tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post73658737881732700..comments2023-08-24T23:19:59.072+02:00Comments on Opinionations: Replies to questions about climate sciencePhilip Machanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164887573361181817noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-4773603174896015452010-03-15T14:27:53.119+02:002010-03-15T14:27:53.119+02:00Anonymous, the Webster et al. paper suggests there...Anonymous, the Webster <i>et al</i>. paper suggests there may be a connection between increased storms and increased SST. It does <i>not</i> make a strong enough connection that it invalidates what I wrote. There are predictions that increased storms may arise, but no one is saying in any academic paper I've read that there is conclusive evidence that we are there yet. Please read what I saidPhilip Machanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164887573361181817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-3595956786960152142010-03-05T23:18:07.987+02:002010-03-05T23:18:07.987+02:00Why not settle the discussion and show us sceptics...<i>Why not settle the discussion and show us sceptics the proof for the following</i><br /><br />Of course that will settle nothing, as the answers have been given over and over again . Terry is no different from those "evolution skeptics" who ask how evolution could be true since it violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics, and where's the proof that humans evolved from monkeys (and Marcel Kincaidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-24656302921272971332010-03-03T14:02:31.903+02:002010-03-03T14:02:31.903+02:00Your number 2 response is incorrect, there certain...Your number 2 response is incorrect, there certainly has been predictions of intensification of storms.<br /><br />Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment<br />P. J. Webster,1 G. J. Holland,2 J. A. Curry,1 H.-R. Chang1<br /><br />Storms of My Grandchildren - James Hansen<br /><br />http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070830105911.htm<br /><brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-82783197752197372702010-02-24T02:28:34.045+02:002010-02-24T02:28:34.045+02:00Excellent to see a direct and referenced response ...Excellent to see a direct and referenced response to these questions. My concern is that the complexity of the science and even the language in trying to explain it baffles the average punter. It is much easier for the punter to accept that the questions (such as "Can you prove that CO2 cause climate change?") cannot be answered, rather than squeezing their brain to try to understand Nicconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-76713576064197180482010-02-20T23:55:11.892+02:002010-02-20T23:55:11.892+02:00Thanks, James. I usually catch spam pretty fast on...Thanks, James. I usually catch spam pretty fast on new articles; this sort of abuse is why I moderate comments on articles more than 10 days old.Philip Machanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164887573361181817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-85188938959683110822010-02-20T14:26:11.406+02:002010-02-20T14:26:11.406+02:00Agreed. Ideology frequently overwhelms evidence-ba...Agreed. Ideology frequently overwhelms evidence-based and reasoned advice.<br /><br />(You might also want to delete the last message in Japanese. I just ran it through google translate and was surprised at what it actually meant)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080241194595140927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-39294241218019562632010-02-20T13:26:57.805+02:002010-02-20T13:26:57.805+02:00Maybe so but the predisposition to disbelieve the ...Maybe so but the predisposition to disbelieve the science is founded in an inability to accept there can be a decent lifestyle without plentiful cheap fossil fuels. So thinking of better ways to explain the science is limited in its usefulness.Philip Machanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164887573361181817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597906.post-7197329011752757612010-02-19T12:19:07.865+02:002010-02-19T12:19:07.865+02:00I followed this link from RealClimate so am not a ...I followed this link from RealClimate so am not a regular to your blog. I think this is a very good explanation of some very pertinent issues that are often misunderstood. I am not a climate scientist, although I do have considerable background concerning modelling of complex natural systems under large uncertainty (nuclear waste safety over geological time scales). One thing that bothers me Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080241194595140927noreply@blogger.com