Jan 11 2008
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
Translation: ignore the actual evidence and believe in global warming because we told you to!
And then there’s this:
21 die in Iran snow storms
07/01/2008 21:02 - (SA)Tehran - At least 21 people have been killed and 88 others injured in Iran in accidents related to heavy snowfall and strong winds, state media reported Monday.
Iran has suffered from the most serious snow storms in a decade since Saturday - forcing schools and government offices to close, blocking major roads and leading to the cancellation of all domestic and international flights.
As much as 55 centimetres of snow has fallen in areas of northern and central Iran, said meteorologist Ali Abedini. Heavy snow also blanketed the capital of Tehran on Sunday, the second time in a week.
“At least 21 people have been killed and 88 others injured … as a result of heavy snow,” state-run radio reported. “Some died of the severe cold, some were buried under avalanches and others died after their cars overturned on snow-covered roads.”
Did I miss something? I thought global warming meant that it would be, you know, warmer?
January 11th, 2008 at 13:16 pm
Yeh but Steve - the fanatics will tell you that the warming causes strange weather patterns such as snow where there has been no snow, etc.
I’m not advocating a belief in global warming, just that it’s true that environmental damage would cause strange weather patterns.
January 11th, 2008 at 13:33 pm
The concept of ‘climate change’ is valid, and the Arctic is noticeably warmer than in recent years, but the Antarctic is correspondingly colder. Ice sheets are growing at a terrific rate down there, but that doesn’t make news. My gripe is the constant whining that it’s all somehow caused by the terrible hand of man.