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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 2897" data-source="post: 797097"><p>I think it might be constructive to go back 15 years and look at some of the predictions made back then and their accuracy.</p><p></p><p>* Hurricane frequency and intensity would significantly increase. This prediction has not been borne out yet as overall there has been no change to either. There has been a slight increase on the extreme low end of tropical storms (40mph) in terms of frequency, but many people attribute that to better technology and monitoring. (The IPCC doesn't see any increase either, and attributes larger property losses in more recent years to more people building more structures along the coast.)</p><p></p><p>* Ice melting in the polar regions will flood the North Atlantic, interrupting the currents from the tropics to Europe. This hasn't happened.</p><p></p><p>* Sea level rise. This prediction has been pretty accurate. But its impossible to know how much if any of this comes from human activity since the historical record shows a much more significant increase in sea level during the periods following recent mini ice ages.</p><p></p><p>* Increased tornadoes. Hasn't happened.</p><p></p><p>* Mount Kilimanjaro's glacier would disappear by 2016. Current estimates are it will be gone by around 2050.</p><p></p><p>* The Arctic could be ice free by 2014. Current estimates are it will be ice free by around 2050.</p><p></p><p>Of course the two biggest problems in most people's eyes are that none of the global warming studies are double blind. Everybody who is getting paid knows who is paying for it, what is the desired outcome, and what is necessary to keep the gravy train moving along. Second, many of the highest profile people advocating for certain policies have extremely large direct financial stakes and interests in the companies that stand to benefit from it. And I suppose a third problem is how many times its been discovered that people have manipulated raw temperature data along the way. <a href="https://climate.nasa.gov/blog/3071/the-raw-truth-on-global-temperature-records/" target="_blank">https://climate.nasa.gov/blog/3071/the-raw-truth-on-global-temperature-records/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 2897, post: 797097"] I think it might be constructive to go back 15 years and look at some of the predictions made back then and their accuracy. * Hurricane frequency and intensity would significantly increase. This prediction has not been borne out yet as overall there has been no change to either. There has been a slight increase on the extreme low end of tropical storms (40mph) in terms of frequency, but many people attribute that to better technology and monitoring. (The IPCC doesn't see any increase either, and attributes larger property losses in more recent years to more people building more structures along the coast.) * Ice melting in the polar regions will flood the North Atlantic, interrupting the currents from the tropics to Europe. This hasn't happened. * Sea level rise. This prediction has been pretty accurate. But its impossible to know how much if any of this comes from human activity since the historical record shows a much more significant increase in sea level during the periods following recent mini ice ages. * Increased tornadoes. Hasn't happened. * Mount Kilimanjaro's glacier would disappear by 2016. Current estimates are it will be gone by around 2050. * The Arctic could be ice free by 2014. Current estimates are it will be ice free by around 2050. Of course the two biggest problems in most people's eyes are that none of the global warming studies are double blind. Everybody who is getting paid knows who is paying for it, what is the desired outcome, and what is necessary to keep the gravy train moving along. Second, many of the highest profile people advocating for certain policies have extremely large direct financial stakes and interests in the companies that stand to benefit from it. And I suppose a third problem is how many times its been discovered that people have manipulated raw temperature data along the way. [URL]https://climate.nasa.gov/blog/3071/the-raw-truth-on-global-temperature-records/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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