weedkila said...

weedkila at 10:59 PM JST - 30th October

Photo one is of 1979 - there are no references on the page to 1997 at all

Apologies, you're quite right. Still, whether it's a 10 year difference or a 28 year difference the result is the same - ie: people are being misled. That was my point

Posted in Prince Charles says global warming more important than financial crisis at 10:59 PM JST - 30th October
weedkila at 06:00 PM JST - 30th October

If you bothered to look at the actual WWF Report you'd see that there's no pictures comparing Arctic ice coverage therein

Yes, you're right, there are no pictures with the WWF report. But the report does say; *"The latest science shows that the Arctic Ocean is losing sea ice up…

Posted in Prince Charles says global warming more important than financial crisis at 06:00 PM JST - 30th October
weedkila at 04:17 PM JST - 30th October

In the following url you can see satellite pictures which were recently printed in a British newspaper showing Arctic ice coverage in 1997 compared to 2007. These pictures originally came from the World Wildlife Fund, an organisation of which Princes Charles' father is a patron and former president.

Climate change…

Posted in Prince Charles says global warming more important than financial crisis at 04:17 PM JST - 30th October
weedkila at 10:46 PM JST - 4th September

Here we are - the sydney morning herald reported a couple of days ago that... "it is human carbon emissions which are to blame for the fact that the coldest August has been recorded in Australia for more than 60 years."

Big chill a symptom of climate chaos -- *The…

Posted in 19-square-mile ice sheet breaks loose in Canada at 10:46 PM JST - 4th September
weedkila at 03:53 PM JST - 4th September

The region’s ice shelf over the summer has lost 82 square miles (212 square kilometers), reducing the Arctic Ocean ice cover to its second-biggest retreat since satellite measurements began 30 years ago

SECOND-biggest retreat since in only 30 years! 30 years is virtually nothing in the life of the planet.…

Posted in 19-square-mile ice sheet breaks loose in Canada at 03:53 PM JST - 4th September
weedkila at 01:42 AM JST - 29th August

ColAmerica: you're right, global warming is a fact. But so is global cooling! The question is whether it is man-made or a naturally occurring phenomenon. According to satellite data and strong anecdotal evidence from around the globe since the beginning of last year the earth's climate is currently in a…

Posted in Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record at 01:42 AM JST - 29th August
weedkila at 12:21 AM JST - 29th August

Another scare-mongering piece from the AP. The following web site keeps a track of polar ice cover and you can see that while Arctic sea ice has indeed diminished, sea ice cover in Antarctica has recently been at record levels. Because of this 'see-saw' effect GLOBAL sea ice cover has…

Posted in Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record at 12:21 AM JST - 29th August
weedkila at 10:38 PM JST - 8th August

U.S. President George W Bush prodded the communist country Friday to lessen repression and “let people say what they think.”.... “We strongly believe societies which allow the free expression of ideas tend to be the most prosperous and the most peaceful,” Bush said....

I love the irony of this. By…

Posted in Bush calls for freedom of speech in China at 10:38 PM JST - 8th August
weedkila at 05:03 PM JST - 6th August

You didn't make yourself very clear. Do you mean global warming due to man and the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere?

If so one of world's leading hurricane forecasters (Dr. William M. Gray), who happens to work at the same same university as the one stated in the JT…

Posted in Experts predict more active hurricane season in U.S. at 05:03 PM JST - 6th August
weedkila at 05:47 PM JST - 31st July

when I visit the U.N. building next time, I'm going to sweat to death...

then why not just visit a bar instead?

Posted in U.N. launches 'Cool Biz' campaign at 05:47 PM JST - 31st July