notrickszone--2020-08-08--Tide Change: More Germans Saying “Nein” To “Follow The Science”, Losing Liberty

The COVID 19-pandemic has led the German public to grow weary and distrustful of the “ follow the science ” mantra and to realize that it means losing liberty and fundamental rights .
Political shifts and public opinion changes are afoot in Germany as libertarians and conservatives become every more disenchanted with the restrictions .
Tens of thousands gathered in Berlin in August 1st to protest government restrictions .
Image cropped here , Michael Ballweg .
Last weekend tens of thousands ( estimates range from 10,000 to over 1,000,000 ) demonstrated in Berlin to protest government restrictions aimed at limiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The protest was also about the limitation of free speech and the right to assemble .
Desperate , ruling politicians and their allied mainstream media responded by defaming the protesters as nutcases rather than treating them as respectable working citizens and taking their grievances seriously .
The gross mistreatment by politicians and media only confirmed to many demonstrators that they ’ ve gone too far .
This weekend German citizens have turned out by the thousands in Stuttgart and other cities to continue their protests and demand their freedom and rights back .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ just believe ” the government experts .
In their view the science is not settled at all , and there ’ s no reason to continue refraining from their liberties .
Another sign of changing opinion tides and distrust was the recent reversal by the German Research Foundation ( DFG ) which earlier had taken down a climate science critical comment by high profile satirist Dieter Nuhr from its website .
In his comment Nuhr warned its reckless to “ follow the science ” because the science behind climate and COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the German Tagespost here warns German leaders to be wary of the current trend , and sees the political right in Germany to be transitioning away from statist traditions .
“ At the latest since Hegel and in accordance with Prussian and Protestant traditions , the state had a promising , even metaphysical sound .
That is currently changing , ” the Tagespost comments .
“ While Chancellor Merkel was accused of state failure in the migration crisis , and thus still demanded a strong state that is able to protect its borders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ becoming a problem .
As in the USA , right-wing liberal thinking is gaining influence .
The state is considered a threat to civil liberty.
” adds the Tagespost .
“ Corona is currently whirling the relationship of the Germans to the state in a colorful confusion.
” The next major demonstration is planned for August 29 in Berlin .

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The COVID 19-pandemic has led the German public to grow weary and distrustful of the “follow the science” mantra and to realize that it means losing liberty and fundamental rights.
Political shifts and public opinion changes are afoot in Germany as libertarians and conservatives become every more disenchanted with the restrictions.
Tens of thousands gathered in Berlin in August 1st to protest government restrictions. Image cropped here, Michael Ballweg.
Tide change in Berlin
Last weekend tens of thousands (estimates range from 10,000 to over 1,000,000) demonstrated in Berlin to protest government restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The protest was also about the limitation of free speech and the right to assemble.
Desperate, ruling politicians and their allied mainstream media responded by defaming the protesters as nutcases rather than treating them as respectable working citizens and taking their grievances seriously. The gross mistreatment by politicians and media only confirmed to many demonstrators that they’ve gone too far.
Citizens demonstrating in Stuttgart
This weekend German citizens have turned out by the thousands in Stuttgart and other cities to continue their protests and demand their freedom and rights back. A large part of the public refuses to “just believe” the government experts. In their view the science is not settled at all, and there’s no reason to continue refraining from their liberties.
German Research Institute reverses
Another sign of changing opinion tides and distrust was the recent reversal by the German Research Foundation (DFG) which earlier had taken down a climate science critical comment by high profile satirist Dieter Nuhr from its website. In his comment Nuhr warned its reckless to “follow the science” because the science behind climate and COVID-19 is far from settled.
Under mass public pressure, the DLG reinstated Nuhr’s comment.
State now considered “a threat to civil liberty”
Moreover, the German Tagespost here warns German leaders to be wary of the current trend, and sees the political right in Germany to be transitioning away from statist traditions.
“At the latest since Hegel and in accordance with Prussian and Protestant traditions, the state had a promising, even metaphysical sound. That is currently changing,” the Tagespost comments.
US right-wing liberal thinking gaining influence
“While Chancellor Merkel was accused of state failure in the migration crisis, and thus still demanded a strong state that is able to protect its borders, the state itself is now increasingly becoming a problem. As in the USA, right-wing liberal thinking is gaining influence. The state is considered a threat to civil liberty.” adds the Tagespost. “Corona is currently whirling the relationship of the Germans to the state in a colorful confusion.”
The next major demonstration is planned for August 29 in Berlin.
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notrickszone--2020-08-09--Large Increase In Number Of Sunshine Hours Likely Behind Warming, Glacier Retreat In Alps Since 1980

Günther Aigner released a German video with the title “ Die Alpengletscher im Klimawandel : Status quo “ ( The Alps glaciers in climate change : status quo ) .
Today global warming alarmists insist blaming climate change on man-made CO2 emissions .
Yet , everywhere we look it ’ s difficult to find any correlation between CO2 and warming .
Pre-industrial history shows that changes in CO2 in fact followed temperature changes .
Today we look at some climate charts of the European upper Ostalpen to look for hints what may be behind the warming since the late 20th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been receding over the recent decades .
First is a mean temperature chart of the region for the May to September period going back 133 years : Plotted are data from the Austrian ZAMG and the Swiss MeteoSchwiez , 5-year smoothed ( green ) and the linear trend ( black ) .
Clearly there ’ s been a long-term warming.
, but the vast share of the warming occurred since the late 1970s , after a 30-year period of cooling ( since the early 1940s ) .
What could have happened since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rose since 1980 , and summer temperatures high in the Ostalpen rose .
But is there something else ?
One thing that could cause summertime temperatures to rise and glaciers to melt is sunshine .
So Aigner plotted the number of sunshine hours for the May-September period for each year and produced the following chart : As the above chart shows , the sun has shined considerably more over the recent decades than it used to in the 1970s , or late 19th century .
Today the region sees about a whopping 200 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
More sunshine would mean more warmth .
The plot of sunshine hours indeed looks awfully similar to the plot depicting mean temperatures .
Aigner in the video then superimposed to two plots going back 50 years .
Here ’ s how they compare : Number of sunshine hours ( orange ) compared to the mean temperature in degrees Celsius ( red ) .
Each curve is 10-year smoothed .
Source : Cropped from video “ Die Alpengletscher im Klimawandel : Status quo “ , by Günther Aigner The region receives over 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than it did 40 years ago .
It shouldn ’ t be a surprise that the Alps have warmed and glaciers receded .
The real question is why is the region less cloudy today ?

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Günther Aigner released a German video with the title “Die Alpengletscher im Klimawandel: Status quo“ (The Alps glaciers in climate change: status quo).
Hat-tip: Die kalte Sonne
Today global warming alarmists insist blaming climate change on man-made CO2 emissions. Yet, everywhere we look it’s difficult to find any correlation between CO2 and warming. Pre-industrial history shows that changes in CO2 in fact followed temperature changes.
Today we look at some climate charts of the European upper Ostalpen to look for hints what may be behind the warming since the late 20th century. We know glaciers there have been receding over the recent decades.
First is a mean temperature chart of the region for the May to September period going back 133 years:
Chart cropped from video “Die Alpengletscher im Klimawandel: Status quo“, by Günther Aigner
Plotted are data from the Austrian ZAMG and the Swiss MeteoSchwiez, 5-year smoothed (green) and the linear trend (black). Clearly there’s been a long-term warming., but the vast share of the warming occurred since the late 1970s, after a 30-year period of cooling (since the early 1940s).
What could have happened since the early 1980s?
Of course CO2 emissions rose since 1980, and summer temperatures high in the Ostalpen rose. But is there something else?
One thing that could cause summertime temperatures to rise and glaciers to melt is sunshine. So Aigner plotted the number of sunshine hours for the May-September period for each year and produced the following chart:
Source: Cropped from video “Die Alpengletscher im Klimawandel: Status quo“, by Günther Aigner
As the above chart shows, the sun has shined considerably more over the recent decades than it used to in the 1970s, or late 19th century. Today the region sees about a whopping 200 hours more sunshine than 120 years ago! More sunshine would mean more warmth.
The plot of sunshine hours indeed looks awfully similar to the plot depicting mean temperatures.
Aigner in the video then superimposed to two plots going back 50 years. Here’s how they compare:
Number of sunshine hours (orange) compared to the mean temperature in degrees Celsius (red). Each curve is 10-year smoothed. Source: Cropped from video “Die Alpengletscher im Klimawandel: Status quo“, by Günther Aigner
The region receives over 100 hours of sunshine more today on average than it did 40 years ago. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Alps have warmed and glaciers receded.
The real question is why is the region less cloudy today?
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notrickszone--2020-08-10--New Study: A Southern Ocean Site Has Just Cooled To Ice Age-Era Temperatures – 2°C Colder Than 20,00

New Study: A Southern Ocean Site Has Just Cooled To Ice Age-Era Temperatures – 2°C Colder Than 20,000 Years Ago

A new temperature reconstruction indicates today ’ s sea surface temperatures are colder than all but a few millennia out @ @ @ @ @ .
A Southern Ocean site analyzed in a new study ( Ghadi et al.
, @ @ @ @ @ during glacials and 4°C during interglacials .
Today , with a 410 ppm CO2 concentration @ @ @ @ @ plummeted to glacial/ice age levels ( 2°C ) .
The site was 2°C warmer than @ @ @ @ @ 180 ppm about 20,000 years ago , or during the peak of the last ice @ @ @ @ @ Holocene ( 10,000 to 8,000 years ago ) , summer sea surface temperatures were also @ @ @ @ @ There is no indication that CO2 concentration changes are in any way correlated with temperature @ @ @ @ @ epoch .

