tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803306.post7047638824726611534..comments2023-10-19T05:09:40.165-07:00Comments on Backseat driving: Give Michael Tobis his Jim Hansen momentBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803306.post-603972543661933862010-08-25T18:38:18.453-07:002010-08-25T18:38:18.453-07:00And now he's forwarded on (or whatever the opp...And now he's forwarded on (or whatever the opposite of backing off is), Pat and Chip having been caught pulling their usual tricks. <br /><br />All of this is turning into an interesting discussion within the climate science community, as can be seen <a href="http://www.cejournal.net/?p=3503#comments" rel="nofollow">here</a>. As best I can tell from KT's slides, he thinks the very hot Indian Ocean was the major culprit in pulling the jet south. Note that unlike the "Climate CSI" team he analyzes the whole event, which IMVHO is best. It'll be informative to get the more complete picture from him. But actually the most interesting thing is his message on messaging, noting slides 12 and 23 in particular.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803306.post-559675731422526862010-08-18T10:29:47.877-07:002010-08-18T10:29:47.877-07:00It's interesting how easy it is even for infor...It's interesting how easy it is even for informed people to forget about the expansion of the tropics and the associated poleward shift of the atmospheric circulation, especially as this is the one that relates to extreme weather events. That this effect gets so little attention, indeed that it wasn't seen as cause for the human race to hit the collective panic button, is proof that evolution has not prepared us to deal with climate change. Most of us simply seem unable to grasp the problem.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.com