Hannity's not even close on 2009 temperatures
In three separate instances over two weeks, Sean Hannity has baselessly asserted that "this is one of the coldest years on record" to claim that climate change is a "hoax" or not "real." In fact, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), and Britain's Met Office have stated that to date, 2009 is among the warmest years on record.
Hannity repeatedly asserted, "This is one of the coldest years on record"
November 10: "This is one of the coldest years on record, ladies and gentlemen." Hannity stated during the November 10 edition of his Fox News program, "Here's what I don't understand. This is one of the coldest years on record, ladies and gentlemen. There is no -- I don't believe climate change is real. I think this is global warming hysteria and alarmism."
November 18: "Senator, this is the coldest year on record ... or one of them." Hannity stated during a November 18 radio interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), "[W]hat I'm afraid of is I think you're going to be used by the Democrats. 'Well, even Lindsey Graham agrees that global warming is real.' We're -- Senator, this is the coldest year on record ... or one of them."
November 24: "You can also look it up, this is one of the coldest years in history, this past year." During the November 24 edition of his radio show, Hannity told a caller who said he "can't wait" to confront "a liberal aunt and uncle" with "some facts" on global warming: "I tell you what, I have a special bit of information for you. At the top of the next hour, we're going to expose the global warming hoax and how they have purposefully been misguiding people on this issue of man-made global warming. You can also look it up, this is one of the coldest years in history, this past year."
In fact, major climate data centers indicate that thus far, 2009 is among the warmest years on record
NOAA: 2009 year-to-date global temperatures tied "as fifth warmest January-through-October period." NOAA's National Climatic Data Center stated in its October Global Analysis that "[f]or the year to date, the global combined land and ocean surface temperature of 14.7 °C (58.4 °F) tied with 2007 as the fifth-warmest January-through-October period on record." From the analysis:
NOAA explains that "[t]he term 'temperature anomaly' means a departure from a reference value or long-term average. A positive anomaly indicates that the observed temperature was warmer than the reference value, while a negative anomaly indicates that the observed temperature was cooler than the reference value."
GISS: 2009 year-to-date global surface temperature ranks fifth warmest out of 130 years. The following "Comparison of 2009 Temperature to the Two Years with the Warmest Annual Means" was posted on the Surface Temperature Analysis of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, last modified on November 16:
Met Office: 2009 will be one of top five warmest years globally. The BBC reported on November 24 that "[t]his year will be one of the top five warmest years globally since records began 150 years ago, according to figures compiled by the Met Office." The BBC further reported that "[o]ther sources say it could even be the third warmest."
Monthly U.S. temps not representative of global climate
NOAA: United States saw "third coolest October on record." NOAA stated in its October "National Overview" that "[t]he average October temperature of 50.8°F was 4.0°F below the 20th Century average" and that "[f]or the nation as a whole, it was the third coolest October on record." Hannity may be mistaking the U.S. national October temperature for the global annual temperature. Globally, October was "the sixth warmest October on record," according to NOAA. And data for the year thus far, rather than for one month, indicate that 2009 is among the warmest years on record for the planet.
His stock-in-trade is lies. He lies over and over and over again until the rubes and gulls believe them.
He is a miserable human being. And a proven LIAR!
Of course, we're not as narrowly focused on the local as gpp is, as shown in his posts below. Unlike him, we have enough sense of perspective to realize that our local temperatures have only a small impact on global averages.
Until you learn the difference between the two, why don't you stop wasting our time and proving your ignorance?
In other words, your post was pretty pointless. It was shallow, uninformed and completely devoid of logic. Pretty much what we've come to expect from you.
Doesn't that prove there is no such thing as Global Warming?
Now, that it was 70 degrees in the Washington, DC area in mid-November doesn't prove anything and it's even really worth mentioning.
These people just eat up the intentionally ignorant radio and tv yakkers who will jump on every snowfall as "evidence" against Global Warming, never noticing that you don't hear a PEEP out of ANY of them during heat waves.
That's pretty good for a Fox News host.
October was the 3rd coldest month in 115 years of record keeping in the US.
Germany also had the coldest October temperatures ever recorded.
New Zealand had the coldest October temperatures in 64 years, and the latest snow ever recorded.
China had the worst October snow storm ever recorded, 9,000 roofs collapsed from the snow.
Hey, where is the warming???
http://www.dailytech.com/Temperature+Monitors+Report+Widescale+Global+Cooling/article10866.htm
Wow, look at that. Annual averages show an overall upward trend. Imagine that.
