Russ Steele
(Note: Original post was edited for accuracy and tone as suggested by Anthony at Watts Up With That. Thanks Anthony!)
We can only hope the most people in the US are shopping on Black Friday and not watching the Oprah Winfrey Show today. Al Gore has brought his global warming propaganda machine to share with Oprah. You can find the details on Oprah's web page. Here are some of the topics that Gore is pushing:
Classic Gore:
"Some of the leading scientists are now saying we may have as little as 10 years before we cross a kind of point-of-no-return, beyond which it's much more difficult to save the habitability of the planet in the future," Gore says.
Yes, but Al you have been saying that for over ten years and we are still here. And in the last ten years the global temperatures stopped rising and are now in decline.
Really Al, show me where the temperatures are beyond natural fluctuations:
Gore agrees that the planet's temperature has indeed experienced up and down cycles, but he says the current up cycle is too extreme. "It's way off the charts compared to what those natural fluctuations are," he says.
Here is look at long term temperatures
One word of caution, these are USHCN numbers, which [have been] adjusted. Past temperatures are going down and the more recent going up.
Going, going Gored:
No place is immune to global warming, Gore says. "Of the thousand largest glaciers on every continent, 997 of them are receding," he says. "And it's not seasonal."
Glaciers have been retreating long before CO2 was problem. (Graphic from Climate Skeptic) Now we learn that the glaciers have stopped retreating and are expanding:
DailyTech has previously reported on the growth in Alaskan glaciers, reversing a 250-year trend of loss. Some glaciers in Canada, California, and New Zealand are also growing, as the result of both colder temperatures and increased snowfall.
Al needs to take a second look at the North Pole:
"The North Pole is melting."
Here is comparison of the ice in November 1980 and 2008. Do you see some major differences, like the "North Pole is melting." (Note: Earlier photos do not show snow coverage) Details at Cryosphere Today
Katrina again:
"Temperature increases are taking place all over the world, including in the oceans. Gore warns that when the oceans get warmer, storms get stronger. In August 2005, millions of Americans were left homeless by Hurricane Katrina, one of the most powerful hurricanes in recent history. Gore says people should expect more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes if the ocean waters continue to warm."
Looks like a decline in cyclone energy to me, not an increase.
Please let Oprah know that you expected more from someone of her intelligence and veracity here.
