Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Leads to Bad Science, Pandering politicians and Misguided Policies that Hurt the Poor
by Roy Spencer
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March 27th 2008
by Encounter Books
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Hardcover, 150 pages
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1594032106
(isbn13: 9781594032103)
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Roy Spencer shows that fears about global warming are vastly exaggerated and are driven by politics, not truth. A global superstorm has already arrive...more
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Read in December, 2008
Excellent overview of the climate change issue, from the viewpoint of a meteorologist.
Couple of highlights:
Spencer points out that meteorologists, who are familiar with the deep complexity of the earth's weather system, are more reluctant to predict dire consequences of global warming, given the very large uncertainties. Physicists, on the other hand, go right ahead and develop models of the overall system, most of which have been incapable of predicting even know behavior.
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Couple of highlights:
Spencer points out that meteorologists, who are familiar with the deep complexity of the earth's weather system, are more reluctant to predict dire consequences of global warming, given the very large uncertainties. Physicists, on the other hand, go right ahead and develop models of the overall system, most of which have been incapable of predicting even know behavior.
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Read in March, 2009
Tough to choose a star rating here. This book was poorly written, and I wonder if it was even edited. There were a lot of times when words in a sentence were repeated or left out. Annoying.
These are the major ideas I took with me after reading the book:
1. Global climate data have been collected for only about the last 100 years. And in the earliest days, much of the data were collected from very few points around the globe. The idea that our climate is warming is based o...more
These are the major ideas I took with me after reading the book:
1. Global climate data have been collected for only about the last 100 years. And in the earliest days, much of the data were collected from very few points around the globe. The idea that our climate is warming is based o...more
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Read in December, 2008
Spencer is probably most famous for being the climate expert for the Rush Limbaugh program. Similar to the Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming, although more detailed in some of the issues around things like percipitation, often left out of many Global Warming arguemnents (e.g. Al Gore). Also, book is dated since it isn't Global Warming anymore, but Global Climate Change to cover for the incoming global cooling in the next few years.
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Read in May, 2009
A good perspective on the mankind caused global warming hysteria. If Al Gore is your prophet, then this will be heresy. If you like "reality", it is a good read.
Remember, worship the creator, not the creation.
Remember, worship the creator, not the creation.
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Read in January, 2008
Good explanation of the basic science, politics and economics of the climate change controversy. A major draw back is his flawed epistemology regarding certainty and knowledge, and what is a scientific theory. On these topics he is mainstream--and wrong.
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Read in April, 2008
This is about the only global warming book that I agree with. Al Gore, I'm looking your direction.
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Excellent... for those that don't believe the world is coming to an end tomorrow.
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Read in October, 2008
heard this bro on the radio, liked the cut of his jibb, book reflected that.
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Although I agreed with much of the thoughts in this book, I thought it was organized fairly poorly. I did get a sense for how complicated the weather is. I think the thing that frustrated me most about this book was a lack of easy and complete arguments against man made global warming. The lack of clarity makes it hard to even summarize his arguments which makes them seem weak in comparison. I think he would have done better to pick a focus on just one or two topics in the book and clarify t...more
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Read in February, 2009
Good book in layman's terms on the political, economic, and scientific views of global warming alarmism. Less tecnical than the "Politically Incorrect Guide" book. Written by an actual climate scientist not some overly-alarmed environmentalist/politican who tells you that you are destroying the Earth as they fly around in their private jets and live in mansions.
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Read in August, 2008
Would've appreciated the inclusion of more scientific information for/against man-made global warming, but regardless, this book is a hilarious look at the hysteria and ridiculousness surrounding the current global warming/climate change debate (at least for those of us who still think there is a debate to be had!)
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Read in October, 2008
recommends it for:
Everyone, Science literacy is important
This is a very interesting book that deals with human factors in Global Warmin. Spencer goes a long way to describe how current climate models are too simplistic and tend to over/under emphasize weather elements, such as the role of precipitation.
There is a lot here to at least think about and consider.
There is a lot here to at least think about and consider.
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Read in August, 2008
Eh! I agree with the Science, but he gets a little political on me. He's a scientist, I wish he would have stuck with the science.
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Good fact based look at "global warming". A bit technical in places, but clear and relatively even handed in analysis and conclusions.
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