Monthly Archives: December 2008

The Enhanced Gore Effect

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Harold Ambler

  Another post about snow? But aren’t these anecdotal stories superficial compared to the great weight of NASA’s temperature measuring system and the analysis of the Great Oz himself, James Hansen? Three points: (1) Anecdotal information is inherently valuable. It … Continue reading →

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It’s New O’leans, Dahlin’

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Harold Ambler

More news of catastrophic warming. This from The New Orleans Times-Picayune:  White-knuckled drivers drove down Jefferson Davis Parkway Thursday morning, past the shivering schoolgirls in skirts, past coffeeshops brimming with weather chit-chat, alongside a neutral ground frozen in time. For one … Continue reading →

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The Twelve Days of Global Warming

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Harold Ambler

  Thanks to Bethany Cole for this fine Christmas carol: On the first day of Global Warming, my true love sent to me Al Gore’s cap and trade policy. On the second day of Global Warming, my true love sent … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to a Fearmonger

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Harold Ambler

The Canadian geologist Dr. David Barber has been getting some attention recently for his claim that the Arctic , despite recent ice gains, is likely to be ice-free by 2015. “The ice that has covered the Arctic basin for a … Continue reading →

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Cold Feet

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Harold Ambler

  I remember playing frisbee one afternoon duration orientation week in the fall of 1983. I had just come back from my freshman trip, which practically all incoming Dartmouth students go on. Mine was a two-day canoeing trip near the New … Continue reading →

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