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President Obama: 'Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods – all are now more frequent and intense'
 
True.

The earth is in a warming phase. Some of that warming is (at least, probably) accelerated due to anthropogenic factors. This overall warming trend, however, does not result in everywhere getting warmer and dryer. This misconception, that everywhere on earth will experience a similar change, is the reason for the employment of the term 'climate change'. The results, actually, are not a uniform change in temp and rainfall. The results are, actually, a radicalization of local weather patterns resulting in the things Obama mentioned.


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President Obama: 'Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods – all are now more frequent and intense'

More frequent and intense than what?

Than in the last 100 years?
Than in the last 10,000 years?
Than in the last 1,000,000 years?

My personal experience over the last 49.5 years, while living within a 25 mile radius of where I was born for most of it, is that yes, winters are warmer, there's been mark-ably less snow, flooding rains are happening more often, summers are hotter, bigger storms seem to be getting bigger and more frequent .....
 
President Obama: 'Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods – all are now more frequent and intense'
The last four could well be. Whether President Obama is more frequent and intense is between him and his wife. ;)
 
President Obama: 'Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods – all are now more frequent and intense'

Perhaps so - but that really isn't the true question, is it? The real question is "are spikes in extreme weather attributed to anything man is doing or are they simply one of earth's many cycles and adjustments that have been going on for millions of years, well before man appeared on the planet"?
 
President Obama: 'Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods – all are now more frequent and intense'

It's false.And it's scientifically ignorant, because he's talking about the US ,which occupies a small part of the global land mass. But even there, he's wrong.
Heat waves were way worse in the 30's.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/images/indicator_downloads/heat-waves-download1.png
Floods aren't increasing.
Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: Are US Floods Increasing? The Answer is Still No.
Droughts aren't more frequent or intense.
Study: Drought Trends, Estimates Possibly Overstated Due To Inaccurate Science « CBS DC
Wildfires aren't more frequent or intense.
THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: New paper finds wildfires in the western US are at the lowest levels in 3,000 years
 
While details depend on many factors from geography, geology and such to methods and analysis, the science behind global warming evidence (anthropogenic aside) and the likely impacts is solid.

One especially important factor to include is the El Nino cycle, as it is capable of disrupting (or enhancing) an overarching pattern.
 
President Obama: 'Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods – all are now more frequent and intense'

Are you this guy? Because if so, OMG I LOVE YOU!



 
While details depend on many factors from geography, geology and such to methods and analysis, the science behind global warming evidence (anthropogenic aside) and the likely impacts is solid.

One especially important factor to include is the El Nino cycle, as it is capable of disrupting (or enhancing) an overarching pattern.

then why haven't there been been more floods, droughts, hurricanes, and wildfires? All because of the El nino?
 
then why haven't there been been more floods, droughts, hurricanes, and wildfires?

There have been, depending on ones parameters, time frame, methods, analysis, presentation and such.

All because of the El nino?

El Nino is a 7/14 year cycle with global climate impacts specific not only to cycle position but transition occuring. I'm merely noting a significant factor that should be taken into consideration regarding any temporal snapshot of climate related data.
 
There have been, depending on ones parameters, time frame, methods, analysis, presentation and such.

So in short it basically depends which spin suits your particular sensibilities then ?
 
Regarding wildfires. It is not just weather related. Many of the wildfires in the west are driven by exotic/non native species that were introduced during the settlement of the West. Cheatgrass, Red Brome are two examples. They are fire dependent species and proliferate and invade burned areas of the desert southwest. They crowed out native species. Hence change areas from a non fire dependent ecosystem to a fire dependent one.

So President Obama's remarks are partially true, but do not tell the whole story.
 
It's false.And it's scientifically ignorant, because he's talking about the US ,which occupies a small part of the global land mass. But even there, he's wrong.
Heat waves were way worse in the 30's.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/images/indicator_downloads/heat-waves-download1.png
Floods aren't increasing.
Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: Are US Floods Increasing? The Answer is Still No.
Droughts aren't more frequent or intense.
Study: Drought Trends, Estimates Possibly Overstated Due To Inaccurate Science « CBS DC
Wildfires aren't more frequent or intense.
THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: New paper finds wildfires in the western US are at the lowest levels in 3,000 years


Are you the one who's playing cutesy little word games?

Are you denying that the Earth is indeed getting warmer overall?
 
