Sunday, April 07, 2013
Climatologists of 1841: Just as dumb
Polistra constantly points to an earlier time when scientists were generally more humble and more willing to observe actual fucking Nature. Unfortunately, not all earlier times were smarter than the present.
Nice example from a London 'Philosophical Magazine' in 1841. [Article starts on p 39 of the PDF.]
Painfully familiar story.
Espy was the Big Dog of climate at that time, the equivalent** of Michael Mann. And like Mann, he looked only at his idiot theories. He failed to LOOK AT THE ACTUAL FUCKING FACTS. Redfield LOOKED AT THE ACTUAL FUCKING FACTS and came out right.
Love the word prostrations. Reminds us that trees are living things who must bow down to the superior force of the wind.
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** Equivalent: Well, not 100% equivalent. Espy didn't use bad science to starve and freeze thousands of poor people in order to further enrich a few hyper-rich Jews. Aside from that minor quibble, equivalent.
Painfully familiar story.
Espy was the Big Dog of climate at that time, the equivalent** of Michael Mann. And like Mann, he looked only at his idiot theories. He failed to LOOK AT THE ACTUAL FUCKING FACTS. Redfield LOOKED AT THE ACTUAL FUCKING FACTS and came out right.
Love the word prostrations. Reminds us that trees are living things who must bow down to the superior force of the wind.
= = = = =
** Equivalent: Well, not 100% equivalent. Espy didn't use bad science to starve and freeze thousands of poor people in order to further enrich a few hyper-rich Jews. Aside from that minor quibble, equivalent.
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