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A new temperature reconstruction indicates today’s sea surface temperatures are colder than all but a few millennia out of the last 156,000 years.
A Southern Ocean site analyzed in a new study (Ghadi et al., 2020) has averaged 1-2°C during glacials and 4°C during interglacials. Today, with a 410 ppm CO2 concentration, this location has again plummeted to glacial/ice age levels (2°C).
The site was 2°C warmer than now when CO2 concentrations were 180 ppm about 20,000 years ago, or during the peak of the last ice age. During the Early Holocene (10,000 to 8,000 years ago), summer sea surface temperatures were also 2°C warmer than today.
There is no indication that CO2 concentration changes are in any way correlated with temperature changes throughout this entire 156,000-year epoch.


notrickszone--2020-08-11--German ZDF Public Television Under Fire For Use Of Deceptive, Fudged Hockey Stick Chart

‘ Die Welt ’ science editor Axel Bojanowski ( right ) comments “ This is how climate change is forged ” .
He had 4 leading scientists confirm the above hockey stick chart was dubious .
Image : Die Welt , Source : : DeWikiMan/commons.wikimedia.org/CC BY-SA 4.0 ; Bojanowski/private ZDF weather moderator Özden Terli under fire : Did he deceive viewers on historical climate with sleight of hand ?
ZDF meteorologist Özden Terli has been a topic at this blog several times .
Now ‘ Die Welt ’ science editor Axel Bojanowski has taken a closer look at a weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presented July 24 , 2020 .
The article is behind a paywall , but is worth the money .
The centerpiece is the chart from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ( PIK ) .
It depicts a hockey stick temperature curve that is supposed to convey drama .
Excerpt from the article in Die Welt : The weather report of the “ Heute Journal ” on ZDF on July 24th presented something that was supposed to be sensational .
Moderator Özden Terli presented a graph that allegedly showed the course of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Age .
At first ‘ the warming was very slow , ’ Terli explained , ‘ and then it was stable for a long time ’ .
Suddenly , however , since around 1900 , the temperature “ jumped up ” .
The graph showed an almost vertical red line , the peak of which far exceeded all temperatures since the Ice Age .
“ This jump is quite enormous , ” Terli said .
Millions of viewers were shown that the present day would be warmer than all the rest of human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a scientific sensation , or a hoax.
” Bojanowski interviewed several experts on the subject and their reactions speak volumes because the graph cleverly mixed two things together , namely smoothed averages from the past with measured current values .
Fluctuations in the past can thus no longer be seen .
The experts ’ verdict was unanimous : it is dubious .
Bojanowski analyzes : The graph was a sleight of hand : the steep red line at the end was not comparable to the data in the previous period .
It showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of the 19th century .
However , no such precise records exist for earlier times .
Most of the time in the history of civilization can only be shown with average values .
Often there is only one temperature value for hundreds of years , or data has been “ smoothed ” , i.e .
only its average value is shown – short-term warming or cooling is not shown .
In order to make the period from industrialization to the present day ( the steep red line ) comparable with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it should therefore only be shown as a dot showing the average temperature from 1900 to the present day – the red line would only be an inconspicuous dot.
” And because Bojanowski has been there before , the subject of drought can be brought up again .
In a weather report Terli attributed this to changes in the climate system .
But without going into other sources .
Perhaps the weatherman would then have noticed that annual precipitation in Germany has increased over the past 120 years .
… It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wetter , Katka Horneffer , allows Özden Terli to include such inserts in the weather report again and again .

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‘Die Welt’ science editor Axel Bojanowski (right) comments “This is how climate change is forged”. He had 4 leading scientists confirm the above hockey stick chart was dubious. Image: Die Welt , Source:: DeWikiMan/commons.wikimedia.org/CC BY-SA 4.0; Bojanowski/private
By Die kalte Sonne
(German text translated/edited by P. Gosselin)
Disinformation at ZDF German public broadcasting?
ZDF meteorologist Özden Terli has been a topic at this blog several times. Now ‘Die Welt’ science editor Axel Bojanowski has taken a closer look at a weather report, particularly a chart that Terli presented July 24, 2020.
The article is behind a paywall, but is worth the money. The centerpiece is the chart from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). It depicts a hockey stick temperature curve that is supposed to convey drama. Excerpt from the article in Die Welt:
The weather report of the “Heute Journal” on ZDF on July 24th presented something that was supposed to be sensational. Moderator Özden Terli presented a graph that allegedly showed the course of the global average temperature since the Ice Age. At first ‘the warming was very slow,’ Terli explained, ‘and then it was stable for a long time’. Suddenly, however, since around 1900, the temperature “jumped up”. The graph showed an almost vertical red line, the peak of which far exceeded all temperatures since the Ice Age. “This jump is quite enormous,” Terli said. Millions of viewers were shown that the present day would be warmer than all the rest of human civilization. The discovery could only be a scientific sensation, or a hoax.”
Bojanowski interviewed several experts on the subject and their reactions speak volumes because the graph cleverly mixed two things together, namely smoothed averages from the past with measured current values. Fluctuations in the past can thus no longer be seen. The experts’ verdict was unanimous: it is dubious. Bojanowski analyzes:
The graph was a sleight of hand: the steep red line at the end was not comparable to the data in the previous period. It showed annually measured average temperatures on Earth since the end of the 19th century. However, no such precise records exist for earlier times. Most of the time in the history of civilization can only be shown with average values. Often there is only one temperature value for hundreds of years, or data has been “smoothed”, i.e. only its average value is shown – short-term warming or cooling is not shown. In order to make the period from industrialization to the present day (the steep red line) comparable with the data for the rest of the time, it should therefore only be shown as a dot showing the average temperature from 1900 to the present day – the red line would only be an inconspicuous dot.”
And because Bojanowski has been there before, the subject of drought can be brought up again. In a weather report Terli attributed this to changes in the climate system. But without going into other sources. Perhaps the weatherman would then have noticed that annual precipitation in Germany has increased over the past 120 years. … It’s astonishing that the head of ZDF Wetter, Katka Horneffer, allows Özden Terli to include such inserts in the weather report again and again.


notrickszone--2020-08-12--Mann, Rahmstorf Struggle To Defend: Flawed Hockey Stick Chart Under Fire (Again) In Germany

Rahmstorf writes to Bojanowski ( see above ) : Needless to say – the hockey stick curve is well confirmed by hundreds of scientists after more than two decades of further research – also by the latest data shown above .
Its authors have received many awards .
And I ’ m going swimming now !
Hello Mr. Rahmstorf , it is a pity you can not admit a mistake , but even have to put one on top .
In my article , I quote four experts with comments on your curve , which has not been published in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make a highly critical judgment.
” Even Michael Mann , the creator of the false hockey stick , jumped in as well in typical hothead fashion , offering to “ fix ” Bojanowaski ’ s Twitter account : Like Rahmstorf , Mann too avoided criticizing the four scientists underpinning Bojanowski ’ s comment , instead resorted to throwing insults and name-calling .
Moreover , warmist ( but non-alarmist ) high-profile Swiss meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann got into the fracas , taking a hard shot as well , but at the alarmist camp , tweeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thread from @ Axel_Bojanowski on the pots-dumb unscientific nonsense of @ Rahmstorf and his press spokesman @ terliwetter , who misuse broadcaster @ zdf as an outlet for the regular secretion of bullshit .
How much longer ?
No more journalistic standards @ zdf ?
” In summary , there seems to be some progress being made on how science gets conducted in Germany .
Increasingly dissenters are seeing victories and the public is growing weary of all the arrogance from certain scientists – especially in the fields of climate , COVID-19 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen whether or not this long overdue trend gathers steam .

Hallo Herr Rahmstorf, schade, dass Sie einen Fehler nicht zugeben können, sondern einen drauf setzen müssen. Ich zitiere in meinem Artikel vier Experten mit Kommentaren zu Ihrer nicht in der Fachliteratur publizierten Kurve, alle fällen ein höchst kritisches Urteil⬇ 1/🧵 pic.twitter.com/pjd2Xl83Zf — Axel Bojanowski (@Axel_Bojanowski) August 7, 2020
Rahmstorf writes to Bojanowski (see above): Needless to say – the hockey stick curve is well confirmed by hundreds of scientists after more than two decades of further research – also by the latest data shown above. Its authors have received many awards.
And I’m going swimming now!
Bojanowski reply (in English):
Hello Mr. Rahmstorf, it is a pity you cannot admit a mistake, but even have to put one on top. In my article, I quote four experts with comments on your curve, which has not been published in the technical literature, all of whom make a highly critical judgment.” Mann jumps in Even Michael Mann, the creator of the false hockey stick, jumped in as well in typical hothead fashion, offering to “fix” Bojanowaski’s Twitter account:
Like Rahmstorf, Mann too avoided criticizing the four scientists underpinning Bojanowski’s comment, instead resorted to throwing insults and name-calling. Kachelmann: “potsdumb unscientific nonsense of Rahmstorf” Moreover, warmist (but non-alarmist) high-profile Swiss meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann got into the fracas, taking a hard shot as well, but at the alarmist camp, tweeting (English below):
Ein #Thread von @Axel_Bojanowski zum potsdämlich-unwissenschaftlichen Unsinn von @rahmstorf und dessen Pressesprecher @terliwetter, der den Sender @zdf als Outlet für die regelmässige Absonderung von Stuss missbraucht. Wie lange noch? Keine journalistischen Standards mehr @zdf? https://t.co/eqyvz01pXc — Jörg | kachelmannwetter.com🇨🇭 (@Kachelmann) August 8, 2020
Kachelmann’s tweet above in English:
A #thread from @Axel_Bojanowski on the pots-dumb unscientific nonsense of @Rahmstorf
and his press spokesman @terliwetter, who misuse broadcaster @zdf as an outlet for the regular secretion of bullshit. How much longer? No more journalistic standards @zdf?”
In summary, there seems to be some progress being made on how science gets conducted in Germany. Increasingly dissenters are seeing victories and the public is growing weary of all the arrogance from certain scientists – especially in the fields of climate, COVID-19 and energy.
But it remains to be seen whether or not this long overdue trend gathers steam.


notrickszone--2020-08-13--Extensively-Referenced Study Of Past Scientists’ Global Temperature Estimates Suggests ‘No Change’ I

Extensively-Referenced Study Of Past Scientists’ Global Temperature Estimates Suggests ‘No Change’ In 100 Years

In the early 1900s , the globally-averaged distribution of calculated surface temperature estimates ranged between 14 and 15°C .
For @ @ @ @ @ , and NASA GISS also estimate today ’ s global temperature is about 14.5°C .
@ @ @ @ @ surface temperature has been an ongoing pursuit since the early 19th century .
A new @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 ) suggests the generally agreed-upon global temperature from 1877 to 1913 from dozens @ @ @ @ @ 14.4°C .
Problematically , HadCRUT , Berkley , and NASA GISS also indicate the 1991-2018 @ @ @ @ @ of about 14.5°C .
This would suggest there has been “ no change in the @ @ @ @ @ the past 100 years ” .

