notrickszone--2020-07-15--Surprise: North Atlantic Region Has Cooled By Almost 1°C Over Past 120 Years

Atlantic region near Iceland has cooled over the past 120 years .
Image : NASA ( public domain ) There are areas of the world that stubbornly resist “ global warming ” .
These include an oceanic region near Iceland where sea surface temperatures have cooled by almost 1°C in the last 120 years .
Allan & Allan 2019 have examined the “ cold blob ” more closely and suspect that the summer ice melt will cause cold melt water to flow into the ocean , which will then lead to the winter cold of the sea area .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rahmstorf from Potsdam , who suggested a weakening of the Gulf Stream as the cause of the “ cold blob ” .
Seasonal Changes in the North Atlantic Cold Anomaly : The Influence of Cold Surface Waters From Coastal Greenland and Warming Trends Associated With Variations in Subarctic Sea Ice Cover Worldwide sea surface temperatures ( SST ) have increased on average by about 1 °C since 1900 with the exception of a region of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre near 50°N which has cooled by up to 0.9 °C over the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temperature anomaly maps which has been colloquially described by Rahmstorf et al .
( 2015 , https : //doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2554 ) as the “ cold blob ” ( abbreviated here CB ) .
This unique long‐term surface cooling trend is most evident in February , but in August net warming is observed even at CB epicenter and the CB itself is reduced to a mere “ warming hole.
” These seasonal changes in the intensity of the CB are the product of two separate factors : ( 1 ) a long‐term winter cooling specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be associated with cooling of Greenland coastal waters in autumn , plausibly linked to summer meltwater from icebergs and sea ice and ( 2 ) summer warming effects which derive from ( a ) dramatic reduction in summer sea ice cover in the sub‐Arctic over the last 30 years that allows enhanced absorption of sunlight by the new open water in summer and ( b ) an unusual period of increased summer sub‐Arctic ice cover in the early twentieth century , which lowers the SST baseline measured from 1900 , thus increasing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with time .
Both of these effects could contribute to the observed Arctic amplification of warming .
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Atlantic region near Iceland has cooled over the past 120 years. Image: NASA (public domain)
(German text translated by P. Gosselin)
There are areas of the world that stubbornly resist “global warming”. These include an oceanic region near Iceland where sea surface temperatures have cooled by almost 1°C in the last 120 years.
Allan & Allan 2019 have examined the “cold blob” more closely and suspect that the summer ice melt will cause cold melt water to flow into the ocean, which will then lead to the winter cold of the sea area.
The researchers disagree with the model by Stefan Rahmstorf from Potsdam, who suggested a weakening of the Gulf Stream as the cause of the “cold blob”.
Here’s the abstract of Allan & Allan 2019:
Seasonal Changes in the North Atlantic Cold Anomaly: The Influence of Cold Surface Waters From Coastal Greenland and Warming Trends Associated With Variations in Subarctic Sea Ice Cover Worldwide sea surface temperatures (SST) have increased on average by about 1 °C since 1900 with the exception of a region of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre near 50°N which has cooled by up to 0.9 °C over the same period, generating the negative feature on temperature anomaly maps which has been colloquially described by Rahmstorf et al. (2015, https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2554) as the “cold blob” (abbreviated here CB). This unique long‐term surface cooling trend is most evident in February, but in August net warming is observed even at CB epicenter and the CB itself is reduced to a mere “warming hole.” These seasonal changes in the intensity of the CB are the product of two separate factors: (1) a long‐term winter cooling specific for the CB region which appears to be associated with cooling of Greenland coastal waters in autumn, plausibly linked to summer meltwater from icebergs and sea ice and (2) summer warming effects which derive from (a) dramatic reduction in summer sea ice cover in the sub‐Arctic over the last 30 years that allows enhanced absorption of sunlight by the new open water in summer and (b) an unusual period of increased summer sub‐Arctic ice cover in the early twentieth century, which lowers the SST baseline measured from 1900, thus increasing the calculated linear rate of change of SST with time. Both of these effects could contribute to the observed Arctic amplification of warming.”
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notrickszone--2020-07-17--NASA’s Fudge Factory: Goddard Institute For Space Studies Fudges The Data Again!

It ’ s well known that the United States suffered severe drought and record high temperatures back in the 1930s , which we know resulted in the famous Dust Bowl and economic hardship across North America .
But now , from a climate point of view , that period has become an embarrassment to the scientists who propose the anthropogenic global warming theory .
Atmospheric CO2 concentrations were much lower back then , and so according to their theory , it should have been cooler than it is today .
But it wasn ’ t .
But instead of questioning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temperature , NASA GISS has decided to just rewrite the historical data so that it fits their flakey theory .
This of course is scientific fraud .
Today we examine NASA GISS data for the Wellsboro station in Pennsylvania .
First we look at the Version 4 “ unadjusted ” annual mean temperature data and compare it to the new Version 4 “ homogenized ” data : Above we see how NASA scientists simply went back in the old datasets and simply rewrote them so that the hot years of the early 20th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two degrees in many years .
Earlier Wellsboro saw a cooling trend .
But now since NASA scientists have fiddled with the data , the trend has been forged to fit the AGW theory .
Next is a chart comparing version 3 , which starts in 1883 and ends in 2019 , to Version 4 , which starts in 1882 : The earlier Version 3 also showed cooling before NASA rewrote the data and wiped it out .
The current Version 4 used to show cooling , but was that too was tampered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Many would argue that this is not science , but outright Orwellian scientific fraud .

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It’s well known that the United States suffered severe drought and record high temperatures back in the 1930s, which we know resulted in the famous Dust Bowl and economic hardship across North America.
But now, from a climate point of view, that period has become an embarrassment to the scientists who propose the anthropogenic global warming theory. Atmospheric CO2 concentrations were much lower back then, and so according to their theory, it should have been cooler than it is today. But it wasn’t.
But instead of questioning CO2’s role in driving global temperature, NASA GISS has decided to just rewrite the historical data so that it fits their flakey theory. This of course is scientific fraud.
Today we examine NASA GISS data for the Wellsboro station in Pennsylvania. First we look at the Version 4 “unadjusted” annual mean temperature data and compare it to the new Version 4 “homogenized” data:
Data: NASA GISS
Above we see how NASA scientists simply went back in the old datasets and simply rewrote them so that the hot years of the early 20th century are cooled tremendously – by over two degrees in many years.
Earlier Wellsboro saw a cooling trend. But now since NASA scientists have fiddled with the data, the trend has been forged to fit the AGW theory.
Next is a chart comparing version 3, which starts in 1883 and ends in 2019, to Version 4, which starts in 1882:
Version 4 data source: NASA GISS, Version 3 here.
The earlier Version 3 also showed cooling before NASA rewrote the data and wiped it out. The current Version 4 used to show cooling, but was that too was tampered with and now it shows strong warming.
Many would argue that this is not science, but outright Orwellian scientific fraud.
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notrickszone--2020-07-18--NCEP Analysis: Northern Hemisphere Surface Temperature Falls 1°C Since February

Also the Danish Meteorological Institute ( DMI ) projects a sturdy Arctic sea ice extent for this July , meaning no falling summer ice extent trend since 2007 !
The climate alarms are being muffled .
Snowfan here gives us the latest on global mean temperature and Arctic sea ice .
After the year ’ s low in June 2020 , with an anomaly of +0.48°C from the 1981-2010 WMO climate mean , the global 2-meter temperatures ( black line ) depicted below shows the July 16 , 2020 analysis and forecast up to July 23 .
Both the anomalies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WMO mean ( black line ) and especially the temperatures on the SH ( blue line ) continue to fall , with the deviations on the SH repeatedly falling below the zero line .
This also pulls the global temperatures ( black line ) down to near zero in the forecast .
But also the temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere ( red line ) have had a falling trend since the end of February 2020 , having since reached a new annual low .
There has been no more global warming since 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sea surface , the southern hemisphere has the largest energy storage on earth .
A surprising DMI forecast was issued on July 14 , 2020 which projects strong growth of Arctic sea ice areas for July 2020 .
If this expert forecast is correct , it would mean there ’ s been a strongly positive summer trend since 2007 – instead of the ridiculous Al Gore complete meltdown .

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Also the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) projects a sturdy Arctic sea ice extent for this July, meaning no falling summer ice extent trend since 2007! The climate alarms are being muffled.
Snowfan here gives us the latest on global mean temperature and Arctic sea ice.
After the year’s low in June 2020, with an anomaly of +0.48°C from the 1981-2010 WMO climate mean, the global 2-meter temperatures (black line) depicted below shows the July 16, 2020 analysis and forecast up to July 23.
Source: here
Both the anomalies of the global 2-meter temperatures from the WMO mean (black line) and especially the temperatures on the SH (blue line) continue to fall, with the deviations on the SH repeatedly falling below the zero line. This also pulls the global temperatures (black line) down to near zero in the forecast.
But also the temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere (red line) have had a falling trend since the end of February 2020, having since reached a new annual low. There has been no more global warming since 2016. Note: With 81% of the sea surface, the southern hemisphere has the largest energy storage on earth.
Surprise DMI projection
Arctic sea ice trend growth in July 2020?
Source: DMI
A surprising DMI forecast was issued on July 14, 2020 which projects strong growth of Arctic sea ice areas for July 2020. If this expert forecast is correct, it would mean there’s been a strongly positive summer trend since 2007 – instead of the ridiculous Al Gore complete meltdown.
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notrickszone--2020-07-19--North Germany Cool Summer: Max Daily Temp Finally Reaches 80°F First Time This July

Germany has been seeing the opposite of the hotly projected “ another record hot ” summer the media blared on about earlier in May .
Instead it ’ s been pretty cool this month .
Looking at the maximum temperatures reached so far this month at major northern Germany cities , today is the first for many to see readings finally hit the 80°F ( 27°C ) mark .
Looking at the data archives at Kachelmannwetter.com here , we see that Hanover , Germany yesterday ( July 18 ) hit the 27°C mark for the first time this month .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lower saxony capital failed to reach the 70°F ( 21.0°C ) mark on 9 of the first 18 days .
Yesterday , Hanover reached the 80°F mark for the first time this month .
Image cropped from kachelmannwetter.com .
On July 8 , the temperature at Hanover ’ s Langenhagen station barely topped 60°F ( 15.6°C ) .
The port city of Hamburg has also seen one of its coolest Julys in awhile , with the temperature failing to reach the 80°F mark in July until today , July 19th , which so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 80.6°F ) .
On July 9th , the thermometer reached a high of only 14°C !
Also Osnabrück , at the station in Belm , the daily high never reached the 80°F mark in the first 18 days of July , first reaching the summery mark today for the first time this month .
Here as well July has seen few summer like days , with the mercury failing to reach 70°F ( 21.1°C ) on 13 of the first 19 days .
More cool weather in the forecast Though the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , across northern Germany , things are not forecast to stay warm over the coming week as more cold air is set to move in .
https : //kachelmannwetter.com/de/wetter/2910831-hannover

