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Surfacestations: NOAA Has Overestimated Land Surface Temperature Trends
New submitter BMOC writes "Anthony Watts of Surfacestations project (crowdsourced research) has finally yielded some discussion worthy results (PDF). He uses a siting classification system developed by Michel Leroy for Meteofrance in 1999 that was improved in 2010 to quantify the effect of heat sinks and sources within the thermometer viewshed by calculation of the area- weighted and distance-weighted impact of biasing elements to calculate both raw and gridded 30 year trends for each surveyed station, using temperature data from USHCNv2. His initial claims are that station siting is impacting the surface temperature record significantly, and NOAA adjustments are exacerbating that problem, not helping. Whether you agree with his results or not, recognize that this method of research is modern and worth your participation in the review. Poke holes in publicly sourced and presented research all you can, that's what makes this method useful."
Well, that's where we are now. The actual science has been hopelessly muddied by trying to use this for political ends. The climate alarmists want to use the science to implement a wish list of leftist dreams that have been around forever (but THIS time, you have to do it because it's SCIENTIFIC) and the climate denialists want to use the science to support their side of the argument so they can continue polluting. It's the Kobiyashi Maru all over again.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
And that is the heart of the problem. "Global warming" has become so politically charged that it is impossible for any climate scientist to publish contradicting data.
All because al gore wanted a way to make money by taxing your air.
I have mod points. The reign of terror begins now.
There is an overwhelming amount of evidence that surface temperatures are rising. Scientist knows it, Military knows it, farmers and fishermen know it. I'm surprised people are still trying to disprove things that are in plain sight for everyone to see.
-- By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.
Well, do you have some reason to thing they shouldn't? It is news after all. As usual, I find the real problem to be the Slashdot summary which frankly is high quality flamebait.