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In the early 1900s, the globally-averaged distribution of calculated surface temperature estimates ranged between 14 and 15°C. For 1991-2018, HadCRUT, Berkeley, and NASA GISS also estimate today’s global temperature is about 14.5°C.
Scientists estimating Earth’s surface temperature has been an ongoing pursuit since the early 19th century.
A new study (Kramm et al., 2020) suggests the generally agreed-upon global temperature from 1877 to 1913 from dozens of calculated results was about 14.4°C.
Problematically, HadCRUT, Berkley, and NASA GISS also indicate the 1991-2018 had a global surface temperature of about 14.5°C.
This would suggest there has been “no change in the globally averaged near-surface temperature over the past 100 years”.


notrickszone--2020-08-14--Max Planck Institute For Meteorology Director Not Worried About Climate Tipping Points…Worried About

Max Planck Institute For Meteorology Director Not Worried About Climate Tipping Points…Worried About Panic

In an interview with flagship daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ( FAZ here ) , Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology ( MPIM ) Director Dr. Jochen Marotzke said predicting how many degrees of warming we need to prepare for was like reading tea leaves and that he is not worried about “ climate tipping points ” .
He also spoke of the wide disagreement among climate models .
Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology ( MPIM ) Director Dr. Jochen Marotzke told the FAZ he doesn ’ t worry about climate “ tipping points ” , but worries about panic .
Image : MPIM @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst case scenarios put out by some models were useful for the purpose of risk assessment , i.e .
scenarios that are unlikely but can not be ruled out .
“ In the latest generation of models , there are some models that are much more sensitive to greenhouse gases than previous models in terms of their temperature increase , ” he said .
When asked about the results of the French model released earlier this year , which assumes five degrees of warming for a doubling of atmospheric CO2 , Marotzke expressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he thought of the French scientists : “ My God , what are you doing ?
Because it is very , very unlikely that the true climate is as sensitive as these new models show.
” “ The issue of climate sensitivity is extremely complex .
Therefore , the results of a model should first be treated with caution , ” Marotzke said .
When asked why the French model produced such a high warming for a doubling of CO ” , Marotzke said he didn ’ t know why : “ No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first reflecting .
The British did it differently , they said the new value is a mystery to us .
They first want to investigate what the reason is and whether the warming rate is realistic.
” Later in the interview , the FAZ touched on the so-called “ tipping points in the climate system ” , which are “ threshold values that set irreversible processes in motion that , once started , can no longer be stopped.
” Possible tipping points named by some scientists include the Greenland Ice Sheet , Gulf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reefs , Amazon dying etc .
On whether they could happen , Marotzke views it as “ conceivable ” and that it “ can not be ruled out ” and with “ almost all of them we don ’ t know where we stand.
” When asked which one is most worrying , he replied : “ None ” .
“ I don ’ t see any risk with Greenland ” And not even the melting of the Greenland ice sheet worries the MPIM Director .
He told the FAZ : “ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – a couple thousand years .
I don ’ t see any risk with Greenland.
” On the subject of the Arctic , Marotzke says he is “ quite sure that it is not a tipping point ” – and that the ice albedo feedback “ is not the dominant effect ” .
“ The ice comes back every year – in winter , said Marotzke , who has been Director at the MPIM in Hamburg since 2003 .
“ When the temperature goes down again , the sea ice will come back.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the permafrost thawing , saying the contribution to warming “ is relatively small.
” “ Besides , even if the permafrost thaws , it is uncertain how much of the methane actually reaches the atmosphere , ” said Marotzke .
“ Methane can be converted by bacteria to CO₂ .
I am not worried about methane.
” When asked about what he is worried about , he replies : “ That the panic will backfire.
” Marotzke warns against spreading panic : ” It can become incendiary .
The question is , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protection measures exceed the risks of climate change ?
Panic does not help here , only relatively sober analysis and weighing up – and a democratic discussion will help .
”

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In an interview with flagship daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ here), Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPIM) Director Dr. Jochen Marotzke said predicting how many degrees of warming we need to prepare for was like reading tea leaves and that he is not worried about “climate tipping points”.
He also spoke of the wide disagreement among climate models.
Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPIM) Director Dr. Jochen Marotzke told the FAZ he doesn’t worry about climate “tipping points”, but worries about panic. Image: MPIM.
He told the FAZ that the worst case scenarios put out by some models were useful for the purpose of risk assessment, i.e. scenarios that are unlikely but cannot be ruled out. “In the latest generation of models, there are some models that are much more sensitive to greenhouse gases than previous models in terms of their temperature increase,” he said.
Five degrees “very very unlikely”
When asked about the results of the French model released earlier this year, which assumes five degrees of warming for a doubling of atmospheric CO2, Marotzke expressed his amazement, telling the FAZ what he thought of the French scientists: “My God, what are you doing? Because it is very, very unlikely that the true climate is as sensitive as these new models show.”
“The issue of climate sensitivity is extremely complex. Therefore, the results of a model should first be treated with caution,” Marotzke said.
When asked why the French model produced such a high warming for a doubling of CO”, Marotzke said he didn’t know why: “No one understands why they published it without first reflecting. The British did it differently, they said the new value is a mystery to us. They first want to investigate what the reason is and whether the warming rate is realistic.”
No worries about climate tipping points
Later in the interview, the FAZ touched on the so-called “tipping points in the climate system”, which are “threshold values that set irreversible processes in motion that, once started, can no longer be stopped.” Possible tipping points named by some scientists include the Greenland Ice Sheet, Gulf Stream, West Antarctica:, coral reefs, Amazon dying etc.
On whether they could happen, Marotzke views it as “conceivable” and that it “cannot be ruled out” and with “almost all of them we don’t know where we stand.”
When asked which one is most worrying, he replied: “None”.
“I don’t see any risk with Greenland”
And not even the melting of the Greenland ice sheet worries the MPIM Director. He told the FAZ: “It’s gonna take so long – a couple thousand years. I don’t see any risk with Greenland.”
Arctic not a tipping element
On the subject of the Arctic, Marotzke says he is “quite sure that it is not a tipping point” – and that the ice albedo feedback “is not the dominant effect”.
“The ice comes back every year – in winter, said Marotzke, who has been Director at the MPIM in Hamburg since 2003. “When the temperature goes down again, the sea ice will come back.”
No worries about thawing permafrost
He is also not worried about the permafrost thawing, saying the contribution to warming “is relatively small.”
“Besides, even if the permafrost thaws, it is uncertain how much of the methane actually reaches the atmosphere,” said Marotzke. “Methane can be converted by bacteria to CO₂. I am not worried about methane.”
Worries “panic will backfire”
When asked about what he is worried about, he replies: “That the panic will backfire.” Marotzke warns against spreading panic: ” It can become incendiary. The question is, at what point do the risks of climate protection measures exceed the risks of climate change? Panic does not help here, only relatively sober analysis and weighing up – and a democratic discussion will help.”
Hat-tip: Die kalte Sonne.
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notrickszone--2020-08-15--German TV Propaganda: Now Forecast Charts For Regular Summer Weather Made To Look Like Images Of Hel

German TV Propaganda: Now Forecast Charts For Regular Summer Weather Made To Look Like Images Of Hell

WARNING : Watching too much German public television will make you hysterical , and pretty stupid ( if you ’ re already leaning in that direction ) Sometimes you really wonder : can people be fooled really so easily ?
German ARD public television network apparently thinks so , and has since gone off the deep end with the hype , drama and disinformation they add to their reports .
I guess they think it ’ s working .
At Facebook one person illustrated this very well by showing the evolution of weather charts used by ARD German television in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you were to rate numerically the level of redness and fiery imagery and plot it , you ’ d get a real hockey stick trend .
Check out the forecast chart evolution below : In 2009 , a nice hot summer day way forecast using pleasant color scheme of yellow and green .
Even the “ Samstag ” ( Saturday ) forecast of highs from 19-25°C used the same green color scheme as it did for showing 34-36°C .
But as the years went by , Germans refused to panic enough about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charts had to look hot and unbearable – even for forecasts of 20°C , see middle chart .
Even temperatures in the 70sF look warm and toasty .
Then last year came doomsday prophet Greta with her inferno-visions and messages of hell .
This year , weather forecast charts of highs in the 70s !
to upper 80s are exploded in size , and made to look like explosion-like inferno images taken from beyond the gates of Hell .
Just a note : I ’ m not sure if the 2020 chart is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you get the idea of what ’ s going on .

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CORRECTION: The chart below is misleading. The ARD has not changed its color scheme. The chart for 2009 shows the 3-day forecast, whose color coding according to ARD in fact has not changed. The 2019 is the forecast chart for the day, and this 1-day chart uses a different color code for temperature. It too has not changed since 2009. The third chart, as already mentioned, is from another drama source: website: wetter.de. Hat-tip: reader Taylor Martin
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WARNING: Watching too much German public television will make you hysterical, and pretty stupid (if you’re already leaning in that direction)
Sometimes you really wonder: can people be fooled really so easily?
German ARD public television network apparently thinks so, and has since gone off the deep end with the hype, drama and disinformation they add to their reports. I guess they think it’s working.
At Facebook one person illustrated this very well by showing the evolution of weather charts used by ARD German television in 2009, 2019 and this year. If you were to rate numerically the level of redness and fiery imagery and plot it, you’d get a real hockey stick trend. Check out the forecast chart evolution below:
Hat-tip: Axel Robert Göhring at Facebook
In 2009, a nice hot summer day way forecast using pleasant color scheme of yellow and green. Even the “Samstag” (Saturday) forecast of highs from 19-25°C used the same green color scheme as it did for showing 34-36°C.
But as the years went by, Germans refused to panic enough about warming, and so by 2019 everything charts had to look hot and unbearable – even for forecasts of 20°C, see middle chart. Even temperatures in the 70sF look warm and toasty.
Then last year came doomsday prophet Greta with her inferno-visions and messages of hell. This year, weather forecast charts of highs in the 70s! to upper 80s are exploded in size, and made to look like explosion-like inferno images taken from beyond the gates of Hell. Just a note: I’m not sure if the 2020 chart is from ARD or another station, but you get the idea of what’s going on.
Also read here.
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notrickszone--2020-08-16--“Low-Fact Propaganda”: Spiegel’s Alarmism Exposed (Again), Greenland Ice Not “Doomed”