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Germany has been seeing the opposite of the hotly projected “another record hot” summer the media blared on about earlier in May. Instead it’s been pretty cool this month.
Looking at the maximum temperatures reached so far this month at major northern Germany cities, today is the first for many to see readings finally hit the 80°F (27°C) mark.
Looking at the data archives at Kachelmannwetter.com here, we see that Hanover, Germany yesterday (July 18) hit the 27°C mark for the first time this month. July has been so cool that the Lower saxony capital failed to reach the 70°F (21.0°C) mark on 9 of the first 18 days.
Yesterday, Hanover reached the 80°F mark for the first time this month. Image cropped from kachelmannwetter.com.
On July 8, the temperature at Hanover’s Langenhagen station barely topped 60°F (15.6°C).
Hamburg
The port city of Hamburg has also seen one of its coolest Julys in awhile, with the temperature failing to reach the 80°F mark in July until today, July 19th, which so far has seen a high of 27°C (80.6°F).
On July 9th, the thermometer reached a high of only 14°C!
Fall temperatures in Osnabrück
Also Osnabrück, at the station in Belm, the daily high never reached the 80°F mark in the first 18 days of July, first reaching the summery mark today for the first time this month. Here as well July has seen few summer like days, with the mercury failing to reach 70°F (21.1°C) on 13 of the first 19 days.
More cool weather in the forecast
Though the current weekend has finally reached the warm zone, across northern Germany, things are not forecast to stay warm over the coming week as more cold air is set to move in. https://kachelmannwetter.com/de/wetter/2910831-hannover
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notrickszone--2020-07-20--The Coldest Temperatures Since the 1960s Responsible For A Rapid Rise In Recent Cold-Weather Deaths

A new study finds China ’ s 2016 “ cold wave ” – a sudden 6°C temperature plunge below the average , sustained over several days – resulted in a dramatic increase in cold-related deaths for a period of 5 weeks .
Since the 1980s , there have been 20 times more deaths attributable to cold weather than to hot weather ( Gaspirrini et al.
, 2015 ) .
In the UK , “ daily mortality and weather patterns across nine regions of England…revealed that the population in England is more susceptible to cold weather ” than warm weather ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For example , there were over 50,000 excess deaths attributed to extremely cold weather during the winter of 2017-2018 , the highest totals since 1976 ( The Guardian ) .
A new study by Ho et al .
( 2020 ) analyzes the deadly effects of a 2016 “ cold wave ” – a sustained temperature drop of > 6°C below the January average – that deleteriously affected 1.18 billion people in Eastern China over a period of 5 weeks .
Hong Kong , with a subtropical climate , saw temperatures plunge to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past 59 years ” .
Taipei experienced cold temperatures that were the “ lowest in 44 years ” .
Weather stations in Yangmingshan , Kinmen , and the Matsu Islands reported “ the coldest records since monitoring services first operated ” .
And subtropical climate cities like Guangzhou experienced their first snow event ever .
Sustained cold weather can lead to a 21 % increase in mortality from respiratory illnesses .
A 2008 cold wave in subtropical locations in China , for example , led to a 60 % increase in non-accidental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cold wave , over 9,000 people died from late January to late March ( 2016 ) in Hong Kong alone , many from hypothermia and cardiac arrest .
Apparently “ global warming ” offers little protection from the much more serious consequences of cold weather anomalies .

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A new study finds China’s 2016 “cold wave” – a sudden 6°C temperature plunge below the average, sustained over several days – resulted in a dramatic increase in cold-related deaths for a period of 5 weeks.
Since the 1980s, there have been 20 times more deaths attributable to cold weather than to hot weather (Gaspirrini et al., 2015).
In the UK, “daily mortality and weather patterns across nine regions of England…revealed that the population in England is more susceptible to cold weather” than warm weather (Psistaki et al., 2020). For example, there were over 50,000 excess deaths attributed to extremely cold weather during the winter of 2017-2018, the highest totals since 1976 (The Guardian).
Image Source: The Guardian
A new study by Ho et al. (2020) analyzes the deadly effects of a 2016 “cold wave” – a sustained temperature drop of >6°C below the January average – that deleteriously affected 1.18 billion people in Eastern China over a period of 5 weeks.
Hong Kong, with a subtropical climate, saw temperatures plunge to 3.1°C – the “coldest temperature in the past 59 years”. Taipei experienced cold temperatures that were the “lowest in 44 years”. Weather stations in Yangmingshan, Kinmen, and the Matsu Islands reported “the coldest records since monitoring services first operated”. And subtropical climate cities like Guangzhou experienced their first snow event ever.
Sustained cold weather can lead to a 21% increase in mortality from respiratory illnesses. A 2008 cold wave in subtropical locations in China, for example, led to a 60% increase in non-accidental mortality. During the 2016 Eastern China cold wave, over 9,000 people died from late January to late March (2016) in Hong Kong alone, many from hypothermia and cardiac arrest.
Apparently “global warming” offers little protection from the much more serious consequences of cold weather anomalies.


notrickszone--2020-07-22--German Climate Realist Scientists Launching Climate Science Videos To Disalarm The Public

German expert scientists , geologist Dr. Sebastian Lüning and chemist Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt , need funding to get out climate realist message , which the well-funded activists don ’ t want you to hear .
On television and on YouTube , climate warnings dominate .
As normal citizens it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with who is unjustifiably stirring up fear of climate and who is trivializing relevant dangers .
The YouTube channel “ Climate Change Crash Course ” is committed to a fair and technically sound presentation .
The first two information videos have already been uploaded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ technology was tested , a lot of improvisation had to be done .
Computers crashed , hard disk space became scarce , sound cards failed – the usual stuff .
For this reason we decided to upgrade technically and to buy a suitable video editing laptop .
In addition , an external sound card and microphones are needed , a camera is to be repaired .
Furthermore , we would like to license a professional editing software in order to work without crashes .
For all who want to help , there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Seven Continents ) : Please donate via Paypal here .
If you prefer to transfer the sum by bank remittance , please write us : spenden @ kaltesonne.de Also help us with content In addition to your support in setting up the basic technical equipment , you can also help us with the content .
Which statements made by prominent climate protagonists appearing in TV programs or on YouTube do you find particularly remarkable and so be made a subject of discussion ?
Within the scope of the right of quotation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into analysis videos and comment on them there .
Please send us a link if you are aware of relevant statements and suggest them for analysis .
Furthermore , we are considering offering webinars .
Would this be interesting for you ?
Recordings of the webinars could then also be made available on the YouTube channel .
We would be pleased to hear your feedback .

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German expert scientists, geologist Dr. Sebastian Lüning and chemist Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt, need funding to get out climate realist message, which the well-funded activists don’t want you to hear.
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German climate video site: asking for donations
By Kalte Sonne
German text translated/edited by P. Gosselin)
Dear readers,
On television and on YouTube, climate warnings dominate. As normal citizens it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with who is unjustifiably stirring up fear of climate and who is trivializing relevant dangers. The YouTube channel “Climate Change Crash Course” is committed to a fair and technically sound presentation.
The first two information videos have already been uploaded there. In these pilot videos, technology was tested, a lot of improvisation had to be done. Computers crashed, hard disk space became scarce, sound cards failed – the usual stuff.
For this reason we decided to upgrade technically and to buy a suitable video editing laptop. In addition, an external sound card and microphones are needed, a camera is to be repaired. Furthermore, we would like to license a professional editing software in order to work without crashes. For all who want to help, there is the possibility to donate here (recipient: Seven Continents):
Please donate via Paypal here.
If you prefer to transfer the sum by bank remittance, please write us: spenden@kaltesonne.de
Also help us with content
In addition to your support in setting up the basic technical equipment, you can also help us with the content. Which statements made by prominent climate protagonists appearing in TV programs or on YouTube do you find particularly remarkable and so be made a subject of discussion? Within the scope of the right of quotation, we are allowed to integrate short scenes into analysis videos and comment on them there. Please send us a link if you are aware of relevant statements and suggest them for analysis.
Furthermore, we are considering offering webinars. Would this be interesting for you? Recordings of the webinars could then also be made available on the YouTube channel. We would be pleased to hear your feedback.
Best regards,
Die kalte Sonne team


notrickszone--2020-07-23--Natural Variability: The Northern Hemisphere Cooled And Warmed By 1°C In Decades ~1500 Years Ago

It is claimed Earth ’ s surface has warmed by 1°C in the last 140 years – which is a supposedly rapid climate change .
But a new study suggests the Northern Hemisphere surface naturally cooled by 1°C in 8 or 9 years , then warmed up again by 1°C within decades during the Late Antique Little Ice Age .
Scientists have determined there were “ catastrophic volcanic eruptions that took place in 536 , 540 and 547 A.D. ” Sulphate aerosols consequently scattered the Sun ’ s radiance , dramatically cooling the Earth ’ s surface for decades .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Late Antique Little Ice Age ( LALIA ) , resulted in crop failures , famines , disease epidemics , and societal unrest .
After the cooling event , Earth ’ s climate naturally returned to its previous warmth .
Using proxy records from 20 Northern Hemisphere ( NH ) locations , Peregrine , 2020 specifies that it cooled by about 1°C in less than a decade in the 530s and 540s A.D. By the 570s , however , the NH climate had warmed back up again ( by 1°C ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pace of modern temperature changes ( about 1°C total warming since 1880 ) assumed to be of anthropogenic origin .
Extensive volcanism is also said to explain the Little Ice Age ( LIA ) centennial-scale global cooling ( McGregor et al.
, 2015 ) .
Modern warmth can thus be interpreted as a return to the climate “ normal ” – much like the abrupt return to pre-LALIA temperatures after that global cooling period ended .
Since the return to “ normal ” temperature after the LALIA cooling was necessarily a natural warming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interpreted as a natural event .
After all , this is the null hypothesis – and at no time has it been falsified using real-world scientific evidence .