Here's a theory I find MUCH more credible than AGW
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070228-mars-warming.html
"Mann" Made Global Warming
how about this graph from NOAA - threee graphs of WORLD temperatures for 1200 yrs.
there is a reason the term is "global warming" not "USA warming"
It was dark last night = No Sun.
You deniers are BEYOND stupid.
Funny, by my watch, the days are still 24 hours, and I set up a light meter from midnight last night until 9am today, which showed a definite lightening of the sky !!! It's getting more day-lighty , not less !!!
Can I get a job with Fox yet ?
--Rupert Murdoch
1) Global warming refers to the world, not our single country.
2) Hannity spoke about 2009, not the month of October. You're dumb.
Do you think the rest of the world doesn't exist? Do you think that somehow you're giving support to Hannity when his statement is false by any objective standard?
That is has nothing to do either with short-term temperature changes or changes in any individual area?
And that one of the predictions of global warming is the occurrence of more extreme weather patterns, of higher highs and lower lows?
And so that the records here cited about October in the US (one month in one limited area) could just as easily be cited as evidence of global warming as evidence against it?
One data point, which is what this essentially is, proves nothing one way or another. It is the overall pattern established by a large number of data points from a range of observational lines that makes the case. The fact that the pattern that emerges clearly points to human-caused global warming is why the nanny-nanny naysayers have to cherry-pick data in the vain attempt to make a case.
That's why it's climate change. The warming of the world in general will mean more extremes in many areas until the temp becomes more stable. During the times of increasing worldwide climatic temperatures, we're going to see more extreme weather, so more floods, droughts, record highs and also record lows.
That and "Average Climate" and "Global Average" just dont have the same ring to them. Doesnt quite strike fear like "Global Warming" or "Climate Change" do.
January was the 7th warmest.
February was the 9th warmest.
March was the 10th warmest.
April was the 5th warmest.
May was listed in ranking (see link above)
June was the second warmest.
July was the 5th warmest.
August was the 2nd warmest.
September was the 2nd warmest.
October was the 6th.
So you are correct that Hannity was wrong that it was the coldest but then again you might want to correct yourself since "2009 is among the warmest years on record."
Also this site says that the temperature is a little higher then normal. http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/09/2009-shaping-up-to-be-a-normal-temperature-year-in-the-usa/
And the hurricane commercial that talks about Hurricane that the government is pushing for Copenhagen summit is a lie also - Hurricane - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2009atlan.shtml
Thanks for the link since it make my search a lot easier since all the facts was already there.
Now, those of you who deny global warming seem to be cut from a certain kind of cloth. The same kind of cloth that people who think the earth is flat are cut from. That is to say: Complete and utter morons. Sorry if that's too blunt for you, but sometimes ypou just really need to hit people over the head with certain facts to get their attention. Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you think global warming isn't real you, sir, need educating.
The science has basically been in on this since the middle of the 1980s, but Big Oil and Big Coal have put up a smokescreen, the same way Big Tobacco did with their claims that cigarettes do not cause cancer.
It doesn't help that we allow any religious nutcase who wants you to believe that the earth is younger than the archaeological and geological evidence says it could possibly be to spew their nonsense and we don't call them on it. That we allow these farking twits to call what they do "Science" is a crime against thinking. The same goes for the twits who spout creationism as if it was anything more than a ridiculous fantasy. Please, if you are one the the aforementioned morons, twits, or a dumbasses, do feel free to try and justify your stupidity in the space provided below. I will, of course, promptly laugh at you. I believe it's only fair I tell you this up front.
Have a nice day.
Certainly it's probable that the earth is warming. It's just that this junk science and fake modeling is designed to make it look like it's related to human activity instead of solar activity, or lack of while denying all other possible sources of change... pathetic
Solar activity and all other inputs have been factored into their models as best as they can be. You're not stupid enough to believe that they simply disregarded those factors, are you? Human inputs remain as the most significant factor of input with regard to the current steep incline in average global temperatures.
It will, of course, continue to be studied, but with the masses of data that have so far been accumulated and processed there aren't likely to be a lot of big surprises remaining.
A moldy brick with his fingers in his ears chanting "Algore Algore Algore Algore Algore" at that.
Well, you can hope that the mold hasn't penetrated too far and that they are actually open to debate. Unfortuneately, that isn't usually the case.
I have found out that when you have a "discussion" with someone, you can usually tell right up front if the are open minded enough to listen to you. If they aren't I usually don't even bother.
If I want to waste my time, I might was well talk to the wall.
this guy is all about MONEY period. is there were people on the left willing to give this lier more money he would say the complete opposite.
I'd rather argue with a dining room table.