German skeptic site Die Kalte Sonne here debunks a recent alarmist article appearing in Spiegel aimed at shocking its readers .
The reality , it turns out , is not shocking at all .
According to Spiegel , the Greenland ice sheet is already doomed ( that is unless we skip the usual democratic process and just act immediately ) .
Spiegel claims Greenland “ glaciers are continuously losing huge masses of ice ” and that the system there is “ dramatically off balance ” .
The leftist Hamburg-based weekly reported : But Die kalte Sonne wondered if this were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mouse clicks to find a recent temperature reconstruction for Greenland ’ s past ( Lecavalier et al .
2017 , pdf here ) .
The paper ’ s Figure 4a shows the temperatures , with the temperature of 1950 at the far right which in paleo-climatology is always meant as “ present ” .
Thus , 11,000 years ago , it was up to 4°C warmer than in 1950 over long periods of thousands of years , and today the warming has been about 1°C since then .
Since we can see an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is roughly Gt ) today , the “ point of no return ” can not have been exceeded 10,000 years ago .
How does the heading then come about ?
We take a look at the associated work by King et al .
2020 : Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass at accelerated rates in the 21st century , making it the largest single contributor to rising sea levels .
Faster flow of outlet glaciers has substantially contributed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speedup , and potential for future change , uncertain .
Here we combine more than three decades of remotely sensed observational products of outlet glacier velocity , elevation , and front position changes over the full ice sheet .
We compare decadal variability in discharge and calving front position and find that increased glacier discharge was due almost entirely to the retreat of glacier fronts , rather than inland ice sheet processes , with a remarkably consistent speedup of 4–5 % per km of retreat across the ice sheet .
We show that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a step-increase in discharge and a switch to a new dynamic state of sustained mass loss that would persist even under a decline in surface melt .
Is there any talk of an irreversible end of the Greenland ice sheet ?
From the abstract : The authors see an acceleration in melting towards the ocean in the period 2000-2005 , with not enough snowfall to compensate for the losses .
They find a loss of about 500 Gt/year .
Unfortunately , they do not address the highly accurate gravity measurements with satellites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a linear mass loss of only 275 Gt/year between 2003 and 2019 ( with a gap in 2017 and 2018 due to a satellite change ) , so that in 17 years about 4200 Gt were lost , which is 0.15 % of the total sheet .
What exactly do they say about the future ?
This is much more cautious than what is being served up to us as “ doomed ” with the usual “ overconfidence ” .
A look into the past is enough to unmask the media scream for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Also read here at Ice Age Now .

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German skeptic site Die Kalte Sonne here debunks a recent alarmist article appearing in Spiegel aimed at shocking its readers. The reality, it turns out, is not shocking at all.
Greenland ice doomed?
According to Spiegel, the Greenland ice sheet is already doomed (that is unless we skip the usual democratic process and just act immediately).
Spiegel claims Greenland “glaciers are continuously losing huge masses of ice” and that the system there is “dramatically off balance”. The leftist Hamburg-based weekly reported:
The melting of the glaciers on Greenland has apparently passed the point of no return. Even if the global rise in temperature were to stop immediately, the ice sheet would continue to retreat, report researchers led by Michalea King of Ohio State University report in the journal “Communications Earth and Environment“.
Read more at Spiegel
4°C warmer 11,000 years ago
But Die kalte Sonne wondered if this were really so, and needed only 2 mouse clicks to find a recent temperature reconstruction for Greenland’s past (Lecavalier et al. 2017, pdf here). The paper’s Figure 4a shows the temperatures, with the temperature of 1950 at the far right which in paleo-climatology is always meant as “present”.
Thus, 11,000 years ago, it was up to 4°C warmer than in 1950 over long periods of thousands of years, and today the warming has been about 1°C since then. Since we can see an ice sheet of 2,850,000 km³ (that is roughly Gt) today, the “point of no return” cannot have been exceeded 10,000 years ago. How does the heading then come about? We take a look at the associated work by King et al. 2020:
Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass at accelerated rates in the 21st century, making it the largest single contributor to rising sea levels. Faster flow of outlet glaciers has substantially contributed to this loss, with the cause of speedup, and potential for future change, uncertain. Here we combine more than three decades of remotely sensed observational products of outlet glacier velocity, elevation, and front position changes over the full ice sheet. We compare decadal variability in discharge and calving front position and find that increased glacier discharge was due almost entirely to the retreat of glacier fronts, rather than inland ice sheet processes, with a remarkably consistent speedup of 4–5% per km of retreat across the ice sheet. We show that widespread retreat between 2000 and 2005 resulted in a step-increase in discharge and a switch to a new dynamic state of sustained mass loss that would persist even under a decline in surface melt.
Is there any talk of an irreversible end of the Greenland ice sheet? From the abstract:
We show that widespread retreat between 2000 and 2005 resulted in a step-increase in discharge and a switch to a new dynamic state of sustained mass loss that would persist even under a decline in surface melt.“
The authors see an acceleration in melting towards the ocean in the period 2000-2005, with not enough snowfall to compensate for the losses. They find a loss of about 500 Gt/year.
Only 0.15% of total ice mass
Unfortunately, they do not address the highly accurate gravity measurements with satellites in their paper. These data show a linear mass loss of only 275 Gt/year between 2003 and 2019 (with a gap in 2017 and 2018 due to a satellite change), so that in 17 years about 4200 Gt were lost, which is 0.15% of the total sheet.
What exactly do they say about the future?
Ultimately, predictions of future change will require improved understanding of the ice/ocean boundary and controls on glacier calving.“
Low-fact propaganda
This is much more cautious than what is being served up to us as “doomed” with the usual “overconfidence”. A look into the past is enough to unmask the media scream for what it is: low-fact propaganda.
Also read here at Ice Age Now.


notrickszone--2020-08-17--New Study: The Post-Pause Global Warming After 2013 Was Not Caused By CO2, But Shortwave Radiation F

New Study: The Post-Pause Global Warming After 2013 Was Not Caused By CO2, But Shortwave Radiation Forcing

Echoing the determination of NASA scientists , a new study suggests the natural variability in cloud cover allowing more solar @ @ @ @ @ the Earth ’ s oceans drove the 2014-2020 global warming .
NASA scientists ( Loeb @ @ @ @ @ used satellite data to assess the 2014-2017 warming was driven by a +0.83 W/m² shortwave @ @ @ @ @ trend in cloud cover .
A new study ( Ollila , 2020 ) affirms this @ @ @ @ @ temperature changes can also be explained by shortwave cloud forcing .
“ …the pause was @ @ @ @ @ 2014 , and the major cause was not the anthropogenic forcing , but it was @ @ @ @ @ radiation forcing ” “ Decreases in low cloud cover were the primary driver of the @ @ @ @ @

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Echoing the determination of NASA scientists, a new study suggests the natural variability in cloud cover allowing more solar radiation to be absorbed by the Earth’s oceans drove the 2014-2020 global warming.
NASA scientists (Loeb et al., 2018) used satellite data to assess the 2014-2017 warming was driven by a +0.83 W/m² shortwave forcing due to the downward trend in cloud cover.
A new study (Ollila, 2020) affirms this analysis and suggests the 2018-2020 temperature changes can also be explained by shortwave cloud forcing.
“…the pause was over at the end of 2014, and the major cause was not the anthropogenic forcing, but it was the SW [shortwave] radiation forcing”
“Decreases in low cloud cover were the primary driver of the decrease in reflected SW…”


notrickszone--2020-08-18--Policymakers Misled…New Nature Study “Casts Doubt On Forecasts Of Regional Climate Change”

A new paper reveals that climate models have failed to take important natural factors , such as the North Atlantic Oscillation , into account in their climate models on which leaders have been basing their policies .
A new paper in Nature says NAO not taken adequately into account by climate models .
Image : see video ( German ) here .
Paper in Nature Criticizes NAO Hole : Medium-Term Climate Far More Predictable Than Climate Models Suggest Can the ups and downs of the climate of the coming years and decades be predicted ?
A large group of researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affirms this and describes in a Nature article that much more is possible here than current climate models suggest .
North Atlantic climate far more predictable than models imply Quantifying signals and uncertainties in climate models is essential for the detection , attribution , prediction and projection of climate change1,2,3 .
Although inter-model agreement is high for large-scale temperature signals , dynamical changes in atmospheric circulation are very uncertain4 .
This leads to low confidence in regional projections , especially for precipitation , over the coming decades5,6 .
The chaotic nature of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncertainties are largely irreducible .
However , climate projections are difficult to verify until further observations become available .
Here we assess retrospective climate model predictions of the past six decades and show that decadal variations in North Atlantic winter climate are highly predictable , despite a lack of agreement between individual model simulations and the poor predictive ability of raw model outputs .
Crucially , current models underestimate the predictable signal ( the predictable fraction of the total variability ) of the North Atlantic Oscillation ( the leading mode of variability in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order of magnitude .
Consequently , compared to perfect models , 100 times as many ensemble members are needed in current models to extract this signal , and its effects on the climate are underestimated relative to other factors .
To address these limitations , we implement a two-stage post-processing technique .
We first adjust the variance of the ensemble-mean North Atlantic Oscillation forecast to match the observed variance of the predictable signal .
We then select and use only the ensemble members with a North Atlantic Oscillation sufficiently close to the variance-adjusted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approach greatly improves decadal predictions of winter climate for Europe and eastern North America .
Predictions of Atlantic multidecadal variability are also improved , suggesting that the North Atlantic Oscillation is not driven solely by Atlantic multidecadal variability .
Our results highlight the need to understand why the signal-to-noise ratio is too small in current climate models10 , and the extent to which correcting this model error would reduce uncertainties in regional climate change projections on timescales beyond a decade .
The authors looked at the behavior of the North Atlantic winter climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there is basically good predictability .
Yet , current climate models do not make use of this as they underestimate the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation ( NAO ) by an entire order of magnitude .
The noise is still too high in the climate models , and the real signal is lost .
The paper is so important that even Science commented on it at the end of July 2020 Missed wind patterns are throwing off climate forecasts of rain and storms Climate scientists can confidently tie global warming to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heat .
But ask how rising temperatures will affect rainfall and storms , and the answers get a lot shakier .
For a long time , researchers chalked the problem up to natural variability in wind patterns—the inherently unpredictable fluctuations of a chaotic atmosphere .
Now , however , a new analysis has found that the problem is not with the climate , it ’ s with the massive computer models designed to forecast its behavior .
“ The climate is much more predictable than we previously thought , ” says Doug Smith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kingdom ’ s Met Office who led the 39-person effort published this week in Nature .
The study , which includes authors from several leading modeling centers , casts doubt on many forecasts of regional climate change , which are crucial for policymaking .
It also means efforts to attribute specific weather events to global warming , now much in vogue , are rife with errors .
“ The whole thing is concerning , ” says Isla Simpson , an atmospheric dynamicist and modeler at the National Center for Atmospheric Research , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It could mean we ’ re not getting future climate projections right.
” You can read the entire commentary at Science .
Now medium-term forecasts based on the weak computer models are being put to the test .
Unfortunately , these are exactly the same forecasts that have already been used for political planning purposes .
Now it is probably dawning on the latter : “ the Science is NOT settled ” .
Even the “ attribution game ” of extreme weather events , which is so popular in the media , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burner .
Not good news for Friederike Otto , who has already been treated as an attribution superstar in the media , as she claimed to be able to calculate with percentage accuracy how much man was involved in a storm , flood or drought .
But wait , the German-language media did not even report on this important new paper…perhaps it did not fit into the climate narrative given from above .
Fortunately , there is the Die kalte Sonne climate blog : That ’ s the first place you ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the systematic influence of the NAO on European temperatures has also been described by Lüdecke et al .
2020 a few months earlier .
So it was a logical further step by Smith et al .
2020 to actively demand improvements in climate models .
The effect of the NAO has been known for decades .
Surprisingly , it is only now that resistance is stirring in the scientific community , since it was actually clear that the models did not reflect these empirically well-documented relationships .

