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Even as the eastern U.S. freezes, there’s less cold air in winter than ever before
The Washington Post ^ | February 25, 2015 | Jason Samenow

Posted on 02/28/2015 7:41:05 PM PST by StACase

Even as the eastern U.S. freezes, there’s
less cold air in winter than ever before

Yet, in what may seem like a paradox, the amount of
wintertime cold air circulating around the Northern
Hemisphere is shrinking to record low levels. This
winter (2014-2015) is on track to see the most
depleted cold air supply ever measured.

“We are still on pace to break the all-time record —
no question about it,” says Jonathan Martin, a professor
of meteorology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“Despite the brutal cold in the eastern U.S., the whole
hemisphere is warmer this winter than it has ever been
in history.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: climatechange; climatechangehoax; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; hotaircult; junkscience; winter
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To: cripplecreek

But the Yeti doormen are a nice touch.


81 posted on 03/01/2015 3:47:01 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Colorado Doug

Definitely “doesn’t fit the narrative”


82 posted on 03/01/2015 4:27:35 AM PST by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: StACase

83 posted on 03/01/2015 4:35:51 AM PST by McGruff (Maybe my comments were too nuanced for you)
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To: StACase

“Despite the brutal cold in the eastern U.S., the whole hemisphere is warmer this winter than it has ever been in history.”

“Specifically, he has examined the total area of the hemisphere covered by temperatures 23 degrees (-5 degrees Celsius) or lower at an altitude of about 5,000 feet, for the period 1948-1949 to present.”

I may be wrong, sir, but I think the global climate has been around a little earlier than 1948...


84 posted on 03/01/2015 4:40:37 AM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: StACase
"there’s less cold air in winter than ever before"

12,000 years ago there was a mile thick ice cover over Madison. It was quite a bit warmer then, because ice is such a good insulator.

85 posted on 03/01/2015 5:01:47 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
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To: StACase

Gruberesque professors, clinging to their grants and graphs.


86 posted on 03/01/2015 5:29:05 AM PST by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: StACase

Well, duh...


87 posted on 03/01/2015 5:30:22 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: cripplecreek

Smurfs an Well Diggers against global warming ......:o)


88 posted on 03/01/2015 5:37:31 AM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Vendome

Weapons Grade Stupidity at its best......Global Warming !


89 posted on 03/01/2015 5:39:00 AM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: StACase

The Earth has a fever! The Earth has a fever!


90 posted on 03/01/2015 6:19:17 AM PST by Gritty (To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil. Liars are easy to control-Theodore Dalrymple)
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To: StACase

It may well be BS, but the correct way to address it is to look at what data Professor Jonathan Martin used and how he analyzed it. A pre-publication version of the article can be found here: http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/3-interview-questions-that-reveal-everything.html
Most of the analysis focuses on radiosonde or weather balloon data. If so, then one problem that he raises is that the weather balloon data does not support the rapid global warming thesis and is aligned with the satellite data.
His approach also suggests the use of some rather tricky time series statistics which requires considerable statistical sophistication. His repeated focus on “correlation” without any mention of autocorrelation adjustments and the absence of time series analysis in his references suggests that statements of the significance of any findings needs to interpreted with caution.
This is especially so since his Figure 2 suggests a potential cyclical effect rather than a linear effect.
Unfortunately either the data or Martin’s analysis does not go back to the last extended warming during the 30s.
Finally, while he casually mentions what is happening in the Antarctic, there is no presentation of this data and since there is a modest link between the -5C areal extent and sea ice extent this IMHO should have been addressed more extensively.
In short, many of the ad hominem comments here are unhelpful and it is smarter to look carefully at what is being said or not said.


91 posted on 03/01/2015 7:26:36 AM PST by bjc (Show me the data!)
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To: bjc

It looks like Martin is exploring the cyclical aspects of the variation in the DJF -5C area in a subsequent article that I have not looked carefully at yet. http://marrella.aos.wisc.edu/SINUOSITY_Martin_etal_2015.pdf


92 posted on 03/01/2015 7:37:40 AM PST by bjc (Show me the data!)
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To: StACase

Lib globull warmers can come up with the strangest BS.
Who we gonna believe them or our lyin eyes?


93 posted on 03/01/2015 8:19:22 AM PST by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: StACase

What on earth does this statement mean? More cold temperatures means there is less cold air than before????????


94 posted on 03/01/2015 9:45:58 AM PST by Gumdrop
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To: bigtoona

GAH! How can I un-see that? LOL!


95 posted on 03/01/2015 9:57:55 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Obama: 12 acts of blatant treason and counting)
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To: StACase

bookmark


96 posted on 03/01/2015 3:02:37 PM PST by Steve0113
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