there sure are a lot of armadillos.

Going back to the climate models, as better data and understanding occur, the models, like the satellite data calibration, can also improve. But at least Christie's data and the models now agree on the sign of the change, it is getting warmer.

Bob Wilson

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