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A new paper reveals that climate models have failed to take important natural factors, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, into account in their climate models on which leaders have been basing their policies.
A new paper in Nature says NAO not taken adequately into account by climate models. Image: see video (German) here.
By Die kalte Sonne
(German text translated/edited by P. Gosselin)
Can the ups and downs of the climate of the coming years and decades be predicted? A large group of researchers (Smith et al. 2020) affirms this and describes in a Nature article that much more is possible here than current climate models suggest.
North Atlantic climate far more predictable than models imply Quantifying signals and uncertainties in climate models is essential for the detection, attribution, prediction and projection of climate change1,2,3. Although inter-model agreement is high for large-scale temperature signals, dynamical changes in atmospheric circulation are very uncertain4. This leads to low confidence in regional projections, especially for precipitation, over the coming decades5,6. The chaotic nature of the climate system7,8,9 may also mean that signal uncertainties are largely irreducible. However, climate projections are difficult to verify until further observations become available. Here we assess retrospective climate model predictions of the past six decades and show that decadal variations in North Atlantic winter climate are highly predictable, despite a lack of agreement between individual model simulations and the poor predictive ability of raw model outputs. Crucially, current models underestimate the predictable signal (the predictable fraction of the total variability) of the North Atlantic Oscillation (the leading mode of variability in North Atlantic atmospheric circulation) by an order of magnitude. Consequently, compared to perfect models, 100 times as many ensemble members are needed in current models to extract this signal, and its effects on the climate are underestimated relative to other factors. To address these limitations, we implement a two-stage post-processing technique. We first adjust the variance of the ensemble-mean North Atlantic Oscillation forecast to match the observed variance of the predictable signal. We then select and use only the ensemble members with a North Atlantic Oscillation sufficiently close to the variance-adjusted ensemble-mean forecast North Atlantic Oscillation. This approach greatly improves decadal predictions of winter climate for Europe and eastern North America. Predictions of Atlantic multidecadal variability are also improved, suggesting that the North Atlantic Oscillation is not driven solely by Atlantic multidecadal variability. Our results highlight the need to understand why the signal-to-noise ratio is too small in current climate models10, and the extent to which correcting this model error would reduce uncertainties in regional climate change projections on timescales beyond a decade.
The authors looked at the behavior of the North Atlantic winter climate over the last six decades and found that there is basically good predictability. Yet, current climate models do not make use of this as they underestimate the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) by an entire order of magnitude. The noise is still too high in the climate models, and the real signal is lost.
The paper is so important that even Science commented on it at the end of July 2020
Missed wind patterns are throwing off climate forecasts of rain and storms Climate scientists can confidently tie global warming to impacts such as sea-level rise and extreme heat. But ask how rising temperatures will affect rainfall and storms, and the answers get a lot shakier. For a long time, researchers chalked the problem up to natural variability in wind patterns—the inherently unpredictable fluctuations of a chaotic atmosphere. Now, however, a new analysis has found that the problem is not with the climate, it’s with the massive computer models designed to forecast its behavior. “The climate is much more predictable than we previously thought,” says Doug Smith, a climate scientist at the United Kingdom’s Met Office who led the 39-person effort published this week in Nature. […] The study, which includes authors from several leading modeling centers, casts doubt on many forecasts of regional climate change, which are crucial for policymaking. It also means efforts to attribute specific weather events to global warming, now much in vogue, are rife with errors. “The whole thing is concerning,” says Isla Simpson, an atmospheric dynamicist and modeler at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, who was not involved in the study. “It could mean we’re not getting future climate projections right.”
You can read the entire commentary at Science.
Forecasts based on weak models
Now medium-term forecasts based on the weak computer models are being put to the test. Unfortunately, these are exactly the same forecasts that have already been used for political planning purposes. Now it is probably dawning on the latter: “the Science is NOT settled”.
Climate snake oil
Even the “attribution game” of extreme weather events, which is so popular in the media, is now being put on the back burner. Not good news for Friederike Otto, who has already been treated as an attribution superstar in the media, as she claimed to be able to calculate with percentage accuracy how much man was involved in a storm, flood or drought.
But wait, the German-language media did not even report on this important new paper…perhaps it did not fit into the climate narrative given from above. Fortunately, there is the Die kalte Sonne climate blog: That’s the first place you’ll hear it.
NAO ignored too long… stirring resistance
By the way, the systematic influence of the NAO on European temperatures has also been described by Lüdecke et al. 2020 a few months earlier. So it was a logical further step by Smith et al. 2020 to actively demand improvements in climate models.
The effect of the NAO has been known for decades. Surprisingly, it is only now that resistance is stirring in the scientific community, since it was actually clear that the models did not reflect these empirically well-documented relationships.
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notrickszone--2020-08-19--Climate Anarchy Spreads Across Germany As Protesters Attempt To Disrupt, Block Airports

German libertarian site Die Freie Welt reports that German Extinction Rebellion activists protested against short-haul flights at several German airports earlier this week .
In Lübeck , 10 people tried to glue themselves to the runway with superglue , but the police were able to prevent the action .
In Munich , people chained themselves to luggage trolleys.Even political figures took part , for example Lorenz Gösta Beutin , climate policy spokesman of Die Linke ( The Left ) accompanied the protests in Lübeck , reports Freie Welt .
“ 100 to 150 additional demonstrators protested outside the airport building.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ managed to get through security and onto a plane for Hamburg .
The protester claimed to be a climate saver and shouted : “ Please stop this plane .
I am not prepared to fly .
I want to get off .
I am not prepared to sit down again.
” Many annoyed passengers reacted angrily .
One passenger shouted , “ Hey you arse— , sit back down ” .
The activist claimed to represent everyone and that the issue was not about him .
“ The earth is getting hot ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nature is going to hell.
” According to witnesses , the activist tried to continue reading his speech , which he had written down , and stammered about “ the end of the dear world ” .
The pilot was forced to to return the aircraft to the parking position so that the passenger could get off .
In Berlin another activist made her way onto a plane and demanded passengers “ disembark and stay on the ground ” in order to keep domestic German flights from heating up the planet .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collapse.
” The Freie Welt refuted the claims made by the Düsseldorf protestor , writing :

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German libertarian site Die Freie Welt reports that German Extinction Rebellion activists protested against short-haul flights at several German airports earlier this week.
Lübeck / Munich
In Lübeck, 10 people tried to glue themselves to the runway with superglue, but the police were able to prevent the action. In Munich, people chained themselves to luggage trolleys.Even political figures took part, for example Lorenz Gösta Beutin, climate policy spokesman of Die Linke (The Left) accompanied the protests in Lübeck, reports Freie Welt. “100 to 150 additional demonstrators protested outside the airport building.”
Düsseldorf
In Dusseldorf, one person even managed to get through security and onto a plane for Hamburg. The protester claimed to be a climate saver and shouted: “Please stop this plane. I am not prepared to fly. I want to get off. I am not prepared to sit down again.”
Many annoyed passengers reacted angrily. One passenger shouted, “Hey you arse—, sit back down”. The activist claimed to represent everyone and that the issue was not about him.
“The earth is getting hot”, he declared, “Our mother nature is going to hell.”
According to witnesses, the activist tried to continue reading his speech, which he had written down, and stammered about “the end of the dear world”. The pilot was forced to to return the aircraft to the parking position so that the passenger could get off.
Berlin
In Berlin another activist made her way onto a plane and demanded passengers “disembark and stay on the ground” in order to keep domestic German flights from heating up the planet. “We are all threatened by an ecological collapse.”
The Freie Welt refuted the claims made by the Düsseldorf protestor, writing:
The figures actually say something completely different: domestic flights within Germany are responsible for just 0.3 percent of Germany’s CO2 emissions. In contrast, car traffic alone accounts for 20.8 percent. But you can imagine how motorists will react if activists stick themselves to the autobahn with super glue.” Donate - choose an amount
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notrickszone--2020-08-20--Scientists: It’s ‘Impossible’ To Measure Critical Cloud Processes…Observations 1/50th As Accurate As

Scientists: It’s ‘Impossible’ To Measure Critical Cloud Processes…Observations 1/50th As Accurate As They Must Be