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It is claimed Earth’s surface has warmed by 1°C in the last 140 years – which is a supposedly rapid climate change. But a new study suggests the Northern Hemisphere surface naturally cooled by 1°C in 8 or 9 years, then warmed up again by 1°C within decades during the Late Antique Little Ice Age.
Scientists have determined there were “catastrophic volcanic eruptions that took place in 536, 540 and 547 A.D.” Sulphate aerosols consequently scattered the Sun’s radiance, dramatically cooling the Earth’s surface for decades. This global cooling period, referred to as the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), resulted in crop failures, famines, disease epidemics, and societal unrest. After the cooling event, Earth’s climate naturally returned to its previous warmth.
Using proxy records from 20 Northern Hemisphere (NH) locations, Peregrine, 2020 specifies that it cooled by about 1°C in less than a decade in the 530s and 540s A.D. By the 570s, however, the NH climate had warmed back up again (by 1°C).
These rapid climate changes easily exceed the pace of modern temperature changes (about 1°C total warming since 1880) assumed to be of anthropogenic origin.
Extensive volcanism is also said to explain the Little Ice Age (LIA) centennial-scale global cooling (McGregor et al., 2015).
Modern warmth can thus be interpreted as a return to the climate “normal” – much like the abrupt return to pre-LALIA temperatures after that global cooling period ended.
Since the return to “normal” temperature after the LALIA cooling was necessarily a natural warming, the 1900s-to-present warming could also be interpreted as a natural event. After all, this is the null hypothesis – and at no time has it been falsified using real-world scientific evidence.
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notrickszone--2020-07-24--Japan’s Deaths From Suicide Far Exceed Those Caused By COVID-19, Even More Suicides Expected

COVID 19 deaths in Japan diverts attention from growing number of suicides It ’ s a long known but also a tragically long ignored problem in Japan : suicide .
With all the focus on COVID-19 nowadays , other more pressing problems often fall off the radar and get ignored .
One problem in Japan is suicide .
And while economic hardship intensifies as stricter measures are implemented to avert COVID-19 deaths , suicides will surely increase .
Moreover , in the media the focus remains on the daily “ new cases found ” , which serves for spectacular headlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the reality .
Deaths from COVID-19 are tapering off in many countries Looking at the new daily COVID-19 deaths in Japan , we see that daily deaths are now very low : When we compare COVID-19 deaths to those caused by suicide over the past months since COVID-19 pandemic began , we see what the much bigger problem is : Data sources : here and here .
As the chart above depicts , there have been a total of 9336 suicides as of the end of June , compared to 974 COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is about COVID-19 According to Tokyo Keizai ( https : //toyokeizai.net/articles/-/363402… ) , in Japan , so far 0.8 people per 100,000 people have died from COVID-19 .
Meanwhile , 16 people per 100,000 people die due to suicide each year .
In the past when the economy deteriorated , suicide rates rose 50 % , to 24 people per 100,000 .
So although the lock-down measures may be reducing COVID-19 deaths , the economic hardship is causing a far greater cause of death , suicide , to soar by 50 % .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ many other developed countries .
The price of preventing one death by COVID-19 death is probably many more in terms of suicides , never mind those resulting from poverty-caused illnesses .
Let ’ s get our eye back on the ball , and away from the sidelines .

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and Pierre Gosselin
COVID 19 deaths in Japan diverts attention from growing number of suicides
It’s a long known but also a tragically long ignored problem in Japan: suicide.
With all the focus on COVID-19 nowadays, other more pressing problems often fall off the radar and get ignored.
One problem in Japan is suicide. And while economic hardship intensifies as stricter measures are implemented to avert COVID-19 deaths, suicides will surely increase.
Moreover, in the media the focus remains on the daily “new cases found”, which serves for spectacular headlines which spread panic among, but distracts from the reality. Deaths from COVID-19 are tapering off in many countries
Looking at the new daily COVID-19 deaths in Japan, we see that daily deaths are now very low:
Chart source: Worldometer.
Yet, the panic continues.
Suicides: 9336, COVID 19 deaths: 974
When we compare COVID-19 deaths to those caused by suicide over the past months since COVID-19 pandemic began, we see what the much bigger problem is:
Data sources: here and here.
As the chart above depicts, there have been a total of 9336 suicides as of the end of June, compared to 974 COVID-19 deaths. Yet, all the panic is about COVID-19
According to Tokyo Keizai (https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/363402…), in Japan, so far 0.8 people per 100,000 people have died from COVID-19. Meanwhile, 16 people per 100,000 people die due to suicide each year.
In the past when the economy deteriorated, suicide rates rose 50%, to 24 people per 100,000.
So although the lock-down measures may be reducing COVID-19 deaths, the economic hardship is causing a far greater cause of death, suicide, to soar by 50%.
The situation is similar or worse in many other developed countries. The price of preventing one death by COVID-19 death is probably many more in terms of suicides, never mind those resulting from poverty-caused illnesses.
Let’s get our eye back on the ball, and away from the sidelines.


notrickszone--2020-07-27--Warmth-Demanding Species, Glacier Melt Measurements Affirm Early Holocene Svalbard Was 7°C Warmer Th

Warmth-Demanding Species, Glacier Melt Measurements Affirm Early Holocene Svalbard Was 7°C Warmer Than Now

Using biomarker evidence ( for example , the Early Holocene presence of sea creatures unable to survive below fixed warmth thresholds ) and glacier melt extent measurements ( for example , sea shells buried 6 km inside a glacier ) , scientists have been colloborating on a growing consensus that much of Arctic Svalbard was about 7°C warmer than today during the Early Holocene , when CO2 concentrations lingered near 260 ppm .
1 .
Farnsworth et al.
, 2020 : “ peak Holocene temperatures reaching 7 °C warmer than today , c. 10 ka BP ” … “ shells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ located 6 km inside the modern ice margin of a major outlet glacier date to 10.3 ±0.49 ka BP ” 2 .
Leopold et al.
, 2019 : “ the summer SSTs today around Svalbard are some 5-8°C lower than during the thermal peak of the Early Holocene ” 3. van der Bilt et al.
, 2019 : “ Warmth was greatest around 10 ka BP , when temperatures were up to ~7 °C higher than present in response to high radiative forcing ” 4 .
Łacka et al.
, 2019 : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the SST in Storfjordrenna reached a peak of almost 13 °C ” ( about 10°C warmer than the 2015 measured temperatures of about 2-4°C ) … “ after 10,000 cal yr BP , the glaciers in western Svalbard were even smaller than those of the present day ” … “ Sea ice-free conditions remained during most of the mid-Holocene ” 5 .
Beierlein et al.
, 2015 : “ the maximum BWT [ bottom water temperature ] amounts to 15.2°C , which is 8-10°C higher than maximum summer BWTs in this region ”

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Using biomarker evidence (for example, the Early Holocene presence of sea creatures unable to survive below fixed warmth thresholds) and glacier melt extent measurements (for example, sea shells buried 6 km inside a glacier), scientists have been colloborating on a growing consensus that much of Arctic Svalbard was about 7°C warmer than today during the Early Holocene, when CO2 concentrations lingered near 260 ppm.
1. Farnsworth et al., 2020: “peak Holocene temperatures reaching 7 °C warmer than today, c. 10 ka BP” … “shells sampled from within a thrusted debris band located 6 km inside the modern ice margin of a major outlet glacier date to 10.3 ±0.49 ka BP”
2. Leopold et al., 2019: “the summer SSTs today around Svalbard are some 5-8°C lower than during the thermal peak of the Early Holocene”
3. van der Bilt et al., 2019: “Warmth was greatest around 10 ka BP, when temperatures were up to ~7 °C higher than present in response to high radiative forcing”
4. Łacka et al., 2019: “At approximately 6400 cal yr BP, the SST in Storfjordrenna reached a peak of almost 13 °C” (about 10°C warmer than the 2015 measured temperatures of about 2-4°C) … “after 10,000 cal yr BP, the glaciers in western Svalbard were even smaller than those of the present day” … “Sea ice-free conditions remained during most of the mid-Holocene”
5. Beierlein et al., 2015: “the maximum BWT [bottom water temperature] amounts to 15.2°C, which is 8-10°C higher than maximum summer BWTs in this region”
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notrickszone--2020-07-26--German Officials, Media, Scientists Hiding Facts Behind Sudden North And Baltic Sea Warming

The Federal Ministry of Transport is looking at the temperature of the North German seas .
Is that really the right Ministry for this ?
And why has the Green Party ’ s Steffi Lemke put forth this question ?
Before we take a closer look , let ’ s first clarify the facts .
To do this , we go to klimawandel-in-deutschland.de and read : Figure 4 : Sea surface temperature in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea ( whole area ) .
Chart : European Environment Agency .
The cause behind the strong warming of the late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But an important role is probably played by the oceanic cycle : North Atlantic Oscillation ( NAO ) , which back at that time reached maximum positive values and which afterwards were never reached again ( Fig .
5 ) .
Figure 5 : North Atlantic Oscillation ( NAO ) over the past 140 years .
NAO Winter Index .
Chart : Wikipedia .
By Delorme [ CC BY-SA 4.0 ] , from Wikimedia Commons .
The NAO is influenced by solar activity and is an important factor in controlling precipitation and temperature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignored the effect of the NAO on German sea temperatures , i.e .
she concealed the medium-term natural climate dynamics .
The sharp rise in temperature is largely due to the rise in the NAO , so Lemke is consciously or unintentionally misleading the public here .
One could dismiss this as a political move .
But why are the scientists , who should know better , remaining silent ?
They are remaining silent for a good reason : because anyone who gets into a fight with the Greens this day and age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and career consequences .
There is an FFF mob being stirred up and bullying .
It ’ s better to shut up and let Steffi do it .
Also the Ministry of Transport ( ! )
is to be reproached here .
Why was the NAO reference not included ?
Why was it not mentioned that it has become colder again in recent years ( Fig .
4 ) .
There are too many amateurs in the public climate debate .
Ms. Lemke fuels fear of climate change , the Ministry fails to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports the sorrowful result .
And Scientists are remaining silent for fear of reprisals .
Something is going wrong in the climate state of Germany .

