Thursday, July 19, 2012
Oh, that's cute.
BBC "reports" this morning on a big iceberg that has broken from the glaciers (or Glassy-Ahs in British) of Greenland.
"Scientists say the Glassy-Ah has now receded further than at any time since the Industrial Revolution. ... provides more proof of Climate Change."
Very clever.
Sea level has been rising STEADILY since the Industrial Revolution:
And that's a small part of a much longer upward trend:
So it's perfectly reasonable that Glassy-Ahs have been receding overall during this period. We've been pulling away from a bloody ICE AGE for the last 20,000 years, which means BY DEFINITION that Glassy-Ahs are receding and sea level is rising.
When ice recedes constantly and steadily for a long time, the measurement at any moment will automatically be "further than any time since the Industrial Revolution". It will also be further than any time since the Battle of Hastings, or since Cleopatra, or since Mohammed, or since Jesus, or since the Ming Dynasty, or since I woke up this morning, or since ANY OTHER FUCKING TIME IN THE LAST FUCKING 20,000 YEARS.
It's trivially true, and it tells us exactly NOTHING about what's happening right now. Doesn't tell us that KKKarbon is killing us all, doesn't tell us that KKKarbon is not killing us all. Tells us NO FUCKING THING.
"Scientists say the Glassy-Ah has now receded further than at any time since the Industrial Revolution. ... provides more proof of Climate Change."
Very clever.
Sea level has been rising STEADILY since the Industrial Revolution:
And that's a small part of a much longer upward trend:
So it's perfectly reasonable that Glassy-Ahs have been receding overall during this period. We've been pulling away from a bloody ICE AGE for the last 20,000 years, which means BY DEFINITION that Glassy-Ahs are receding and sea level is rising.
When ice recedes constantly and steadily for a long time, the measurement at any moment will automatically be "further than any time since the Industrial Revolution". It will also be further than any time since the Battle of Hastings, or since Cleopatra, or since Mohammed, or since Jesus, or since the Ming Dynasty, or since I woke up this morning, or since ANY OTHER FUCKING TIME IN THE LAST FUCKING 20,000 YEARS.
It's trivially true, and it tells us exactly NOTHING about what's happening right now. Doesn't tell us that KKKarbon is killing us all, doesn't tell us that KKKarbon is not killing us all. Tells us NO FUCKING THING.
Labels: Carbon Cult
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