Clouds dominate as the driver of changes in the Earth ’ s radiation budget and climate .
A comprehensive new analysis suggests we ’ re so uncertain about cloud processes and how they affect climate we can ’ t even quantify our uncertainty .
According to scientists ( Song et al.
, 2016 ) , the total net forcing for Earth ’ s oceanic atmospheric greenhouse effect ( Gaa ) during 1992-2014 amounted to -0.04 W/m² per year .
In other words , the trend in total greenhouse effect forcing had a net negative ( cooling ) influence during those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in CO2 .
This was primarily due to the downward trend in cloud cover that overwhelmed or “ offset ” the longwave influence from CO2 .
Cloud impacts on climate are profound – but so are uncertainties The influence of clouds profoundly affects Earth ’ s radiation budget , easily overwhelming CO2 ’ s impact within the greeenhouse effect .
This has been acknowledged by scientists for decades .
Despite the magnitude of clouds ’ radiative impact on climate , scientists have also pointed out that our limited capacity to observe or measure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For example , Stephens et al .
( 2012 ) estimated the uncertainty in Earth ’ s annual longwave surface fluxes is ±9 W/m² ( ~18 W/m² ) primarily due to the uncertainties associated with cloud longwave radiation impacts .
So with a total net greenhouse effect forcing impact of -0.04 W/m² per year ( 1992-2014 ) and a longwave surface flux uncertainty of about 18 W/m² per year , the possibility of scientifically affirming the anthropogenic ( CO2 ) signal in climate forcing can effectively be ruled out .
Instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of critical cloud processes in the laboratory and via experiments , climate scientists are increasingly choosing to neglect cloud impacts and formulate climate models without them .
A new study ( Morrison et al.
, 2020 ) suggests only 8 % of 354 cloud studies in 2018 involved laboratory or experimental work in cloud microphysics .
Without real-world observations and controlled experiments , scientifically falsififying hypotheses becomes nearly impossible .
Without falsification , there can be no verification .
But it gets worse .
Morrison et al .
( 2020 ) acknowledge cloud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – are a “ critical part of the Earth ’ s weather and climate ” .
But they further assess : “ [ I ] t is impossible to simulate every cloud particle.
” “ There are critical gaps in knowledge of the microphysical processes that act on particles.
” “ [ K ] nowledge gaps in cloud processes both introduce important uncertainties into models that translate into uncertainty in weather forecasts and climate simuations , including climate change assessments.
” “ [ I ] t has been difficult or even impossible to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly from observations.
” “ There is currently no method to obtain airborne observations of in-cloud supersaturation with respect to liquid , which requires much more accurate methods for measuring temperature ( to within 0.01°C ) than possible using conventional airborne temperature sensors ( typically 0.5°C ) .
” “ [ This ] calls into question not only the realism of these schemes at their core but whether or not in principle they are even verifiable.
” In other words , we are seriously overestimating the extent to which we can model or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate due to critical observational constraints and knowledge gaps in cloud processes .

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Clouds dominate as the driver of changes in the Earth’s radiation budget and climate. A comprehensive new analysis suggests we’re so uncertain about cloud processes and how they affect climate we can’t even quantify our uncertainty.
According to scientists (Song et al., 2016), the total net forcing for Earth’s oceanic atmospheric greenhouse effect (Gaa) during 1992-2014 amounted to -0.04 W/m² per year. In other words, the trend in total longwave forcing had a net negative (cooling) influence during those 22 years despite a 42 ppm increase in CO2. This was primarily due to the downward trend in cloud cover that overwhelmed or “offset” the longwave influence from CO2.
Cloud impacts on climate are profound – but so are uncertainties
The influence of clouds profoundly affects Earth’s radiation budget, easily overwhelming CO2’s impact within the greeenhouse effect. This has been acknowledged by scientists for decades.
Despite the magnitude of clouds’ radiative impact on climate, scientists have also pointed out that our limited capacity to observe or measure cloud effects necessarily results in massive uncertainties.
For example, Stephens et al. (2012) estimated the uncertainty in Earth’s annual longwave surface fluxes is ±9 W/m² (~18 W/m²) primarily due to the uncertainties associated with cloud longwave radiation impacts.
So with a total net greenhouse effect forcing impact of -0.04 W/m² per year (1992-2014) and a longwave surface flux uncertainty of about 18 W/m² per year, the possibility of scientifically affirming the anthropogenic (CO2) signal in climate forcing can effectively be ruled out.
Eschewing laboratory work in cloud microphysics
Instead of embracing the challenge of enhancing our knowledge of critical cloud processes in the laboratory and via experiments, climate scientists are increasingly choosing to neglect cloud impacts and formulate climate models without them.
A new study (Morrison et al., 2020) suggests only 8% of 354 cloud studies in 2018 involved laboratory or experimental work in cloud microphysics.
Without real-world observations and controlled experiments, scientifically falsifying hypotheses becomes nearly impossible. Without falsification, there can be no corroboration.
Cloud physics challenges in climate modeling
But it gets worse. Morrison et al. (2020) acknowledge cloud microphysics – processes affecting precipitation and evaporation – are a “critical part of the Earth’s weather and climate”. But they further assess:
“[I]t is impossible to simulate every cloud particle.”
“There are critical gaps in knowledge of the microphysical processes that act on particles.”
“[K]nowledge gaps in cloud processes both introduce important uncertainties into models that translate into uncertainty in weather forecasts and climate simuations, including climate change assessments.”
“[I]t has been difficult or even impossible to constrain many individual process rates in schemes directly from observations.”
“There is currently no method to obtain airborne observations of in-cloud supersaturation with respect to liquid, which requires much more accurate methods for measuring temperature (to within 0.01°C) than possible using conventional airborne temperature sensors (typically 0.5°C).”
“[This] calls into question not only the realism of these schemes at their core but whether or not in principle they are even verifiable.”
In other words, we are seriously overestimating the extent to which we can model or even understand the factors affecting weather and climate due to critical observational constraints and knowledge gaps in cloud processes.


notrickszone--2020-08-21--German Green Party Co-Chairperson Declares Heat Wave With Temps In 20s, Snow In Forecast!

Low pressure system “ Jantra “ is about to bring an early preview of fall across Central Europe as it readies to sweep in cold , wet weather .
The following NOAA GFS chart shows the accumulated amount of precipitation forecast for Europe from now until September 1st in millimetres of rain : Moreover , up to 2 meters of fresh snow is forecast in the Alps at elevations over 1500 meters by August 30th , Snowfan reports : Snow is forecast for Greenland , Northern Scandinavia and the Alps in France , Switzerland , Italy , Austria and Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back on Tuesday , August 18 , Green Party leader Annalena Baerbock , trying to reignite the dead topic of a climate crisis , declared on the Lanz show , ( 18 min .
15 sec . )
: “ We ’ re in a heat wave !
“ But as the following chart of high temperatures for August 18 and 19 shows , there were no temperatures above 30°C in the forecast , .
Most temperatures were forecast to remain in the mid to upper 20s°C .
( Officially , a hot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that reaches 30°C and higher ) : There ’ s been no explanation as to what ’ s behind Baerbock ’ s heat wave hallucinations .

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Low pressure system “Jantra“ is about to bring an early preview of fall across Central Europe as it readies to sweep in cold, wet weather.
Hat tip: Snowfan
The following NOAA GFS chart shows the accumulated amount of precipitation analyses for Europe from now until September 1st in millimetres of rain:
Source: WO-GFS-forecast
Snow!
Moreover, up to 2 meters of fresh snow is in the works in the Alps at elevations over 1500 meters by August 30th, Snowfan reports:
Snow is forecast for Greenland, Northern Scandinavia and the Alps in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Germany. Source: DWD-Frontenprognose Europa
Fake heat wave
Strangely, back on Tuesday, August 18, Green Party leader Annalena Baerbock, trying to reignite the dead topic of a climate crisis, declared on the Lanz show, (18 min. 15 sec.): “We’re in a heat wave!“
But as the following chart of high temperatures for August 18 and 19 shows, there were no temperatures above 30°C in the forecast,. Most temperatures were forecast to remain in the mid to upper 20s°C. (Officially, a hot day in Germany is regarded as one that reaches 30°C and higher):
Source: WO-Analyse Tmax Deutschland
There’s been no explanation as to what’s behind Baerbock’s heat wave hallucinations.
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notrickszone--2020-08-22--Greta’s Own Sweden Has Been Cooling In July Since 1997!  Same Results In Finland And Ireland

The media like saying summers have been getting hotter , especially Europe .
So Today we look at the Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) July data that go back at least 20 years in Ireland , Sweden and Finland .
According to the climate crisis believers , mid summer there is supposed to be getting hotter .
So let ’ s plot the July data and see if this is really true .
First we start with Ireland : In Ireland five of the six stations with JMA data going back at least before 1990 show cooling for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The warming at the other station has been statistically insignificant .
Next we plot July data for Sweden for the stations with JMA data going back at least to 1997 .
Recall that this is the home country of Greta , the young girl who has been hysterically crying climate-wolf for 2 years now .
In Greta ’ s Sweden , the month of July has been seeing cooling since 1997 .
Strange warming climate crisis this is .
Finally we look at Sweden ’ s neighbor to the east : Finland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ station with JMA July data going back at least to 1997 has seen any warming .
Most stations show modest cooling taking place for mid summer .