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By Die kalte Sonne
(German text translated by P. Gosselin)
The Federal Ministry of Transport is looking at the temperature of the North German seas. Is that really the right Ministry for this? And why has the Green Party’s Steffi Lemke put forth this question? Before we take a closer look, let’s first clarify the facts. To do this, we go to klimawandel-in-deutschland.de and read:
The temperature jump of the late 1980s is also strongly pronounced in the sea surface temperatures of the North Sea and Baltic Sea, with levels rising by 1°C (Fig. 4).
Figure 4: Sea surface temperature in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea (whole area). Chart: European Environment Agency.
The cause behind the strong warming of the late 1980s is not yet fully understood. But an important role is probably played by the oceanic cycle: North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), which back at that time reached maximum positive values and which afterwards were never reached again (Fig. 5).
Figure 5: North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) over the past 140 years. NAO Winter Index. Chart: Wikipedia. By Delorme [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons.
The NAO is influenced by solar activity and is an important factor in controlling precipitation and temperature in parts of Europe.
Ignoring the NAO
Steffi Lemke ignored the effect of the NAO on German sea temperatures, i.e. she concealed the medium-term natural climate dynamics. The sharp rise in temperature is largely due to the rise in the NAO, so Lemke is consciously or unintentionally misleading the public here.
One could dismiss this as a political move. But why are the scientists, who should know better, remaining silent? They are remaining silent for a good reason: because anyone who gets into a fight with the Greens this day and age has to fear the most serious personal and career consequences. There is an FFF mob being stirred up and bullying. It’s better to shut up and let Steffi do it.
Cooling since 2005 unmentioned
Also the Ministry of Transport(!) is to be reproached here. Why was the NAO reference not included? Why was it not mentioned that it has become colder again in recent years (Fig. 4).
There are too many amateurs in the public climate debate. Ms. Lemke fuels fear of climate change, the Ministry fails to provide the context and Die Welt uncritically reports the sorrowful result. And Scientists are remaining silent for fear of reprisals. Something is going wrong in the climate state of Germany.
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notrickszone--2020-07-25--Climate Alarmist Claim Blown to Smithereens: Unlikely That Warm Arctic Leads To Cold Winters

Do you remember the wild story that cold winters in Central Europe are supposedly a consequence of the Arctic turbo-heating ?
A great sideshow hypothesis in those years when winters were suddenly colder than expected .
A study by Dai & Song 2020 has now brought the idea back to the realm of fable .
There ’ s nothing to it .
Abstract : Little influence of Arctic amplification on mid-latitude climate Observations1,2,3 and model simulations3,4 show enhanced warming in the Arctic under increasing greenhouse gases , a phenomenon known as the Arctic amplification ( AA ) 5 , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AA reduces meridional temperature gradients linked to circulation , thus mid-latitude weather and climate changes have been attributed to AA , often on the basis of regression analysis and atmospheric simulations6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 .
However , other modelling studies20,21,22 show only a weak link .
This inconsistency may result from deficiencies in separating the effects of AA from those of natural variability or background warming .
Here , using coupled model simulations with and without AA , we show that cold-season precipitation , snowfall and circulation changes over northern mid-latitudes come mostly from background warming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and snowfall above ~60° N and reduce meridional temperature gradients above ~45° N in the lower–mid troposphere .
However , minimal impact on the mean climate is seen below ~60° N , with weak reduction in zonal wind over 50°–70° N and 150–700 hPa , mainly over the North Atlantic and northern central Asia .
These results suggest that the climatic impacts of AA are probably small outside the high latitudes , thus caution is needed in attributing mid-latitude changes to AA and sea-ice loss on the basis of statistical analyses that can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other correlated changes .
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By Die kalte Sonne
Do you remember the wild story that cold winters in Central Europe are supposedly a consequence of the Arctic turbo-heating? A great sideshow hypothesis in those years when winters were suddenly colder than expected.
A study by Dai & Song 2020 has now brought the idea back to the realm of fable. There’s nothing to it. Abstract:
Little influence of Arctic amplification on mid-latitude climate Observations1,2,3 and model simulations3,4 show enhanced warming in the Arctic under increasing greenhouse gases, a phenomenon known as the Arctic amplification (AA)5, that is likely caused by sea-ice loss1,3. AA reduces meridional temperature gradients linked to circulation, thus mid-latitude weather and climate changes have been attributed to AA, often on the basis of regression analysis and atmospheric simulations6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19. However, other modelling studies20,21,22 show only a weak link. This inconsistency may result from deficiencies in separating the effects of AA from those of natural variability or background warming. Here, using coupled model simulations with and without AA, we show that cold-season precipitation, snowfall and circulation changes over northern mid-latitudes come mostly from background warming. AA and sea-ice loss increase precipitation and snowfall above ~60° N and reduce meridional temperature gradients above ~45° N in the lower–mid troposphere. However, minimal impact on the mean climate is seen below ~60° N, with weak reduction in zonal wind over 50°–70° N and 150–700 hPa, mainly over the North Atlantic and northern central Asia. These results suggest that the climatic impacts of AA are probably small outside the high latitudes, thus caution is needed in attributing mid-latitude changes to AA and sea-ice loss on the basis of statistical analyses that cannot distinguish the impact of AA from other correlated changes.”


notrickszone--2020-07-28--Kenyan Biologist: Nature Conservation Is “New Colonialism”…Africa “A Place For White Elitists To Enj

Kenyan Biologist: Nature Conservation Is “New Colonialism”…Africa “A Place For White Elitists To Enjoy”

“ Nature conservation is the new colonialism , ” Kenyan ecologist Mordecai Ogada told German magazine GEO .
A Kenyan biologist thinks white Europeans and Americans are using “ nature conservation ” for “ self promotion ” and have created nothing but failure in Africa .
He accuses NGOs and nature conservation organizations of creating a “ permanent crisis ” to justify their work and transform Africa into a place for white people to enjoy .
Dr. Ogada , who is author of “ The Big Conservation Lie “ , called nature conservation in the GEO interview “ elitist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is a “ right-wing agenda enforced with money from the left ” .
He also refers to nature conservation scientists as “ prostitutes ” and NGOs as “ pirates ” .
“ Environmental protection in Africa is above all a mendacious instrument of power for him , ” commented GEO .
In his book , Ogada , who has worked as a biologist for NGOs for more than 18 years , compared nature conservation in Africa to apartheid because “ projects are run by whites ” who make all the decisions and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding : “ you suddenly realize that decisions are forced on you by people who are less qualified and often white.
” Dr. Ogada told GEO : “ Nature conservation in Africa still follows the rules of colonial times : keep black people away from nature so that white people can enjoy it.
” “ White saviors ” and nature conservation above all In Kenya , because of the religious nature conservation fervor by elitists , no crime is as grave as poaching and it is the only one that leads to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we arrest robbers , kidnappers , murderers and bring them to justice .
But we shoot poachers .
Sometimes it happens to someone who is just walking through a protected area , ” he told GEO .
“ Nature conservation organizations spend millions to bring their romantic message to the people : the story of white saviors who save the wildlife in Africa – from the Africans.
” Six gorillas more important than hundreds of Africans Ogada also illustrates how western values are gravely out of whack , using the example of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ western headlines but not widescale killing and raping of women and children : “ But the worst thing about it was that at the same time Virunga was considered one of the world ’ s worst rape scenes .
Hundreds of women were raped every day , children were killed .
And none of it made the news .
Just the six dead gorillas .
And that is so fundamentally wrong.
” NGOs in it for money , power… ” no angels ” Ogada also doubts that the millions of dollars protect animals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money makes some people very rich .
These organizations pay high salaries .
They buy guns , ammunition , helicopters .
They build up a kind of parallel government , including security agencies.
” Dr. Ogada claims big nature conservation organisations create crisis to justify their work .
“ Nature conservation is the only area where we reward failure .
They have done nothing or the wrong thing for 40 years.
” He tells GEO : “ Nature conservation is a business .
And environmentalists are no angels.
” Goodall , Fossey : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also thinks very little of conservationists like Jane Goodall or Dian Fossey and that it ’ s about “ self-promotion above all else ” , adding : Dian Fossey ’ s militias killed people they suspected of being poachers .
She was murdered in revenge for violating other people ’ s rights .
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“Nature conservation is the new colonialism,” Kenyan ecologist Mordecai Ogada told German magazine GEO.
A Kenyan biologist thinks white Europeans and Americans are using “nature conservation” for “self promotion” and have created nothing but failure in Africa.
He accuses NGOs and nature conservation organizations of creating a “permanent crisis” to justify their work and transform Africa into a place for white people to enjoy.
Image: Amazon.
Dr. Ogada, who is author of “The Big Conservation Lie“, called nature conservation in the GEO interview “elitist, violent and often racist” and that it is a “right-wing agenda enforced with money from the left”.
Instrument of power over Africa
He also refers to nature conservation scientists as “prostitutes” and NGOs as “pirates”.
“Environmental protection in Africa is above all a mendacious instrument of power for him,” commented GEO.
In his book, Ogada, who has worked as a biologist for NGOs for more than 18 years, compared nature conservation in Africa to apartheid because “projects are run by whites” who make all the decisions and use black researchers as window dressing, adding: “you suddenly realize that decisions are forced on you by people who are less qualified and often white.”
Rules of colonial times
Dr. Ogada told GEO: “Nature conservation in Africa still follows the rules of colonial times: keep black people away from nature so that white people can enjoy it.”
“White saviors” and nature conservation above all
In Kenya, because of the religious nature conservation fervor by elitists, no crime is as grave as poaching and it is the only one that leads to an immediate death penalty.”
“In Kenya, we arrest robbers, kidnappers, murderers and bring them to justice. But we shoot poachers. Sometimes it happens to someone who is just walking through a protected area,” he told GEO. “Nature conservation organizations spend millions to bring their romantic message to the people: the story of white saviors who save the wildlife in Africa – from the Africans.”
Six gorillas more important than hundreds of Africans
Ogada also illustrates how western values are gravely out of whack, using the example of six poached gorillas at Virunga that made western headlines but not widescale killing and raping of women and children: “But the worst thing about it was that at the same time Virunga was considered one of the world’s worst rape scenes. Hundreds of women were raped every day, children were killed. And none of it made the news. Just the six dead gorillas. And that is so fundamentally wrong.”
NGOs in it for money, power…”no angels”
Ogada also doubts that the millions of dollars protect animals at all: “No. That money makes some people very rich. These organizations pay high salaries. They buy guns, ammunition, helicopters. They build up a kind of parallel government, including security agencies.”
Dr. Ogada claims big nature conservation organisations create crisis to justify their work. “Nature conservation is the only area where we reward failure. They have done nothing or the wrong thing for 40 years.” He tells GEO: “Nature conservation is a business. And environmentalists are no angels.”
Goodall, Fossey: In it for “self-promotion”
Ogada also thinks very little of conservationists like Jane Goodall or Dian Fossey and that it’s about “self-promotion above all else”, adding: Dian Fossey’s militias killed people they suspected of being poachers. She was murdered in revenge for violating other people’s rights.”
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notrickszone--2020-07-29--Data From 2 Independent Studies Show No Correlation Between CO2 And Temperature

