Texas Heat Wave Caused by Global Warming, NASA's Hansen Says

Here is the NCDC data for 116 years of annual temperatures in Texas and as you can see the long term trend is 0 degrees of temperature rise. You can also see why Hansen avoided using temperatures in his analysis prior to his carefully cherry picked date of 1960.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/time-series/index.php?parameter=tmp&month=12&year=2011&filter=12&state=41&div=0

Is there any wonder why surveys show that Americans are losing trust in climate scientists? Is it any wonder that the scientists are circling their wagons and incorportaing a strategy of painting Americans as being science illeterates, fighting scientific transparency by blocking FOIA requests and attacking rather than engaging sceptical climate scientists? Einstein, Feynman, Popper and others must be rolling over in their graves.

Hansen is still the one cherry picking. Here is the 116 year Texas trend for June = +.3 degF/century:  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/time-series/index.php?parameter=tmp&month=6&year=2011&filter=12&state=41&div=0

July = +.4 degF/century:  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/time-series/index.php?parameter=tmp&month=6&year=2011&filter=1&state=41&div=0

August = -.2 degF/century:  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/time-series/index.php?parameter=tmp&month=7&year=2011&filter=1&state=41&div=0

As you can see my original point that Hansen used a start date when temperatures were cooler is still valid in the single month data for warm months too.

Thank you for your links to the activist/biased web sites, but I will continue to base my scientific views on my own research and sources like the Royal Meteorological Society which found no human attribution in weather events over the last 138 years (correction from earlier post) of data rather than your bisaed sources or Hansen's cherry picked 50 year study.

I will also have to disagree that the scientists have exhibited "enourmous courtesy". There are numerous examples provided their emails that evidence their attempts to avoid FOIA requests, cherry pick data and plot to discredit/destroy other scientists/laypeople that disagree with them and/or who find problems with their results.

As for the 97% agreeing with AGW, I am familiar with that survey and I would also agree with the question on AGW as it is phrased.

rigourous?  loosing?  propoganda? likelyhood?  its (rather than it's)? 

You are not even literate.

Judith Curry ,who participated on this study with Muller, disagrees with Muller's conclusions. In addition, this work has not been peer reviewed.

"But his scientific standing is so solid that his research continues to be published in respected scientific journals,"

His being published in those journals means nothing when the peer-review is by cronies and friends of his Team. His science is not reputable as it can be shown that he cherry-picks the data to show what he wants, rather than being a man and examining ALL of the data. The man has no integrity and, if they retracked doctoral awards, his would be the first to go. His activism includes a huge amount of misinformation and outright lies. In my book, that cancels his veracity in everything as he is lying to the public and cobbling up the science.

I have always found it odd that a week of hot weather is proof of global warming, but a week of cold weather isn't.

If we have an unusually large snow storm or a period of cold weather, we are told that no one weather event is proof that global warming is not happening.  But if we have a hurricane or a week of warm weather, we are told "this is proof global warming is real....."

Anyone else find that odd?  It would seem the burden of proof to prove global warming is much less the burden of proof to disprove it!

I am an environmental engineer and I tell you climate change is 100% real and happening and I dont make a dime saying it. I dont understand why its such a big deal to the people who dont "believe" in it. Like Climate scientist are gonna come snatch there kids. Who cares if people want to have cleaner vehicles, more efficient homes, and a broader consumption of energy. You may say they are only doing those things out of fear, but who cares cause its still the right thing to do! Id rather Canada not be ripping apart its ancient forests for fuel, and if I have to buy a prius to know I contribute less to that cycle then WHATS THE BIG DEAL?

Earths Rotation and the Sun contribute a lot to weather changes globaly, but I still think its WRONG to destroy the gulf coast to pump fuel from the bottom of the ocean. And dont tell me that its not destroyed, Ive been there many times, that place is an ecological nightmare.

Now how do you argue that destroying neigborhoods and life systems is moral or ethical or ok or fun or cool or whatever pervers lack of respect you have for the planet.

If you EAT, BREATHE, or DRINK and you dont care about the environment, your plain and simply Stupid.

I appreciate all of your comments and posts.  This is a rather disturbing concern for most of us who don't know who to believe.  I do understand one thing that none of you have mentioned.  Who made the earth and solar system.  If you believe GOD made it, as I do, then none of this is a concern because it won't be from man that the earth is destroyed but from GOD.  To think that man could cause global warming is crazy.  However, I do believe that all of us should be good stewards of the earth and take care of it as best that we can.  

You must also remember this.  Global warming is not what is at stake here.  Always, with everything - Follow the money.  That is what all this is about.  Gore, doesn't care about the environment or global warming.  He wants to make money and all his croonies also.  Follow the money and you will find your answers.

Anonymous,

If you feel so confident that you want to deny the work of a respected scientist who has worked for respected groups under both administrations, then have the courage to have a name or at least initials.....anonymity stinks....

I found it quite interesting. And Hansen et all are brave to dare present it, as we can see from the responses, educated or not. I hope it will do something for those of you wondering whom to trust there in America.

Scientists, or your ever so, Local Politican :)

Also, beware of 'anonymous' ahh, 'people' sprouting 'facts' ::))

We can all do that, doesn't impress me at all.