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By Kirye
and Pierre Gosselin
The media like saying summers have been getting hotter, especially Europe. So Today we look at the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) July data that go back at least 20 years in Ireland, Sweden and Finland.
According to the climate crisis believers, mid summer there is supposed to be getting hotter. So let’s plot the July data and see if this is really true.
First we start with Ireland:
Source: JMA here.
In Ireland five of the six stations with JMA data going back at least before 1990 show cooling for the month of July. What a surprise. The warming at the other station has been statistically insignificant.
Next we plot July data for Sweden for the stations with JMA data going back at least to 1997. Recall that this is the home country of Greta, the young girl who has been hysterically crying climate-wolf for 2 years now.
Source: JMA here.
In Greta’s Sweden, the month of July has been seeing cooling since 1997. Strange warming climate crisis this is.
Finally we look at Sweden’s neighbor to the east: Finland.
Source: JMA here.
In Finland, not a single station with JMA July data going back at least to 1997 has seen any warming. Most stations show modest cooling taking place for mid summer.
So where’s the warming crisis?
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notrickszone--2020-08-23--Germany’s Flagship Political Daily, FAZ: Merkel’s Meeting With Greta A “Confirmation Of Leadership P

Germany’s Flagship Political Daily, FAZ: Merkel’s Meeting With Greta A “Confirmation Of Leadership Poverty”

On August 20th , German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Greta Thunberg , the post-puberty teenage climate activist who has yet to finish high school , get a college degree , move out of the house – let alone gain any work experience – but believes she is supremely qualified to tell everyone how the planet needs to be run .
It appears this nonsense is beginning to dawn on some German dailies , like the flagship Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ( FAZ ) .
According to the FAZ , Merkel meeting with Greta is “ a confirmation of leadership poverty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opportunity as a photo op .
“ Has Germany reached an agreement with the United States ?
Has Berlin brought China on board ?
No , even better : Greta was with Angela ( Merkel ) , ” the FAZ comments .
“ You can only get people on board if you get photographed with people you know.
” “ What an indictment of democratically elected governments , especially of a ‘ climate chancellor ’ , to pretend that they only see the light through Greta , ” the FAZ added .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rank of Joan of Arc of climate protection snubs countless experts as well as the principle of democracy – but it fits into a time of rather plain street populism.
” Greta meets with Merkel as she and FFF leaders are greeted by an organized but waning group of activists .

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On August 20th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Greta Thunberg, the post-puberty teenage climate activist who has yet to finish high school, get a college degree, move out of the house – let alone gain any work experience – but believes she is supremely qualified to tell everyone how the planet needs to be run.
It appears this nonsense is beginning to dawn on some German dailies, like the flagship Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). According to the FAZ, Merkel meeting with Greta is “a confirmation of leadership poverty”.
Hat-tip: Die kalte Sonne.
It seems Merkel exploited the opportunity as a photo op. “Has Germany reached an agreement with the United States? Has Berlin brought China on board? No, even better: Greta was with Angela (Merkel),” the FAZ comments. “You can only get people on board if you get photographed with people you know.”
Merkel’s “street populism”
“What an indictment of democratically elected governments, especially of a ‘climate chancellor’, to pretend that they only see the light through Greta,” the FAZ added. “Elevating the undoubtedly impressive young woman to the rank of Joan of Arc of climate protection snubs countless experts as well as the principle of democracy – but it fits into a time of rather plain street populism.”
Greta meets with Merkel as she and FFF leaders are greeted by an organized but waning group of activists.
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notrickszone--2020-08-24--New Northern North Altantic Study Finds The Coldest Period With The Most Sea Ice Of The Last ~85 Yea

New Northern North Altantic Study Finds The Coldest Period With The Most Sea Ice Of The Last ~85 Years…Is Today

Ecological conditions for 3 temperature- and sea ice-sensitive species show the sub-Arctic North Atlantic has been cooling and gaining ice @ @ @ @ @ months , several scientific publications have documented a dramatic cooling trend in the subpolar North @ @ @ @ @ 2°C since 2008 ( Bryden et al.
, 2020 ) or -0.78°C per decade since @ @ @ @ @ , 2019 ) .
Maroon et al .
( 2020 ) even point out 2015 @ @ @ @ @ last 100 years .
Now a new study ( Weckstrom et al.
, 2020 ) @ @ @ @ @ in the subpolar North Atlantic has been ongoing for 80 years , but the sub-Arctic @ @ @ @ @ has been steadily increasing in extent since about 1940 too .
The sea ice reconstruction @ @ @ @ @ study of 3 warmth-demanding “ sea-ice species ” abundant only in regions with a narrow @ @ @

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Ecological conditions for 3 temperature- and sea ice-sensitive species show the sub-Arctic North Atlantic has been cooling and gaining ice since 1940.
In recent months, several scientific publications have documented a dramatic cooling trend in the subpolar North Atlantic, with temperatures plummeting 2°C since 2008 (Bryden et al., 2020) or -0.78°C per decade since 2004 (Fröb et al., 2019). Maroon et al. (2020) even point out 2015 was the coldest of the last 100 years.
Now a new study (Weckstrom et al., 2020) not only documents the cooling in the subpolar North Atlantic has been ongoing for 80 years, but the sub-Arctic sea ice in this region has been steadily increasing in extent since about 1940 too.
The sea ice reconstruction was derived from an ecological study of 3 warmth-demanding “sea-ice species” abundant only in regions with a narrow temperature threshold.


notrickszone--2020-08-27--Astrophysicist Asserts The Globe Will Cool ~1°C During 2020-2053 Due To An Oncoming Grand Solar Mini

Astrophysicist Asserts The Globe Will Cool ~1°C During 2020-2053 Due To An Oncoming Grand Solar Minimum

From 1645 to 1710 , the Sun went into a quiet phase referred to as the Maunder Minimum .
During this period , the “ surface temperature of the Earth was reduced all over the Globe ” ( ) .
Cold summers and winters ensued , with glaciers extending onto farmland , sea ice expanding beyond the Arctic , and “ frost fairs ” on frozen rivers in Europe .
The coldest temperatures and most expansive ice extent ( glaciers , permafrost , sea ice ) of the last 10,000 years occurred during both this period and the surrounding centuries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ice Age ( LIA ) ( ) .
In a new paper , Dr. Valentina Zharkova asserts that during solar cycles 25-27 , the Sun may return to a modern Maunder-like Grand Solar Minimum .
This solar quiet phase is expected to substantially reduce the Earth ’ s solar magnetic field , which will , in turn , lead to an increase in cosmic rays extending into Earth ’ s atmosphere and thus an increase in high clouds reflecting the Sun ’ s radiation back to space .
The consequence ?
A reduction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they were in 1710 .
The role of atmospheric CO2 as a temperature-driving mechanism is not mentioned in the paper .

From 1645 to 1710, the Sun went into a quiet phase referred to as the Maunder Minimum. During this period, the “surface temperature of the Earth was reduced all over the Globe” (). Cold summers and winters ensued, with glaciers extending onto farmland, sea ice expanding beyond the Arctic, and “frost fairs” on frozen rivers in Europe.
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The coldest temperatures and most expansive ice extent (glaciers, permafrost, sea ice) of the last 10,000 years occurred during both this period and the surrounding centuries – often referred to as the Little Ice Age (LIA) ().
In a new paper, Dr. Valentina Zharkova asserts that during solar cycles 25-27, the Sun may return to a modern Maunder-like Grand Solar Minimum. This solar quiet phase is expected to substantially reduce the Earth’s solar magnetic field, which will, in turn, lead to an increase in cosmic rays extending into Earth’s atmosphere and thus an increase in high clouds reflecting the Sun’s radiation back to space.
The consequence? A reduction in global temperatures to just 0.4°C above what they were in 1710.
The role of atmospheric CO2 as a temperature-driving mechanism is not mentioned in the paper.


notrickszone--2020-08-26--Tyranny In The Fast Lane: Berlin Bans Anti-Corona Restrictions Demonstration, Basic Rights Under Sie

Tyranny In The Fast Lane: Berlin Bans Anti-Corona Restrictions Demonstration, Basic Rights Under Siege

The city of Berlin has taken another step towards shutting down the fundamental rights of German citizens .
Earlier today the city ’ s socialist-green administration announced it was cancelling this coming Saturday ’ s planned anti-Corona restrictions demonstration , where tens of thousands were expected to turn out and protest .
In a press release , Michael Ballweg , founder of the initiative QUERDENKEN-711 , wrote he was “ shocked over the ban of the demonstration ” – which was to go under the banner “ Assembly for Freedom ” .
“ My fear in April 2020 , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights were not just temporarily restricted , has now been confirmed , ” Ballweg said .
Meanwhile the Berlin authorities have promised to deploy a “ massive police presence ” to deter demonstrators from showing up in violation of the ban .
Berlin state interior minister Andreas Geisel said , “ This is not a decision against the freedom of assembly , it is a decision for protection against infection.
” “ Such behavior is unacceptable , ” Geisel said in the statement , with regards to the earlier mass gathering of August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accept a second time when Berlin is misused as a stage for corona-virus deniers , Reichsbuerger and right-wing extremists , ” he said .
But organizer Michael Ballweg accused Geisel of acting because of “ the mindset of the participants.
” and not for public health reasons .
Dissidents claim that the measures used by the government to combat the spread of the virus directly violate Articles 1 , 2 and 5 of Germany ’ s Basic Law , which , among others , define the fundamental individual rights guaranteed to German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stripping away fundamental rights under the guise of public health .
On August 1st , tens of thousands turned out to protest the loss of freedom due to COVID-19 restrictions .
The number of protesters took German politicians by surprise , and now appear to be getting wary of growing wave of protests sweeping the country .
The ban however , may wind up only exacerbating the discontent instead of subduing it .
Die Welt journalist Ulf Poschardt tweeted : Lately there have been disturbing signs of rising speech tyranny not only in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Three recent examples emerged in the North America .
Earliers this week Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called President Trump and GOP lawmakers ” enemies of the state “ .
Another example : The University of Colorado said campus statements on “ sensitive topics ” like race , climate change must be run past through University President Mark Kennedy ’ s office first .
But thankfully on Monday that idea was slammed by a CU regent and the chair of the systemwide Faculty Council as “ a move to control speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said “ not agreeing with our scientific theory is a crime ” and : “ We will never debate those that disagree with our theory because they are criminals ” .
When free speech and opinion become “ criminal ” or worthy of bans , then it ’ s high time to get loud and send out a message that infringing this fundamental right and others is not going to be accepted .