German climatologist Professor Dr. Horst-Joachim Lüdecke recently took data from two independent studies and superimposed them .
The result shows the long claimed atmospheric CO2-global temperature correlation doesn ’ t exist .
The first data set was global temperature anomaly going back 600 million years , taken from the results of a paper by Came and Veizer , appearing in Nature ( 2007 ) and plotted below ( blue ) : The second data set was of atmospheric CO2 going back 600 million years , taken from a published study by Berner ( 2003 ) , also appearing in Nature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above chart in blue .
The plots were combined in the above chart to see how well they correlated , if at all .
The result : no correlation .
For example , as the chart shows , 150 million years ago the atmospheric CO2 concentration was over 2000 ppm , which is 5 times today ’ s atmospheric concentration of 410 ppm – a level that some climate scientists say is already “ dangerously high ” .
Yet , the global temperature 150 million years ago was more than 2°C below the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the relationship was even far more on its head : atmospheric CO2 concentrations were more than 10 times today ’ s level , yet the global temperature was a frigid 3.5°C below the mean !
“ There ’ s no correlation between earth temperature and CO2 , ” Prof. Lüdecke concludes , observing recorded data .

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German climatologist Professor Dr. Horst-Joachim Lüdecke recently took data from two independent studies and superimposed them. The result shows the long claimed atmospheric CO2-global temperature correlation doesn’t exist.
The first data set was global temperature anomaly going back 600 million years, taken from the results of a paper by Came and Veizer, appearing in Nature (2007) and plotted below (blue):
The second data set was of atmospheric CO2 going back 600 million years, taken from a published study by Berner (2003), also appearing in Nature. These data are plotted in the above chart in blue.
No correlation
The plots were combined in the above chart to see how well they correlated, if at all. The result: no correlation.
For example, as the chart shows, 150 million years ago the atmospheric CO2 concentration was over 2000 ppm, which is 5 times today’s atmospheric concentration of 410 ppm – a level that some climate scientists say is already “dangerously high”. Yet, the global temperature 150 million years ago was more than 2°C below the long-term mean.
450 million years ago the relationship was even far more on its head: atmospheric CO2 concentrations were more than 10 times today’s level, yet the global temperature was a frigid 3.5°C below the mean!
“There’s no correlation between earth temperature and CO2,” Prof. Lüdecke concludes, observing recorded data.
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notrickszone--2020-07-30--The IPCC Claimed Earth Warmed 0.6°C From 1861-2014. Now It’s Claimed Earth Warmed 1.72°C From 1850-2

The IPCC Claimed Earth Warmed 0.6°C From 1861-2014. Now It’s Claimed Earth Warmed 1.72°C From 1850-2015

The magnitude of claimed global warming since the mid-1800s has tripled from 0.56°C to 1.72°C in the last few years .
As recently as 1994 , the IPCC claimed global surface temperatures had risen “ 0.3 to 0.6°C ” ( 0.45°C ) since 1861 .
By 2001 , it was changed to 0.61°C warming from 1861 to 2000 ( IPCC TAR 2001 ) .
In 2013 , the IPCC claimed there was a hiatus from warming from 1998-2012 and that “ almost all CMIP5 historical simulations [ 111 of 114 ] do not reproduce the observed recent warming hiatus ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 the journal Nature was still investigating “ the case of the missing heat ” in the 16-year hiatus ( Tollefson , 2014 ) .
As recently as 2015 scientists were still pointing out “ global mean surface warming has stalled since the end of the twentieth century.
” ( Lee et al.
, 2015 ) .
HadCRUT3 – the dataset the IPCC used until AR5 – suggested a slight ~0.05°C cooling from 2001 to 2014 , which would mean the warming from 1861 to 2014 amounted to about 0.56°C .
Now a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 ) claims global surface temperatures rose 1.72°C from 1850 to 2015 , which would mean more than 1.1°C warming has been added to the mid-1800s to 2010s temperature trend just in the last few years .
Interestingly , this same paper claims Total Solar Irradiance variations alone are responsible for 0.5°C of the warming from 1950 to 2016 , with the decline in cloud cover corresponding to galactic cosmic ray intensities since the early 1980s .
So without the added/changed/adjusted temperatures during the last few years , it could be said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent warming .
Perhaps this is why the added/changed/adjusted temperatures have just recently appeared .

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The magnitude of claimed global warming since the mid-1800s has tripled from 0.56°C to 1.72°C in the last few years.
As recently as 1994, the IPCC claimed global surface temperatures had risen “0.3 to 0.6°C” (0.45°C) since 1861. By 2001, it was changed to 0.61°C warming from 1861 to 2000 (IPCC TAR 2001).
Image Source: IPCC TAR 2001
In 2013, the IPCC claimed there was a hiatus from warming from 1998-2012 and that “almost all CMIP5 historical simulations [111 of 114] do not reproduce the observed recent warming hiatus” (IPCC AR5 2013). In 2014 the journal Nature was still investigating “the case of the missing heat” in the 16-year hiatus (Tollefson, 2014). As recently as 2015 scientists were still pointing out “global mean surface warming has stalled since the end of the twentieth century.” (Lee et al., 2015).
HadCRUT3 – the dataset the IPCC used until AR5 – suggested a slight ~0.05°C cooling from 2001 to 2014, which would mean the warming from 1861 to 2014 amounted to about 0.56°C.
Now a new study (El-Borie et al., 2020) claims global surface temperatures rose 1.72°C from 1850 to 2015, which would mean more than 1.1°C warming has been added to the mid-1800s to 2010s temperature trend just in the last few years.
Interestingly, this same paper claims Total Solar Irradiance variations alone are responsible for 0.5°C of the warming from 1950 to 2016, with the decline in cloud cover corresponding to galactic cosmic ray intensities since the early 1980s.
So without the added/changed/adjusted temperatures during the last few years, it could be said that changes in TSI are mostly responsible for recent warming.
Perhaps this is why the added/changed/adjusted temperatures have just recently appeared.
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notrickszone--2020-07-31--Germany’s July Wind Energy Takes A Summer Vacation, Showing Country’s Renewable Energies Remain Unre

Germany’s July Wind Energy Takes A Summer Vacation, Showing Country’s Renewable Energies Remain Unreliable

In a guest article in the German DIE ZEIT , Rainer Moormann and Anna Veronika Wendland recently mentioned the subject of the nuclear phase-out .
There is a replica of it at Erneuerbareenergien.de , written by Nicole Weinhold .
In it the author puts forward the idea that a simultaneous phase-out of coal and nuclear power is possible solely in Germany on the basis of a CO2 price .
Unfortunately , she does not explain exactly how this should work .
A pity .
Some of the readers ’ comments take up this specifically and come to the conclusion that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ automatically mean more electricity from them .
The windless months of June and July 2020 are a good example of this .
The Fraunhofer Energy Chart shows July , 2020 .
First of all , the yield of wind power : As the chart above shows , mid July wind energy went on summer holidays , in addition to a number of off days throughout the month .
Shown next is the energy supply breakdown for July : The gray shows the non-renewable energy share , the yellow depicts the renewable share .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ electricity production when coal and nuclear power are no longer used ?
How are you supposed to generate 50 % of the electricity when renewables only have a 50 % share in a summer month ?
As Ms Weinhold was told , scaling is not enough , because every number multiplied by zero is zero .
This all means Germany ’ s dream of being powered by renewable energies is a long way off .

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By Die kalte Sonne
(Translated/edited by P. Gosselin)
In a guest article in the German DIE ZEIT, Rainer Moormann and Anna Veronika Wendland recently mentioned the subject of the nuclear phase-out. There is a replica of it at Erneuerbareenergien.de, written by Nicole Weinhold. In it the author puts forward the idea that a simultaneous phase-out of coal and nuclear power is possible solely in Germany on the basis of a CO2 price. Unfortunately, she does not explain exactly how this should work. A pity.
Some of the readers’ comments take up this specifically and come to the conclusion that more capacity of renewable energies does not automatically mean more electricity from them. The windless months of June and July 2020 are a good example of this. The Fraunhofer Energy Chart shows July, 2020. First of all, the yield of wind power:
Power production in Germany in July, 2020
As the chart above shows, mid July wind energy went on summer holidays, in addition to a number of off days throughout the month.
Shown next is the energy supply breakdown for July:
Net power generation in Germany in July 2020
The gray shows the non-renewable energy share, the yellow depicts the renewable share.
How do you replace 28% of electricity production when coal and nuclear power are no longer used?
How are you supposed to generate 50% of the electricity when renewables only have a 50% share in a summer month? As Ms Weinhold was told, scaling is not enough, because every number multiplied by zero is zero.
This all means Germany’s dream of being powered by renewable energies is a long way off.
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notrickszone--2020-08-01--First Time In 70 Years No Pacific Typhoon Forms In July… Alarmists Alarmed Typhoon Trend Falling!

