21 May 2010 14:39 in Climate Change, Science by Dan Satterfield
Found out some interesting news today. Art Robinson the man behind the so called “Oregon petition” has won the Republican Primary for Congress in Oregon’s 4th district. I showed a video last weekend at the climate seminar in Miami about that little myth. The petition was designed to make it look like thousands of scientists think climate change is a hoax. The reality is that the consensus is overwhelming. You …
1 July 2009 22:17 in Uncategorized by Dan Satterfield
The myth that thousands of Scientist have signed a petition calling climate change a hoax is making the rounds again. It’s really just a repeat of the so called Oregon Petition that claimed the same thing. Let’s put it this way, would you go to a Vet. for a root canal? Time after time, when bright people in other scientific disciplines spend the time to get their questions answered and …
16 December 2016 21:34 in Uncategorized by Dan Satterfield
I’m often asked questions about climate science from colleagues who work in TV (and other media), and even they have a tough time separating the political propaganda surrounding climate change from the facts. Now if college grads, who are trained to sift fact from fiction are getting confused, imagine how it is for the public at large! This is where broadcast meteorologists have really stepped up. For many people, we …
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18 January 2017 23:50 in Climate, Climate Change, Global Warming by Dan Satterfield
NOAA released the animation below that illustrates how the planet has warmed over the last 130 years. They also noted: The globally averaged sea surface temperature was the highest on record, 1.35 degree F above average. The globally-averaged land surface temperature was the highest on record, 2.57 degrees F above average. North America had its warmest year on record; South America and Africa had their second; Asia and Europe had …
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25 May 2010 01:42 in Miscellaneous, Oceans, Science by Dan Satterfield
The oil is as far west as Destin, Florida now but still off shore except in Louisiana. There is some good news. The winds in the gulf will be northerly for a few days and that should keep the oil from Alabama and Mississippi. For now. Keep in mind you are just seeing the thickest oil. It’s actually covering an even larger area than is visible from orbit. The astronauts …