Is Earth Running Hot or Cold?

I love the term ’scientific consensus’.

Remember the consensus that declared the world flat?

How about the consensus the Nazi’s had about sub-humans?

These days, global warming has taken the consensus mantle for their own. A Londoner (or Netizen, for that matter) can’t even open up The Guardian and have any optimism. Yesterday, readers were treated to a light Sunday fare…we must brace for extinction! Yep…the world temperature IS going 4C, the poles will melt, most of the British Isles will be washed over and we’re all going to die. Scone, dear?

I often speak of New Jersey – heck, I live here. Today’s high temperature is forecast to be 75F. That’s about 7F below normal. Rather than the sweltering, humid summers here in NJ, it has been quite moderate. That follows a cooler than normal Spring. I have watered my lawn TWICE this whole year. Get the picture?

Today, it’s global warming. Thirty years ago, it was to prep for the upcoming Ice Age.

Follow the money trail people. Good news doesn’t sell. If no one buys carbon credits, Al Gore is out of a lucrative job. If the government can’t keep us feeling guilty, we may start thinking for ourselves. (Note to Govenor Corzine: that was tried before, and it’s crumbling today) What is going to happen if, by some ‘miracle’ of nature, a humongous volcano erupts and the global temperature FALLS by 4C? Are we going to freeze to death?

It’s a tough job being an Armchair Energist – I worry, so you don’t have to.

Honey, would you please pass the strawberry preserves!

On a planet 4C hotter, all we can prepare for is extinction – The Guardian
Another Ice Age? – Time