This year is the first time since 1951 the Pacific sees no typhoons in the month of July .
Typhoons have seen downward trend since 1951 .
Global warming alarmists like to claim that tropical storms will intensify and become more frequent unless people stop using fossil fuels .
And recently these alarmists have had our attention steered to the Atlantic basin , where tropical storms this year have seen quite an active season thus far .
Another reason the focus has been on the Atlantic is because very little has been happening in terms of Pacific typhoons , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talk about that .
In fact this July is the first July to have seen no typhoons formed in the Pacific at all since statistics on this began in 1951 , according to the data from the Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) .
Data source : JMA , here and here .
Normally between 3 to 4 typhoons form in the Pacific in July .
Up to 8 have formed in the past , e.g .
on 2017 and 1971 .
But this year July failed to see a single typhoon form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since 1951 .
But one year does not make a trend .
Global warming alarmists say storms are getting and will be more frequent , and stronger .
So let ’ s look at the data here as well .
The following chart shows the number of typhoons formed in the Pacific each year from January to July , since 1951 : Data source : JMA , here and here .
Contrary to what global warming alarmists say , the trend has been downward !
The year 2020 has been the second quietest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we look at total number of typhoons formed each entire year : Data source : JMA , here and here .
Once again the global warming alarmists are shown to be wrong .
In fact , it ’ s probably the other way around : A warmer planet leads to less storm activity .
But this is not the message the purveyors of fear want us to hear .

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This year is the first time since 1951 the Pacific sees no typhoons in the month of July. Typhoons have seen downward trend since 1951.
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and Pierre Gosselin
Global warming alarmists like to claim that tropical storms will intensify and become more frequent unless people stop using fossil fuels.
And recently these alarmists have had our attention steered to the Atlantic basin, where tropical storms this year have seen quite an active season thus far.
Another reason the focus has been on the Atlantic is because very little has been happening in terms of Pacific typhoons, and the alarmists don’t want to talk about that.
In fact this July is the first July to have seen no typhoons formed in the Pacific at all since statistics on this began in 1951, according to the data from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Data source: JMA, here and here.
Normally between 3 to 4 typhoons form in the Pacific in July. Up to 8 have formed in the past, e.g. on 2017 and 1971. But this year July failed to see a single typhoon form – the first time this has occurred since 1951.
Trend contradicts the forecasts of climate scientists
But one year does not make a trend. Global warming alarmists say storms are getting and will be more frequent, and stronger. So let’s look at the data here as well.
The following chart shows the number of typhoons formed in the Pacific each year from January to July, since 1951:
Data source: JMA, here and here.
Contrary to what global warming alarmists say, the trend has been downward! The year 2020 has been the second quietest on record – so far.
A warmer world is tamer?
Now we look at total number of typhoons formed each entire year:
Data source: JMA, here and here.
Once again the global warming alarmists are shown to be wrong. In fact, it’s probably the other way around: A warmer planet leads to less storm activity. But this is not the message the purveyors of fear want us to hear.


notrickszone--2020-08-02--Prominent German Satirist Slams “McCarthy-Like” Climate Science… “Dark Ages”…Suppression “By Denunci

Prominent German Satirist Slams “McCarthy-Like” Climate Science… “Dark Ages”…Suppression “By Denunciation”

The censorship of science now sweeping the globe finally gets a slap-down… Germany ’ s Dieter Nuhr slams “ McCarthy-like mood ” in science after DFB German Research Foundation takes down his statement .
Image cropped from nuhr.de/ A message to Ramstorf , Mann , Greta , media , alarmists who declare their science as The Truth .
German , high profile satirist Dieter Nuhr , who earlier criticized Greta ’ s hysteria , recently saw his statement taken down by the German Research Foundation ( DFG ) in the latest wave of scientific censorship .
What follows is Nuhr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his statement he posted at Facebook , translated in the English ( my emphasis added ) “ In July I was asked to send in a 30-second voice message on science for the German Research Foundation ’ s campaign # DFG2020 .
I made the following original statement : ‘ Knowledge does not mean you are 100 % sure , but that you have enough facts to have a reasoned opinion .
But many people are offended when scientists change their mind : That is normal !
Science is just THAT the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is because science is not a doctrine of salvation , not a religion that proclaims absolute truths .
And those who constantly shout , “ Follow science !
” have obviously not understood this .
Science does not know everything , but it is the only reasonable knowledge base we have .
That is why it is so important.
’ ‘ The DFG would like to start by thanking you for your contribution.
’ It wrote to me : ‘ We thank you very much for your wonderful statement – your trenchant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science.
’ The article was then published by the DFG and , due to the ‘ strong and very critical response ’ , was taken down again on July 30th to ‘ protect the DFG ’ ( quoted verbatim ) .
I find this more than alarming .
The fact that criticism comes up when I express myself does not surprise me anymore .
No matter what I say , as soon as it becomes public on the Internet , it gets met with organised hate .
This is obviously a campaign organized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a participant in the forming of opinion .
It is obvious that this is ideologically based , because I am politically critical of the left AND the right and I am always against any political extremism .
This outrages both left and right fanatics , and since I also repeatedly express criticism of religion , I am also criticized from the religious side .
As a satirist , you have to live with that .
What ’ s new is now an organization like the German Research Foundation , which should stand for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving in to the ideologues on the Internet .
This is not only astonishing , but also frightens me , because I now perceive a McCarthy-like mood in the country and , in the course of the Cancel culture , I also see the freedom of thought and research in general in danger .
I have been told by the DFG that it is necessary to ‘ give in to criticism ’ in order to ‘ avert damage from the DFG ’ .
I fear that the greater damage will be done if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silencing critical and by no means extremist or conspiracy-theoretical voices .
I have never ( !
!
! )
argued in an anti-scientific way ; on the contrary , I have always stood up against the misuse of science .
One example : I have ALWAYS said that I think the Friday For Future movement is basically sympathetic , but that I find the phrase “ Follow science ” questionable because it suggests that there is one , untouchable opinion and solution strategy for climate change , because this way science is declared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opposite of science .
There are different scenarios and different solution strategies not only among the population but also among climate scientists .
It is even a basic condition of free research that different theses are allowed and discussed .
This is what happens in science .
In the public , however , diversity of opinion is increasingly actively suppressed by denunciation .
Individual groups proclaim inviolable truths , claim that science is on their side and accordingly treat critical thinkers as heretics , then lump them together with madmen and conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That is Dark Ages and frightening .
In these times , shit-storms are increasingly replacing factual argumentation .
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE AT THE DFG TO HAVE FOUND SOMETHING “ ANTI-SCIENTIFIC ” IN ME , IF ONLY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT EXIST .
They ‘ reacted to criticism ’ .
In other words , the DFG submitted to the rioters who systematically work on the Internet to suppress critical voices at the center of the political spectrum .
No one can seriously place me on the fringes of politics anywhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in pursuing criticism as heresy and muzzling dissenters .
However , I consider this to be a phenomenon that seriously endangers democratic discussion , if only because it has reached the scientific community worldwide .
At universities , however , massive efforts are being made everywhere to ensure that dissenters are no longer allowed in at all .
This is not only outrageous , but frightening .
What kind of country do we want to live in ?
In a country where public reflection is increasingly punished by denunciation and social exclusion ?
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The censorship of science now sweeping the globe finally gets a slap-down…
Germany’s Dieter Nuhr slams “McCarthy-like mood” in science after DFB German Research Foundation takes down his statement. Image cropped from nuhr.de/
A message to Ramstorf, Mann, Greta, media, alarmists who declare their science as The Truth.
German, high profile satirist Dieter Nuhr, who earlier criticized Greta’s hysteria, recently saw his statement taken down by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the latest wave of scientific censorship.
What follows is Nuhr’s response to the DFG takedown of his statement he posted at Facebook, translated in the English (my emphasis added)
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“In July I was asked to send in a 30-second voice message on science for the German Research Foundation’s campaign #DFG2020. I made the following original statement:
‘Knowledge does not mean you are 100% sure, but that you have enough facts to have a reasoned opinion. But many people are offended when scientists change their mind: That is normal! Science is just THAT the opinion changes when the facts change. This is because science is not a doctrine of salvation, not a religion that proclaims absolute truths. And those who constantly shout, “Follow science!” have obviously not understood this. Science does not know everything, but it is the only reasonable knowledge base we have. That is why it is so important.’
‘The DFG would like to start by thanking you for your contribution.’ It wrote to me: ‘We thank you very much for your wonderful statement – your trenchant commentary on the relevance and explanation of science.’
The article was then published by the DFG and, due to the ‘strong and very critical response’, was taken down again on July 30th to ‘protect the DFG’ (quoted verbatim).
I find this more than alarming. The fact that criticism comes up when I express myself does not surprise me anymore. No matter what I say, as soon as it becomes public on the Internet, it gets met with organised hate. This is obviously a campaign organized in the Internet to discredit me as a participant in the forming of opinion. It is obvious that this is ideologically based, because I am politically critical of the left AND the right and I am always against any political extremism. This outrages both left and right fanatics, and since I also repeatedly express criticism of religion, I am also criticized from the religious side. As a satirist, you have to live with that.
What’s new is now an organization like the German Research Foundation, which should stand for free thinking like no other, is giving in to the ideologues on the Internet. This is not only astonishing, but also frightens me, because I now perceive a McCarthy-like mood in the country and, in the course of the Cancel culture, I also see the freedom of thought and research in general in danger.
I have been told by the DFG that it is necessary to ‘give in to criticism’ in order to ‘avert damage from the DFG’. I fear that the greater damage will be done if the German Research Foundation is involved in silencing critical and by no means extremist or conspiracy-theoretical voices.
I have never (!!!) argued in an anti-scientific way; on the contrary, I have always stood up against the misuse of science. One example: I have ALWAYS said that I think the Friday For Future movement is basically sympathetic, but that I find the phrase “Follow science” questionable because it suggests that there is one, untouchable opinion and solution strategy for climate change, because this way science is declared a narrative of redemption. That is the opposite of science.
There are different scenarios and different solution strategies not only among the population but also among climate scientists. It is even a basic condition of free research that different theses are allowed and discussed. This is what happens in science. In the public, however, diversity of opinion is increasingly actively suppressed by denunciation. Individual groups proclaim inviolable truths, claim that science is on their side and accordingly treat critical thinkers as heretics, then lump them together with madmen and conspiracy theorists and try to discredit them. That is Dark Ages and frightening.
In these times, shit-storms are increasingly replacing factual argumentation. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE AT THE DFG TO HAVE FOUND SOMETHING “ANTI-SCIENTIFIC” IN ME, IF ONLY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT EXIST. They ‘reacted to criticism’. In other words, the DFG submitted to the rioters who systematically work on the Internet to suppress critical voices at the center of the political spectrum. No one can seriously place me on the fringes of politics anywhere.
The DFG is thus actively involved in pursuing criticism as heresy and muzzling dissenters. However, I consider this to be a phenomenon that seriously endangers democratic discussion, if only because it has reached the scientific community worldwide. At universities, however, massive efforts are being made everywhere to ensure that dissenters are no longer allowed in at all. This is not only outrageous, but frightening. What kind of country do we want to live in? In a country where public reflection is increasingly punished by denunciation and social exclusion? It scares me.”


