We are witnessing the deathknell of Global Warming hysteria. Oh, there will surely be those who cling bitterly to their solar power installations and their windmills, but the truth is still moving forward despite the wails of protest from the Al Gores of the world. Here are just a few salient facts:
1. The average air temperature measured at thousands of stations around the globe show that there has been no increase in that temperature for the last 15 years. From the 1940s to the 1970s, there was a gradual cooling of these same temperatures, and from the 1970s to the 1990s, there was a gradual increase.
2. In the United States, the weather has been calmer of late. According to NOAA, the USA is at a 60 year low in the number or tornadoes, and we are also at an all time low with regard to the frequency of being hit by a category 3 or larger hurricane. (Don't be fooled by Sandy. That was a destructive storm, but it was not a strong storm. It did its damage because of the course it followed, not because of its strength.)
3. The switch to natural gas from coal has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by more than 9% over the last 6 years. This is according to the EPA. Also, the methane which the global warming crowd says leaks from natural gas wells is 20% lower than 15 years ago, even though the number of gas wells has soared. This fact too comes from the EPA.
So there you have it: no temperature rise, a decline to record lows in severe weather, and falling rather than rising carbon dioxide emissions. It is a trifecta of facts that put the lie to the global warming hysteria. And it all happened without some massive government program like cap and trade.
1. The average air temperature measured at thousands of stations around the globe show that there has been no increase in that temperature for the last 15 years. From the 1940s to the 1970s, there was a gradual cooling of these same temperatures, and from the 1970s to the 1990s, there was a gradual increase.
2. In the United States, the weather has been calmer of late. According to NOAA, the USA is at a 60 year low in the number or tornadoes, and we are also at an all time low with regard to the frequency of being hit by a category 3 or larger hurricane. (Don't be fooled by Sandy. That was a destructive storm, but it was not a strong storm. It did its damage because of the course it followed, not because of its strength.)
3. The switch to natural gas from coal has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by more than 9% over the last 6 years. This is according to the EPA. Also, the methane which the global warming crowd says leaks from natural gas wells is 20% lower than 15 years ago, even though the number of gas wells has soared. This fact too comes from the EPA.
So there you have it: no temperature rise, a decline to record lows in severe weather, and falling rather than rising carbon dioxide emissions. It is a trifecta of facts that put the lie to the global warming hysteria. And it all happened without some massive government program like cap and trade.
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