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Originally Posted by tw
....Global cooling is not why his paper got published. Only its new mathematics earned its publication. Only details – its non-linear mathematical theory - made his paper worthy of publication. Despite its mathematics, his simulation could not explain or predict a sudden and massive climate change from 600,000 years of normal temperature variations.....
...Tsonis’ paper is about non-linear mathematics in weather simulations – not about a conclusion from an unproven simulation...
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I think that sums it up.
I certainly dont see how it makes the current overwhelming consensus among climate scientists about anthropogenic contributions to climate change any less credible (much like the recent "climategate" nonsense).
There wil never be agreement so we're back to making a choice.
Do we act on the basis of the overwhelming consensus of climate scientists?
Do we ignore the consensus in favor of a "new" simulation that is more limited in scope?
Do we keep saying more research is needed and do nothing?
Count me in the corner that says put the politics and extremists aside...send Gore (and the environmental doomsayers) and Inhofe (and the industry naysayers) to their respective corners with a "time out" and a STFU.
And lets begin making a serious effort to reduce anthropogenic CO2 emissions (billions of tons that we spew into the atmosphere every year) in an environmentally and economically sustainable manner....with the benefit of reducing energy dependency and stimulating more innovative solutions.