notrickszone--2020-08-03--During The Last Glacial Maximum Fires Were 10 Times More Common And Summer Temps 3-4°C Warmer Than T

During The Last Glacial Maximum Fires Were 10 Times More Common And Summer Temps 3-4°C Warmer Than Today

A new study finds that 26 to 19 thousand years ago , with CO2 concentrations as low as 180 ppm , fire activity was an order of magnitude more prevalent than today near the southern tip of Africa – mostly because summer temperatures were 3-4°C warmer .
We usually assume the last glacial maximum – the peak of the last ice age – was signficantly colder than it is today .
But evidence has been uncovered that wild horses fed on exposed grass year-round in the Arctic , Alaska ’ s North Slope , about 20,000 to 17,000 years ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lowest and yet “ summer temperatures were higher here than they are today ” ( Kuzmina et al.
, 2019 ) .
Horses had a “ substantial dietary volume ” of dried grasses year-round , even in winter at this time , but the Arctic is presently “ no place for horses ” because there is too little for them to eat , and the food there is to eat is “ deeply buried by snow ” ( Guthrie and Stoker , 1990 ) .
In a new study ( Kraaij et al.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of days per annum with high or higher fire danger scores was almost an order of magnitude larger during the LGM [ last glacial maximum , 19-26 ka BP ] than under contemporary conditions ” near Africa ’ s southernmost tip , and that “ daily maximum temperatures were 3-4°C higher than present in summer ( and 2-4°C lower than present in winter ) , which would have contributed to the high severity of fire weather during LGM summers.
” Neither conclusion – that surface temperatures would be warmer or that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seem to be consistent with the position that CO2 variations drive climate or heavily contribute to fire patterns .

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A new study finds that 26 to 19 thousand years ago, with CO2 concentrations as low as 180 ppm, fire activity was an order of magnitude more prevalent than today near the southern tip of Africa – mostly because summer temperatures were 3-4°C warmer.
We usually assume the last glacial maximum – the peak of the last ice age – was signficantly colder than it is today.
But evidence has been uncovered that wild horses fed on exposed grass year-round in the Arctic, Alaska’s North Slope, about 20,000 to 17,000 years ago, when CO2 concentrations were at their lowest and yet “summer temperatures were higher here than they are today” (Kuzmina et al., 2019). Horses had a “substantial dietary volume” of dried grasses year-round, even in winter at this time, but the Arctic is presently “no place for horses” because there is too little for them to eat, and the food there is to eat is “deeply buried by snow” (Guthrie and Stoker, 1990).
In a new study (Kraaij et al., 2020) find evidence that “the number of days per annum with high or higher fire danger scores was almost an order of magnitude larger during the LGM [last glacial maximum, 19-26 ka BP] than under contemporary conditions” near Africa’s southernmost tip, and that “daily maximum temperatures were 3-4°C higher than present in summer (and 2-4°C lower than present in winter), which would have contributed to the high severity of fire weather during LGM summers.”
Neither conclusion – that surface temperatures would be warmer or that fires would be more common – would seem to be consistent with the position that CO2 variations drive climate or heavily contribute to fire patterns.


notrickszone--2020-08-04--Snow In Alps Down To 2300 Meters Elevation – In August! July In Germany Comes In Cool

It ’ s been a rather cool summer in much of Europe so far .
And just before some hot weather is about to sweep across Central Europe starting tomorrow , winter made a brief comeback – at the peak of summer – in the Alps !
“ At high altitudes of the Alps , precipitation turned into snow overnight , ” reported Wetteronline.de here .
“ In some areas , the snowfall line dropped to an altitude of around 2300 metres.
” Wetteronline.de also noted that on Germany ’ s highest mountain , Zugspitze , “ about 30 centimetres @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at minus 2 degrees.
” “ Employees of the Zugspitzbahn were in continuous operation to clear paths and the visitor platforms from the summer snow masses.
” Meanwhile Germany ’ s DWD national weather service recently issued what I ’ d call a press release that is designed especially for stupid and lazy journalists who won ’ t bother fact-checking .
In its preliminary report on July weather in Germany , the DWD announced that the mid summer month this year was “ rather warm ” .
According to the DWD , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 17.7°C , which was “ 0.8°C above the value for the internationally valid reference period 1961 to 1990.
” But what the DWD fails to tell us is that the 1961-1990 period was a cold one .
And not only that , the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ) no longer uses the 1961-1990 reference period .
Instead it uses the 1981-2010 period to calculate the means .
The DWD does mention that July 2020 was 0.3°C too cold compared with the valid reference period 1981 to 2010 .
So at the DWD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their eyes “ rather warm ” .

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It’s been a rather cool summer in much of Europe so far. And just before some hot weather is about to sweep across Central Europe starting tomorrow, winter made a brief comeback – at the peak of summer – in the Alps!
Image for illustration only. Source: NASA
Snow down to 2300 meters
“At high altitudes of the Alps, precipitation turned into snow overnight,” reported Wetteronline.de here. “In some areas, the snowfall line dropped to an altitude of around 2300 metres.”
A foot of snow
Wetteronline.de also noted that on Germany’s highest mountain, Zugspitze, “about 30 centimetres of fresh snow fell in the morning at minus 2 degrees.”
“Employees of the Zugspitzbahn were in continuous operation to clear paths and the visitor platforms from the summer snow masses.”
DWD national weather service labels a cooler than normal July “quite warm”
Meanwhile Germany’s DWD national weather service recently issued what I’d call a press release that is designed especially for stupid and lazy journalists who won’t bother fact-checking. In its preliminary report on July weather in Germany, the DWD announced that the mid summer month this year was “rather warm”.
According to the DWD, the average temperature in July for Germany was 17.7°C, which was “0.8°C above the value for the internationally valid reference period 1961 to 1990.”
But what the DWD fails to tell us is that the 1961-1990 period was a cold one. And not only that, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) no longer uses the 1961-1990 reference period. Instead it uses the 1981-2010 period to calculate the means.
The DWD does mention that July 2020 was 0.3°C too cold compared with the valid reference period 1981 to 2010. So at the DWD, 0.3°C below the valid mean is in their eyes “rather warm”.
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notrickszone--2020-08-05--German Environmentalists: To Protect Climate “Shift Barbecue Times From Evening To Early Morning”!

Trees don ’ t absorb CO2 late evenings and at night , so it makes climate sense to move your barbecue from the evening to the morning , radical German environmentalists suggest .
Also don ’ t use charcoal or real meat !
And check your lighter fluid to be sure it ’ s not wrecking out atmosphere .
The wrong way to barbecue , German environmentalists say .
Image : Barbeque block party Kansas City .
CC BY-SA 3.0 , Source : Wikipedia .
Today ’ s article may have useful tips for readers who feel compelled to worry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us , it ’ ll be entertaining .
So grab yourself a bag of popcorn as we take a short trip through the wacky world of radical environmentalists .
Today ’ s topic comes from Germany ’ s chapter of Friends of the Earth , BUND Hamburg : how to barbecue in a more environmentally friendly way .
First the BUND Hamburg advises that if you insist on using charcoal , use only the stuff from European hardwood forests – not from tropical forests – and make damn sure it ’ s FSC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be living trees is not an acceptable option , then the BUND Hamburg suggests using “ olive stone briquettes , which are made from the waste product of the olive oil production process .
“ No tree has to be used for this type of charcoal.
” The BUND Hamburg also suggests using grapevines , or barbecue charcoal made of bamboo or coconut shells – ” currently available mainly in organic markets.
” When it comes to lighting up the grill , the BUND warns : “ Under no circumstances should the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , paper or pine cones , as this releases carcinogenic substances.
” Instead you need to to use “ pressed wood with oil or wax , brushwood or wood shavings ” .
Now that the grill has been lit and is hot enough for cooking , the BUND writes that under no circumstance shall you throw real meat on it .
It doesn ’ t matter if this is what grilling is all about !
The BUND recommends vegan and vegetarian foods during barbecues .
Example meat substitutes the BUND recommends are : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and pickled eggplants or mushrooms with herb butter ” are enough .
Avoiding meat and sausage “ protects the environment and climate ” .
Every single kilogram of beef “ requires 15,000 litres of water and emits almost 30 kilograms of carbon dioxide , ” says the BUND .
“ In addition , farm animals are usually kept in huge stables under conditions that are not appropriate for their species.
” Another reason barbecues are bad thing is because they create “ large piles of rubbish ” .
But , if you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a summertime barbecue , then please at least have the courtesy of using “ reusable barbecue utensils instead of plastic dishes and disposable barbecues , ” the BUND Hamburg says .
Also avoid the use of aluminum !
Barbecuing in the evening is bad for the climate !

