Nebraska Scientists Refuse To Carry Out Climate Change-Denying Study

Lasrick writes "Nebraska researchers say they refuse to be used as political pawns: 'The problem, according to members of the governor-appointed Climate Assessment and Response Committee, is that the bill behind the study specifically calls for the researchers to look at 'cyclical' climate change. In so doing, it completely leaves out human contributions to global warming.'"

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Re:Really?

[icebike]

Why do we not need a study on cyclical climate change? Recognizing how much of global warming isn't due to humans is also important.

Mod parent insightful.

If you don't have any understanding of the noise, how can you detect the signal?
Real signal can be masked by noise just as well as fake signal could be induced by noise.
Fear of knowing what part of a trend is noise vs signal is simply intellectually dishonest.

Many claim that the recent leveling off of global warming is because we just happen to be in a period where solar output is lower.
If true, as soon as that solar output ramps up we are in for double trouble.

If you refuse to study cyclical warming trends, specifically in this case solar output, you have no idea how much trouble
or how soon.

In fact, if you refuse to quantify the noise, you have to totally toss out the solar output argument and accept that the leveling off
is real signal, and the new norm.

Fear of knowledge, and acceptance of dogma defines a religion, not a science.