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WeatherBELL Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi Denies Basic Physics: ‘CO2 Cannot Cause Global Warming’ by Climate Guest Blogger - ThinkProgress.org
Please post this asap. I sent this to him as a response JoeA copy of this is being sent to Climate Depot since you may not leave it on. I dont run from bullies, especially those that dont bother looking at all sides of this issue
If you have the guts , have your readers read this:
Carbon Dioxide Not a Well Mixed Gas and Can’t Cause Global Warming by John O’Sullivan - co2insanity.com
and look at this, the direct correlation of global temps to the flip in the PDO 3 years ago
http://policlimate.com/climate/cfsr_t2m_2011.png
We can go on and on and on, by why do so. Sheep have no ability to think on their own, but blindly follow along
You dont have a leg to stand on. The disconnect to c02 is obvious and its YOU AND YOUR ILK that are in denial.
The major drop in mid tropospheric temps to record cold levels, at precisely the level the IPCC says that we are supposed to have trapping hot spots is the nail in the coffin. When one turns a thermostat down in the house, the first thing that cools is the air in the house, THEN THE SURFACES.
The great thermostat of the earth is the tropical pacific and IF YOU ACTUALLY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW THE ATMOSPHERE WORKS you would understand that a 1 degree drop in tropical water temps offsets a 20 degree rise in the arctic temps, even more, based on the energy considerations of saturated warm air, and cold dry air. The turn to the cold PDO and the La Ninas that are becoming common ( yet another debacle from the IPCC, the idea we would be in constant el ninos and by the way, there will be a weak el nino later this year leading to a mor e severe winter next year in the US, which you will then blame global warming for) are consistent with climate cycle theory and the cooling that results. By the way have you taken a look at TOTAL GLOBAL SEA ICE? Of course not, its right on top of normal.
Here is my next forecast for you Joey boy, although Dr Gray made it years ago. When this is all done, this will go down as one of the greatest hoaxes of all time.
Lets see if you have the guts to let your readers read the co2 ideas above. The only regret I have is that I did not use this argument earlier. The jig is up, You should move to some other save the planet cause, because lord knows there are plenty of them out there that are worthy of attention. This is not one of them, and I suspect you and your ilk know it.
All the bestJB