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The city of Berlin has taken another step towards shutting down the fundamental rights of German citizens.
Earlier today the city’s socialist-green administration announced it was cancelling this coming Saturday’s planned anti-Corona restrictions demonstration, where tens of thousands were expected to turn out and protest.
Rights not “temporarily restricted”
In a press release, Michael Ballweg, founder of the initiative QUERDENKEN-711, wrote he was “shocked over the ban of the demonstration” – which was to go under the banner “Assembly for Freedom”.
“My fear in April 2020, in the context of the pandemic, basic rights were not just temporarily restricted, has now been confirmed,” Ballweg said.
Mass police deployment instead
Meanwhile the Berlin authorities have promised to deploy a “massive police presence” to deter demonstrators from showing up in violation of the ban.
Berlin state interior minister Andreas Geisel said, “This is not a decision against the freedom of assembly, it is a decision for protection against infection.”
“Such behavior is unacceptable,” Geisel said in the statement, with regards to the earlier mass gathering of August 1st. “I am not prepared to accept a second time when Berlin is misused as a stage for corona-virus deniers, Reichsbuerger and right-wing extremists,” he said.
Constitutional rights being denied
But organizer Michael Ballweg accused Geisel of acting because of “the mindset of the participants.”and not for public health reasons.
Dissidents claim that the measures used by the government to combat the spread of the virus directly violate Articles 1, 2 and 5 of Germany’s Basic Law, which, among others, define the fundamental individual rights guaranteed to German citizens. Critics accuse the authorities of stripping away fundamental rights under the guise of public health.
Risk the ban will backfire
On August 1st, tens of thousands turned out to protest the loss of freedom due to COVID-19 restrictions. The number of protesters took German politicians by surprise, and now appear to be getting wary of growing wave of protests sweeping the country. The ban however, may wind up only exacerbating the discontent instead of subduing it. Die Welt journalist Ulf Poschardt tweeted:
Anyone celebrating the (possibly correct) ban of a demonstration has not really understood democracy, and shouldn’t be surprised at the poisoned atmosphere in the country.”
Free speech under attack worldwide
Lately there have been disturbing signs of rising speech tyranny not only in Germany, but across the western democracies.
Three recent examples emerged in the North America. Earliers this week Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called President Trump and GOP lawmakers”enemies of the state“.
University speech control
Another example: The University of Colorado said campus statements on “sensitive topics” like race, climate change must be run past through University President Mark Kennedy’s office first. But thankfully on Monday that idea was slammed by a CU regent and the chair of the systemwide Faculty Council as “a move to control speech”.
“Climate denial a crime”
Canadian PhD reporter Gerald Cutney said “not agreeing with our scientific theory is a crime” and: “We will never debate those that disagree with our theory because they are criminals”.
"not agreeing with our scientific theory is a crime" "we will never debate those that disagree with our theory because they are criminals" Anyone who thinks this has ANYTHING to do with science, should get a refund from their school, for not teaching them basic science. https://t.co/r4sryGR7X4 — Jon Saxon (@jonsaxon67) August 24, 2020
When free speech and opinion become “criminal” or worthy of bans, then it’s high time to get loud and send out a message that infringing this fundamental right and others is not going to be accepted.
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notrickszone--2020-08-25--Guys, Be Very Worried!…German Urologists: Global Warming “Could Adversely Impact Male Fertility”, “R

Guys, Be Very Worried!…German Urologists: Global Warming “Could Adversely Impact Male Fertility”, “Reduce Sperm Quality”

German scientists claim that global warming could lead to higher male infertility as higher temperatures might reduce sperm quality – but conclude further studies are needed .
Testicular problems due to climate change : Urologists worry about sperm quality in a hotter atmosphere Because of the already unbelievably and noticeably hotter atmosphere , us men could soon all become impotent , suggests a statement by Professor Joachim Steffens , head physician of the Clinic for Urology and Pediatric Urology ( DGU ) at the St. Antonius Hospital in Eschweiler , Germany .
The German Society for Urology also fears something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mammals are located in the scrotum outside of the torso because the sperm stem cells can not withstand 37°C ( elephants are an exception ) .
If men wear overly tight underpants for too long , the stem cells can be damaged .
The result can be a tumor or inability to procreate .
If the temperature of the earth ’ s atmosphere rises by 2-3°C close to the ground , this phenomenon could perhaps also occur without pverly tight underpants .
This is what Professor Steffens in the introduction and the DGU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say to this ?
Is it satire ?
Should one really give a scientific answer to this ?
The answer is provided unanimously by commentators of Facebook groups Facts Against Climate Hysteria and Climate Truth : In Africa and the Middle East , where it is usually at least 2-3°C hotter than in Europe , the number of children has been rising unabated for 40 years .
Shouldn ’ t the problem of damage caused by heat have long since become apparent there ?
” Yes , of course .
But the German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urgency ?
Very simple : Steffens sees an urgent need : ‘ There is still no systematic research on the effects of global warming on diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive organs .
He encourages interdisciplinary research networks to learn more about the urological consequences of climate change . '
” Do you get it ?
He wants public funding !
Then they will “ research ” and and the result will be – presto !
– heat is bad for testicles .
You don ’ t need climate research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to research proposals , which this year must contain the signal words “ gender ” , “ rightwing ” or “ climate ” .
Anyone who doesn ’ t play the game loses money and influence .

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German scientists claim that global warming could lead to higher male infertility as higher temperatures might reduce sperm quality – but conclude further studies are needed. Image cropped here. Public domain Testicular problems due to climate change: Urologists worry about sperm quality in a hotter atmosphere By A.R. Göhring
(Translated, edited by P. Gosselin) Because of the already unbelievably and noticeably hotter atmosphere, us men could soon all become impotent, suggests a statement by Professor Joachim Steffens, head physician of the Clinic for Urology and Pediatric Urology (DGU) at the St. Antonius Hospital in Eschweiler, Germany. The German Society for Urology also fears something similar. The testicles of most male mammals are located in the scrotum outside of the torso because the sperm stem cells cannot withstand 37°C (elephants are an exception). If men wear overly tight underpants for too long, the stem cells can be damaged. The result can be a tumor or inability to procreate.
If the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere rises by 2-3°C close to the ground, this phenomenon could perhaps also occur without pverly tight underpants. This is what Professor Steffens in the introduction and the DGU seriously claims.
What more can one say to this? Is it satire? Should one really give a scientific answer to this? The answer is provided unanimously by commentators of Facebook groups Facts Against Climate Hysteria and Climate Truth:
In Africa and the Middle East, where it is usually at least 2-3°C hotter than in Europe, the number of children has been rising unabated for 40 years. Shouldn’t the problem of damage caused by heat have long since become apparent there?”
Yes, of course. But the German RP reports:
So why all the urgency? Very simple:
Steffens sees an urgent need: ‘There is still no systematic research on the effects of global warming on diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive organs. He encourages interdisciplinary research networks to learn more about the urological consequences of climate change.'”
Do you get it? He wants public funding! Then they will “research” and and the result will be – presto! – heat is bad for testicles.
You don’t need climate research for that; but it does well when it comes to research proposals, which this year must contain the signal words “gender”, “rightwing” or “climate”. Anyone who doesn’t play the game loses money and influence.


notrickszone--2020-08-24--New Northern North Atlantic Study Finds The Coldest Period With The Most Sea Ice Of The Last ~85 Yea

New Northern North Atlantic Study Finds The Coldest Period With The Most Sea Ice Of The Last ~85 Years…Is Today


notrickszone--2020-08-28--Berlin Court Overturns COVID-19 Demonstration Ban, Rules Protesters Allowed To Demonstrate Tomorrow

A Berlin court has overturned a COVID-19 demonstration ban .
But whether the planned demonstration against COVID-19 takes place tomorrow is still questionable as the case moves to the next legal stage .
Legal battle on whether German protesters have the right to demonstrate in Berlin tomorrow .
Image : cropped here .
Earlier this week we reported here how Berlin authorities decided to ban Saturday ’ s planned mass demonstration against the country ’ s liberty-robbing COVID-19 restrictions .
The authorities cited demonstrators possibly breaking the law and rightwing activists showing up as reasons for the ban .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cries of protest against the ban , and public pressure mounted on the authorities to repeal it .
Protesters called the decision by the Berlin authorities for the the ban further confirmation of how citizens ’ rights are being unlawfully restricted .
Today the media just reported that the Berlin Administrative Court has “ overturned the police ’ s order banning a planned demonstration against the Corona policy.
” “ The event on Saturday could take place under certain conditions , a court spokesman said on Friday .
The decision is not yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press agency reports .
The mainstream media and policymakers have been insulting the demonstrators , referring to them as “ Corona deniers ” , “ vaccination opponents ” , “ conspiracy theorists ” and “ right-wing extremists ” .
The reality , however , is that most are ordinary citizens who are concerned about their fundamental rights .
The Berlin police plans to deploy 3000 officers to police the demonstrators .
But it still remains uncertain if the demonstration will take place .
Tichy ’ s Einblick here reports , “ The Berlin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have this decision reviewed by a higher court , i.e .
the Higher Administrative Court .
This could take until tomorrow.
” However , demonstration organizer Michael Ballweg told Tichys Einblick he is prepared to appeal to the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe if the higher court rules to keep the ban in place .

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UPDATE, Aug. 28, 10:30: Higher Administrative Court gives the green light for today’s mass anti-Corona resterictions demonstration in Berlin, NZZ reports here. Thousands of police officers waiting to arrest anyone violating Corona rules!
A Berlin court has overturned a COVID-19 demonstration ban. But whether the planned demonstration against COVID-19 takes place tomorrow is still questionable as the case moves to the next legal stage.
Legal battle on whether German protesters have the right to demonstrate in Berlin tomorrow. Image: cropped here.
Earlier this week we reported here how Berlin authorities decided to ban Saturday’s planned mass demonstration against the country’s liberty-robbing COVID-19 restrictions. The authorities cited demonstrators possibly breaking the law and rightwing activists showing up as reasons for the ban.
But the last few days have seen loud cries of protest against the ban, and public pressure mounted on the authorities to repeal it. Protesters called the decision by the Berlin authorities for the the ban further confirmation of how citizens’ rights are being unlawfully restricted.
Today the media just reported that the Berlin Administrative Court has “overturned the police’s order banning a planned demonstration against the Corona policy.”
“The event on Saturday could take place under certain conditions, a court spokesman said on Friday. The decision is not yet legally binding,” the German DPA press agency reports.
The mainstream media and policymakers have been insulting the demonstrators, referring to them as “Corona deniers”, “vaccination opponents”, “conspiracy theorists” and “right-wing extremists”. The reality, however, is that most are ordinary citizens who are concerned about their fundamental rights.
The Berlin police plans to deploy 3000 officers to police the demonstrators. But it still remains uncertain if the demonstration will take place. Tichy’s Einblick here reports, “The Berlin Senate government has already announced that it will have this decision reviewed by a higher court, i.e. the Higher Administrative Court. This could take until tomorrow.”
However, demonstration organizer Michael Ballweg told Tichys Einblick he is prepared to appeal to the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe if the higher court rules to keep the ban in place.
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