It’s no surprise to those who follow climate science that temperature patterns have shifted as the world has warmed up. But in a new study, outspoken climate scientist James Hansen goes a step further, saying devastating heat waves in recent years are the result of global warming.
Since natural dynamics — such as fluctuations in sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean — contribute to extreme events like heat waves, this connection can be controversial.
Scientists disagree on the degree to which global warming can be blamed for extreme events, such as heat waves, and Hansen, of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies and no stranger to controversy, is among those most aggressive about making this connection.
Heatwaves are caused by high pressure systems.Ask any meteorologist.
That’s probably why most meteorologist say global warming is BS.
Hansen chose 1950 to 1980 for his data baseline because it ignores the record high temperatures of the 1930′s. Cherry pick we much.
I am so sick of the hocus bogus games with numbers. These people should be prosecuted or at least have their credentials revoked for this academic malfeaseance.
There is a lot of talk minimizing the 1930s. A lot of that is post homogenization data. I believe even Hansen has noted in the past that the 1930s were just as warm until they were disappeared. What we do know is that global cooling was all the rage in the base period Hansen chose.
“The democratic process is supposed to be one person one vote, but it turns out that money is talking louder than the votes. So, I’m not surprised that people are getting frustrated. I think that peaceful demonstration is not out of order, because we’re running out of time.” – Hansen We know the guy is not objective and we know this is his version of “peaceful demonstration.” This is a shell game and we’re left trying to find the pea. We will.
Heat waves are “weather”. Climate is NOT weather.
The relationship is like that of trees to a forest. A forest is composed of a LOT of trees, but it doesn’t matter to the forest what kind of trees are present, as long as there are a lot of them. You can make a forest with any kind(s) of trees.
Corazon Aquino probably had a forest of shoe trees.
Sorry. My computer refuses to render the word “scientist” and the name James Hansen in the same sentence. My grammar checker suggest the word “crackpot” instead.