Are you the one who's playing cutesy little word games?

Are you denying that the Earth is indeed getting warmer overall?

No.
The reason for the original post is to point that Obama is either lying through his teeth. Or he's ignorant.Take you pick- I go with the former. He knows he won't called on it . He made that claim and it's patently false. Again, if the science is so settled and so compelling- why the need to lie?
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I can guarantee you without a doubt that over the last 5-10 years, the winters in Delaware have been far warmer than they were in the 60's, 70's and 80's.

I'm fairly sure I'm not alone in that.

There are plenty of place in the US that have been under drought conditions for the first time in decades as well.

Aren't two of the Great Lakes at all time low levels right now?
Two Great Lakes hit record low levels: Climate crisis or natural cycle? - CSMonitor.com

2012 warmest and second most extreme year on record for the contiguous United States

In 2012, the contiguous United States (CONUS) average annual temperature of 55.3°F was 3.2°F above the 20th century average, and was the warmest year in the 1895-2012 period of record for the nation. The 2012 annual temperature was 1.0°F warmer than the previous record warm year of 1998. Since 1895, the CONUS has observed a long-term temperature increase of about 0.13°F per decade. Precipitation averaged across the CONUS in 2012 was 26.57 inches, which is 2.57 inches below the 20th century average.

Precipitation totals in 2012 ranked as the 15th driest year on record. Over the 118-year period of record, precipitation across the CONUS has increased at a rate of about 0.16 inch per decade.

Much of the CONUS was drier than average for the year. Below-average precipitation totals stretched from the Intermountain West, through the Great Plains, into the Midwest and Southeast. Nebraska and Wyoming were both record dry in 2012. Nebraska's annual precipitation total of 13.04 inches was 9.78 inches below average, and Wyoming's annual precipitation total of 8.08 inches was 5.09 inches below average. New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Georgia, and Delaware had a top ten dry year.


So what, are you gonna nit-pick about the exact meaning of every single word the man uses?

Do you do that with every single president, or just the one's you don't agree with?
 
I can guarantee you without a doubt that over the last 5-10 years, the winters in Delaware have been far warmer than they were in the 60's, 70's and 80's.

I'm fairly sure I'm not alone in that.

There are plenty of place in the US that have been under drought conditions for the first time in decades as well.
with?

This is not science . This is anecdote.
 
I So what, are you gonna nit-pick about the exact meaning of every single word the man uses?

Do you do that with every single president, or just the one's you don't agree with?

It's nit picking to point out he made a blatant, materia, misstatement?
 
I can guarantee you without a doubt that over the last 5-10 years, the winters in Delaware have been far warmer than they were in the 60's, 70's and 80's.

A couple things to consider:
Delaware isn't in the same physical location as it was a couple decades ago (it farther south and west). Look up plate tectonics.
Climate patterns naturally shift over the course of decade and even century length cycles.

I'm fairly sure I'm not alone in that.

There are plenty of place in the US that have been under drought conditions for the first time in decades as well.

That's how drought cycles work. Decades, sometimes centuries between them. Study up on the Dust Bowl, good example.
 
Aren't two of the Great Lakes at all time low levels right now?
Two Great Lakes hit record low levels: Climate crisis or natural cycle? - CSMonitor.com

Before I even read that, I was ready to make a prediction. This will follow the familiar patter.
1)An event like tis will happen and the warmist cult will declare it to be because of climate change.
2) Further review will disclose that there were many more factors involved.

Weel sure enough -RIGHT IN THE ARTICLE YOU POSTED!!!
Researchers blame excessive dredging, both by the Chicago River system, which diverts water to the South, and the St. Clair River, which diverts water to deepen navigational channels to Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and eventually the Atlantic Ocean. The International Joint Commission, a Canadian-US organization that looks for solutions to waterway issues, said it will release a report next month that examines the effect of dredging, among other factors, on water levels in the Great Lakes.


David Allan, a professor in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, says that, while the water drop is indeed historic, data shows that it follows a somewhat cyclical pattern. The current level, for instance, is just short of previous low points in the 1930s and '60s.

Whether or not water levels will continue to drop is uncertain, he says, as is whether or not climate change is entirely responsible. He says that factors such as warming temperatures and decreased precipitation are present, but suggests that others could be at play as well, such as dredging and natural fluctuations in water levels
 
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