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Trees don’t absorb CO2 late evenings and at night, so it makes climate sense to move your barbecue from the evening to the morning, radical German environmentalists suggest.
Also don’t use charcoal or real meat! And check your lighter fluid to be sure it’s not wrecking out atmosphere.
The wrong way to barbecue, German environmentalists say. Image: Barbeque block party Kansas City. CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikipedia.
Today’s article may have useful tips for readers who feel compelled to worry about everything. For the rest of us, it’ll be entertaining. So grab yourself a bag of popcorn as we take a short trip through the wacky world of radical environmentalists.
Today’s topic comes from Germany’s chapter of Friends of the Earth, BUND Hamburg: how to barbecue in a more environmentally friendly way.
Use the proper charcoal
First the BUND Hamburg advises that if you insist on using charcoal, use only the stuff from European hardwood forests – not from tropical forests – and make damn sure it’s FSC certified.
And if burning what used to be living trees is not an acceptable option, then the BUND Hamburg suggests using “olive stone briquettes, which are made from the waste product of the olive oil production process. “No tree has to be used for this type of charcoal.”
The BUND Hamburg also suggests using grapevines, or barbecue charcoal made of bamboo or coconut shells – ” currently available mainly in organic markets.”
Don’t ignite with cancer-causing lighter fluid
When it comes to lighting up the grill, the BUND warns: “Under no circumstances should the grill be ignited with chemical ignition aids, paper or pine cones, as this releases carcinogenic substances.” Instead you need to to use “pressed wood with oil or wax, brushwood or wood shavings”.
Never grill real meat, instead grill eggplants!
Now that the grill has been lit and is hot enough for cooking, the BUND writes that under no circumstance shall you throw real meat on it. It doesn’t matter if this is what grilling is all about! The BUND recommends vegan and vegetarian foods during barbecues. Example meat substitutes the BUND recommends are: “peppers filled with mozzarella, grilled and pickled eggplants or mushrooms with herb butter” are enough.
Avoiding meat and sausage “protects the environment and climate”. Every single kilogram of beef “requires 15,000 litres of water and emits almost 30 kilograms of carbon dioxide,” says the BUND. “In addition, farm animals are usually kept in huge stables under conditions that are not appropriate for their species.”
“Piles of rubbish”
Another reason barbecues are bad thing is because they create “large piles of rubbish”. But, if you cannot the resist the temptation of having a summertime barbecue, then please at least have the courtesy of using “reusable barbecue utensils instead of plastic dishes and disposable barbecues,” the BUND Hamburg says. Also avoid the use of aluminum!
Barbecuing in the evening is bad for the climate!
Another tip is provided by career environmental whiner Georg Etschelt, who cites tips from a Hamburg newspaper: Perhaps in order to alleviate the summer barbecue problem a little, the main barbecue times could be shifted by decree from the evening – when most people are at home and do not want to be disturbed – to the early morning.” “This would also make sense from a climate policy point of view. ‘Trees absorb CO2 during the day, so hobby cooks should only use the barbecue during the day,’ was recently reported in the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper on a course titled ‘Green barbecue.'” “‘In the dark, the trees emit CO2, which is why they cannot absorb the gases from the barbecue.'” Donate - choose an amount
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notrickszone--2020-08-06--New Study: Rising CO2 Drives Post-1980s Greening…Which Cools The Earth And Offsets 29% Of Human Emis

New Study: Rising CO2 Drives Post-1980s Greening…Which Cools The Earth And Offsets 29% Of Human Emissions

About 70 % of the Earth ’ s post-1980s vegetative greening trend has been driven by CO2 fertilization .
More greening has offset or reversed 29 % of recent anthropogenic CO2 emissions .
Greening also has a net cooling effect on surface temperatures .
Earlier this year we highlighted a study ( Haverd et al.
, 2020 ) asserting rising CO2 and warming are the dominiant drivers of Earth ’ s strong post-1980s greening trend .
This greening expands Earth ’ s carbon sink so profoundly that by 2100 the greening of the Earth will offset 17 years ( equivalent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 17 % offset over 80 years , or net CO2 emissions reversal , would easily supplant the effectiveness of Paris climate accord CO2 mitigation policies .
Now another new study ( Piaoet et al.
, 2020 ) expands upon these same principles , further suggesting the net effect of more CO2-driven greening is more cooling and carbon sink expansion .
Since the 1980s , 29 % of human CO2 emissions were cancelled out by the CO2-induced greening of the Earth .
The post-2000 vegetative greening expansion has been so massive ( 5.4 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equivalent to a region the size of the Amazon rainforest .
“ Vegetation models suggest that CO2 fertilization is the main driver of greening on the global scale , with other factors being notable at the regional scale .
Modelling indicates that greening could mitigate global warming by increasing the carbon sink on land and altering biogeophysical processes , mainly evaporative cooling .
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About 70% of the Earth’s post-1980s vegetative greening trend has been driven by CO2 fertilization. More greening has offset or reversed 29% of recent anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Greening also has a net cooling effect on surface temperatures.
Earlier this year we highlighted a study (Haverd et al., 2020) asserting rising CO2 and warming are the dominant drivers of Earth’s strong post-1980s greening trend. This greening expands Earth’s carbon sink so profoundly that by 2100 the greening of the Earth will offset 17 years (equivalent) of anthropogenic CO2 emissions.
A 17% offset over 80 years, or net CO2 emissions reversal, would easily supplant the effectiveness of Paris climate accord CO2 mitigation policies.
Now another new study (Piao et al., 2020) expands upon these same principles, further suggesting the net effect of more CO2-driven greening is more cooling and carbon sink expansion.
Since the 1980s, 29% of human CO2 emissions were cancelled out by the CO2-induced greening of the Earth. The post-2000 vegetative greening expansion has been so massive (5.4 million km²) its net areal increase is equivalent to a region the size of the Amazon rainforest.
“Vegetation models suggest that CO2 fertilization is the main driver of greening on the global scale, with other factors being notable at the regional scale. Modelling indicates that greening could mitigate global warming by increasing the carbon sink on land and altering biogeophysical processes, mainly evaporative cooling.”


notrickszone--2020-08-07--VICTORY FOR SCIENCE! German Research Foundation Regrets Censorship, Reinstate’s Critic’s Statement

The German Research Foundation is back , again in favor of diversity of scientific opinion !
Image : Galileo fails to change Catholic Church doctrine .
After widespread criticism , the German Research Foundation ( DFG ) has decided to reverse its July 30th decision to take down a dissident climate science statement from prominent German satirist Dieter Nuhr ( background here ) .
The DFG has put Nuhr ’ s statement back online again after realizing it had blundered when it caved in to activists and had not acted in the interest of science ( pdf here ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement in English ( my emphasis added ) expressing its regrets and announcing that Mr. Nuhr ’ s statement has been put back : The DFG expressly regrets that the statement by Dieter Nuhr was taken hastily from the website of the online campaign # forknowledge .
Mr. Nuhr is a person who stands at the heart of our society and is committed to science and rational discourse .
Even if his pointed satirical nature may be irritating for some people , an institution like the DFG in particular is committed to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We have therefore reinstated his statement .
The discussion about his statement exemplifies the developments that currently characterize many public discussions about science .
“ A culture of debate has developed in various sectors of our society , in which it is often not the objective and stronger argument that counts , in which less is listened to and inquired about , but rather increasingly judged and condemned hastily .
Instead of joint dialogue , increasingly polarized and divisive debates are taking the place of mutual dialogue .
Particularly in the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or the coronavirus pandemic , this hinders the really necessary discussion of scientific topics and the constructive exchange between science and society .
Scientists who make their findings public and describe political options for action are increasingly the target of unobjective attacks and personal defamation .
This also applies to social movements that advocate science and publicly call for scientific findings to be made more of a basis for decisions and actions.
” “ These developments are not beneficial to society and are all the more worrying as science plays a central role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is currently strongly perceived and valued in society .
For its part , it is dependent on a critical , OPEN and constructive culture of communication.
” “ The DFG would like to take these observations as an opportunity to initiate an intensive debate on the current debate culture surrounding science .
The DFG stands for diversity of opinion and freedom of expression as well as for a differentiated culture of discussion .
It will continue to do everything in its power to achieve this in the future – together with other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other areas of society , both in Germany and abroad.
” What follows below is Nuhr ’ s original statement which the DFG “ hastily took down ” when it caved to public pressure from activists and ideologues .
There ’ s nothing wrong with this statement : Knowledge does not mean you are 100 % sure , but that you have enough facts to have a reasoned opinion .
But many people are offended when scientists change their mind : That is normal !
Science is just THAT the opinion changes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because science is not a doctrine of salvation , not a religion that proclaims absolute truths .
And those who constantly shout , “ Follow science !
” have obviously not understood this .
Science does not know everything , but it is the only reasonable knowledge base we have .
That is why it is so important.
” Now after public outrage across Germany , Nuhr ’ s statement has been reinstated .
A big victory for open science !

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The German Research Foundation is back, again in favor of diversity of scientific opinion! Image: Galileo fails to change Catholic Church doctrine.
After widespread criticism, the German Research Foundation (DFG) has decided to reverse its July 30th decision to take down a dissident climate science statement from prominent German satirist Dieter Nuhr (background here).
The DFG has put Nuhr’s statement back online again after realizing it had blundered when it caved in to activists and had not acted in the interest of science (pdf here).
What follows is DFG’s new statement in English (my emphasis added) expressing its regrets and announcing that Mr. Nuhr’s statement has been put back:
The DFG expressly regrets that the statement by Dieter Nuhr was taken hastily from the website of the online campaign #forknowledge. Mr. Nuhr is a person who stands at the heart of our society and is committed to science and rational discourse. Even if his pointed satirical nature may be irritating for some people, an institution like the DFG in particular is committed to the freedom of thought based on the Enlightenment. We have therefore reinstated his statement. The discussion about his statement exemplifies the developments that currently characterize many public discussions about science. “A culture of debate has developed in various sectors of our society, in which it is often not the objective and stronger argument that counts, in which less is listened to and inquired about, but rather increasingly judged and condemned hastily. Instead of joint dialogue, increasingly polarized and divisive debates are taking the place of mutual dialogue. Particularly in the case of central issues such as climate change or the coronavirus pandemic, this hinders the really necessary discussion of scientific topics and the constructive exchange between science and society. Scientists who make their findings public and describe political options for action are increasingly the target of unobjective attacks and personal defamation. This also applies to social movements that advocate science and publicly call for scientific findings to be made more of a basis for decisions and actions.” “These developments are not beneficial to society and are all the more worrying as science plays a central role in meeting current challenges, with which it is currently strongly perceived and valued in society. For its part, it is dependent on a critical, OPEN and constructive culture of communication.” “The DFG would like to take these observations as an opportunity to initiate an intensive debate on the current debate culture surrounding science. The DFG stands for diversity of opinion and freedom of expression as well as for a differentiated culture of discussion. It will continue to do everything in its power to achieve this in the future – together with other figures from science, media, politics and other areas of society, both in Germany and abroad.”
What follows below is Nuhr’s original statement which the DFG “hastily took down” when it caved to public pressure from activists and ideologues. There’s nothing wrong with this statement:
Knowledge does not mean you are 100% sure, but that you have enough facts to have a reasoned opinion. But many people are offended when scientists change their mind: That is normal! Science is just THAT the opinion changes when the facts change. This is because science is not a doctrine of salvation, not a religion that proclaims absolute truths. And those who constantly shout, “Follow science!” have obviously not understood this. Science does not know everything, but it is the only reasonable knowledge base we have. That is why it is so important.”
Now after public outrage across Germany, Nuhr’s statement has been reinstated. A big victory for open science!
Hat-tip: Die kalte Sonne.
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