Dana's 2013 was the second-hottest year on record without an El Niño garnered the most comments of the articles posted during the past week and the lively conversation continues. Rog Painting's Why rainbows and oil slicks help to show the greenhouse effect was the second most discussed article.
h/t to I Heart Climate Scientists
"True sceptics test a hypothesis against the evidence, but climate sceptics refuse to accept anything that contradicts their beliefs."
Denying climate change isn't scepticism – it's 'motivated reasoning' by David Robert Grimes, The Guardian, Feb 5, 2014
The TCP is addressed in:
Joe Romm gives a shout-out to the Debunking Handbook in his Climate Progressblog post, How To Talk To A Climate Science Denier, If You Must.
Rob Painting's article The Oceans Warmed up Sharply in 2013: We're Going to Need a Bigger Graph generated the following blog posts:
In his Ars Technica post, Interview Regarding REmap 2030 (in which I’m the Interviewee), Zach Shahan uses a graphic, Comparing the Cost oF Climate Action and Climate inaction from Dana's SKS article, Nordhaus Sets the Record Straight - Climate Mitigation Saves Money.
Tom Engelhardt opens his thought provoking TomDispatch.com essay, Ending the World the Human Way by referencing the TCP. Englehardt's essay has, in turn, been reposted on Mother Jones and a number of other websites.
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Posted by John Hartz on Sunday, 9 February, 2014
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